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Pizza days boost kids’ calorie and fat intake
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 21 15

Pizza days boost kids' calorie and fat intake

On any given day, a large proportion of kids and adolescents eat pizza - and on those days, they tend to eat more calories,… Pizza days boost kids’ calorie and fat intake   

 
 

To beet or not to beet? Researchers test theories of beet juice benefits
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 19 15

To beet or not to beet Researchers test theories of beet juice benefits

Athletes who down beet juice before exercising to increase blood flow and improve performance may be surprised at the results of a recent study… To beet or not to beet? Researchers test theories of beet juice benefits   

 
 

Men’s diets are related to local offerings, unlike women’s
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Gender: Male • Jan 06 15

Men's diets are related to local offerings, unlike women's

Canadian men’s eating habits are associated with the availability of healthy food sources in their residential neighbourhood but women’s are not, according to researchers… Men’s diets are related to local offerings, unlike women’s   

 
 

High-fat diet, obesity during pregnancy harms stem cells in developing fetus
• Dieting • • Obesity • • Pregnancy • Dec 26 14

High-fat diet, obesity during pregnancy harms stem cells in developing fetus

Physician-scientists at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital reveal a high-fat diet and obesity during pregnancy compromise the blood-forming, or hematopoietic, stem cell system in the… High-fat diet, obesity during pregnancy harms stem cells in developing fetus   

 
 

Weigh-in Once a Week or You’ll Gain Weight
• Dieting • • Weight Loss • Dec 18 14

Weigh-in Once a Week or You'll Gain Weight

Stepping on the scale is common among dieters but how does the frequency of weigh-ins impact weight? A new study in PLOS ONE showed… Weigh-in Once a Week or You’ll Gain Weight   

 
 

Study suggests home cooking is a main ingredient in a healthier diet
• Dieting • • Obesity • Nov 17 14

Study suggests home cooking is a main ingredient in a healthier diet

People who frequently cook meals at home eat healthier and consume fewer calories than those who cook less, according to new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg… Study suggests home cooking is a main ingredient in a healthier diet   

 
 

Young children take but often barely touch healthy school cafeteria food options
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 17 14

Young children take but often barely touch healthy school cafeteria food options

You can offer young children healthier food choices in the elementary school cafeteria, but will they actually put it on their trays and eat… Young children take but often barely touch healthy school cafeteria food options   

 
 

Olive oil more stable and healthful than seed oils for frying food
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 22 14

Olive oil more stable and healthful than seed oils for frying food

Frying is one of the world’s most popular ways to prepare food - think fried chicken and french fries. Even candy bars and whole… Olive oil more stable and healthful than seed oils for frying food   

 
 

Why your brain makes you reach for junk food
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 20 14

Why your brain makes you reach for junk food

Will that be a pizza for you or will you go for a salad? Choosing what you eat is not simply a matter of… Why your brain makes you reach for junk food   

 
 

Brain Activity Provides Evidence for Internal “Calorie Counter”
• Brain • • Dieting • Oct 20 14

Brain Activity Provides Evidence for Internal Calorie Counter

As you glance over a menu or peruse the shelves in a supermarket, you may be thinking about how each food will taste and… Brain Activity Provides Evidence for Internal “Calorie Counter”   

 
 

Sugar linked to memory problems in adolescent rats
• Brain • • Dieting • Oct 07 14

Sugar linked to memory problems in adolescent rats

Studying rats as model subjects, scientists found that adolescents were at an increased risk of suffering negative health effects from sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.

Adolescent… Sugar linked to memory problems in adolescent rats   

 
 

High-sugar diet no problem for genetic mutants
• Dieting • Oct 06 14

High-sugar diet no problem for genetic mutants

Imagine being able to take a pill that lets you eat all of the ice cream, cookies, and cakes that you wanted - without… High-sugar diet no problem for genetic mutants   

 
 

Eating five a day may keep the blues away
• Dieting • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 23 14

Eating five a day may keep the blues away'

Fruit and vegetable consumption could be as good for your mental as your physical health, new research suggests.

The research, conducted by the University… Eating five a day may keep the blues away   

 
 

Even without kids, couples eat frequent family meals
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 19 14

Even without kids, couples eat frequent family meals'

Couples and other adult family members living without minors in the house are just as likely as adults living with young children or… Even without kids, couples eat frequent family meals   

 
 

Kids eat better if their parents went to college
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Sep 18 14

Kids eat better if their parents went to college'

Children of college-educated parents eat more vegetables and drink less sugar, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia. But it’s… Kids eat better if their parents went to college   

 
 

Eating is addictive but sugar and fat are not like drugs, study says
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Sep 09 14

Eating is addictive but sugar and fat are not like drugs

People can become addicted to eating for its own sake but not to consuming specific foods such as those high in sugar or fat,… Eating is addictive but sugar and fat are not like drugs, study says   

 
 

What you eat and not just the number of calories, is a significant factor in diabetes risk
• Diabetes • • Dieting • Sep 02 14

What you eat and not just the number of calories, is a significant factor in diabetes risk

If you think losing weight is enough to prevent Type 2 diabetes, don’t get your hopes up. A new research report in September 2014… What you eat and not just the number of calories, is a significant factor in diabetes risk   

 
 

Are you as old as what you eat?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Immunology • Aug 24 14

Are you as old as what you eat?

Researchers from UCL (University College London) have demonstrated how an interplay between nutrition, metabolism and immunity is involved in the process of ageing.

The… Are you as old as what you eat?   

 
 

Vegan Diet Eases Diabetic Neuropathy Pain
• Dieting • • Pain • Aug 22 14

Vegan Diet Eases Diabetic Neuropathy Pain

A plant-based diet may help relieve diabetic nerve pain, according to a randomized trial presented here.

In the 15-patient DINE study, patients with… Vegan Diet Eases Diabetic Neuropathy Pain   

 
 

New research links bad diet to loss of smell
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jul 21 14

New research links bad diet to loss of smell

Could stuffing yourself full of high-fat foods cause you to lose your sense of smell?

A new study from Florida State University neuroscientists says… New research links bad diet to loss of smell   

 
 

Adults with eosinophilic esophagitis should consider a diet change
• Dieting • Jul 18 14

Adults with eosinophilic esophagitis should consider a diet change

Dietary elimination is a successful method of treatment for adults with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), according to a new study1 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology,… Adults with eosinophilic esophagitis should consider a diet change   

 
 

Dark chocolate may ease walking for patients with artery disease
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 03 14

Dark chocolate may ease walking for patients with artery disease

Older people who have trouble getting around because of poor blood flow to their legs may be able to walk a little longer and… Dark chocolate may ease walking for patients with artery disease   

 
 

Energy Drinks Raise New Questions About Caffeine’s Safety
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 25 14

Energy Drinks Raise New Questions About Caffeine’s Safety

Caffeine, which was extensively researched for possible links to birth defects in animals and cardiovascular disease in humans over 30 years ago and then… Energy Drinks Raise New Questions About Caffeine’s Safety   

 
 

Does food addiction exist?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 13 14

Does food addiction exist

Women with weight problems were more impulsive than average in a food-related psychology test, a new research paper has shown. This suggested that they… Does food addiction exist?   

 
 

Infant nutrition and development of type 1 diabetes
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Dieting • Jun 12 14

Infant nutrition and development of type 1 diabetes

Previous studies have indicated that early exposure to complex foreign proteins, such as cow’s milk proteins, increases the risk of type 1 diabetes in… Infant nutrition and development of type 1 diabetes   

 
 
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