Showing posts with label nutrition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nutrition. Show all posts
Friday, June 17, 2011

Teens skimp on exercise, but not sodas: CDC | Reuters

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Only about one in 10 U.S. teens is getting enough exercise and one in four has a soda a day, adding to concerns about obesity among Americ...
Saturday, June 11, 2011

Kristin Wartman: Change in Season: Why Salt Doesn't Deserve Its Bad Rap

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For something that's so often mixed with anti-caking agents, salt takes a lot of lumps in the American imagination. Like fat, people te...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Study: Few Americans accurately monitor calories - USATODAY.com

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Only 9% of people in the USA can accurately estimate the number of calories they should eat in a day, and 9% keep track of their calories ...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Young Adults' Beliefs About Their Health Clash With Risky Behaviors

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Nine out of 10 Americans between ages 18-24 believe they're living healthy lifestyles - yet most eat too much fast food, drink too many...
Friday, April 29, 2011

9 Soups That Make You Fat, Yahoo Health

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Soup may be the ultimate comfort food. It’s warm, it’s nourishing, and you don’t even have to chew it. No wonder Mom made it whenever you...
Friday, April 22, 2011

Campbell’s Soup Has a Math Problem | Fooducate

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Here’s an interesting read from the Consumerist Blog . Several moms from New Jersey are suing Campbell’s for misleading labeling. You’d...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Common dietary fat and intestinal microbes linked to heart disease

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A new pathway has been discovered that links a common dietary lipid and intestinal microflora with an increased risk of heart disease, acc...
Saturday, April 2, 2011

Medical News: FDA Sets Rules for Vending Machine Calorie Info - in Public Health & Policy, Public Health from MedPage Today

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Chain restaurants, vending machines, and convenience stores would all have to prominently display the calorie counts of their foods under t...
Friday, April 1, 2011

‘A True Art’: Strategies for Feeding Patients with Dementia-Registered Nursing Blog – Info for Nurses

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Feeding difficulties in people with dementia are common, but the way such difficulties manifest can vary widely, and there is no single, on...
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Inadequate Vitamin D Affects One Third Of Americans

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One third of Americans aged at least 1 year are at risk of inadequate vitamin D levels and 8% are at risk of vitamin D deficiency, a new r...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin - TIME

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As I write this, tomorrow is Tuesday, which is a cardio day. I'll spend five minutes warming up on the VersaClimber, a towering machine...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Philadelphia School Battles Students’ Bad Diets - NYTimes.com

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Tatyana Gray bolted from her house and headed toward her elementary school. But when she reached the corner store where she usually gets he...
Thursday, March 24, 2011

Popcorn, movies, nutrition, calories: Cinema chains fight federal nutrition disclosure rules on popcorn, other snacks - latimes.com

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Theater owners to the FDA: Don't mess with our popcorn. The nation's cinema operators are fuming about proposed federal rules t...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

The Java Jitters: Should Your Child Drink Coffee? - St. Louis Children's Hospital

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As you’re standing in line for a latte, your 10-year-old child pipes in, “Can I have one, too?” While you drink it for the caffeine boost, ...
Monday, February 21, 2011

Diet - High Fiber Intake Linked With Longer Life - NYTimes.com

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A study of almost 400,000 people aged 50 to 71 has found a strong link between a high- fiber diet and a longer life. ...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

More Than Half of Texans Lie About Health and Fitness Habits

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Survey Finds Women More Dishonest Than Men and Correlation Between Weight and Lying DALLAS (January 31, 2011) – At a time when many p...

New Dietary Guidelines Recommend Americans Eat Less, Exercise More on ADVANCE for Nurses

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The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans   released by the federal government Jan. 31, offers "evidence-bas...
Thursday, January 13, 2011

For Teens, Too Much Sugar Can Be A Heartbreaker : Shots - Health News Blog : NPR

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Teenagers who guzzle a daily bottle of soda are probably not thinking much about their hearts as the sweet stuff runs down their throats. ...
Monday, January 10, 2011

What Does the New Food Safety Law Mean for You? | FoodSafety.gov

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Just before Christmas, the House of Representatives and the Senate passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which President Obama sign...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

25 Surprisingly Salty Processed Foods - Health.com

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The average person in the U.S. consumes 3,500 milligrams of sodium a day. That’s equivalent to almost 9 grams of salt, or nearly 2 teaspoon...