Children who watch TV for more than two hours a day or are otherwise inactive have a doubled risk for asthma, according to a U.K. study to be published in the journal Thorax.
Archive for category Nutrition and obesity
This study investigated the effects of processing conditions including bran particle size, dough fermentation time, and baking time and temperature on the extractable antioxidant properties of whole-wheat pizza crust. Experiments were carried out using two different varieties of hard white winter wheat, Trego and Lakin.
Lucky Charms busted
Mar 6
A Canadian consumer protection agency has scored another victory against the marketing of sweet snacks to children, successfully prosecuting a Lucky Charms web site that featured the cereal’s leprechaun mascot in animated games.
Today bill that would get junk foods out of schools once and for all was introduced. The bill is likely to be addressed when Congress reauthorizes the Child Nutrition Act, which expires this year.
Three different three food quality scores for ranking foods are compared. Fruits and vegetables are substantially more nutrient-dense than items from other food groups. There is an imperative need for a simple, consistent method to guide consumers in making healthier food choices.
Grocery-aisle gotchas
Mar 5
Don’t fall for marketing terms that sound like health promises. You can’t always make assumptions about food based on its packaging. Labels don’t just inform, they sell.
A study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reported that people with low literacy levels are half as likely to correctly measure one cup of food as those with high literacy. The investigators said that estimation accuracy was not affected by food preference.
See these new tips from former president Bill Clinton.
The 18th Annual European Food Law Conference is to be held on 31 March – 1 April 2009 in Brussels. The theme is ‘Food Labelling and Health Claims’.
View video from the press presentation of the new cancer prevention policy report on February 26th 2008 in London.