This study from Sweden estimates the relative importance of time-trends in lifestyle on average waist and hip circumference on a population level. The researchers identified physical activity and the intake of meat and whole-grain products as prime candidates for lifestyle interventions in northern Sweden.
Archive for category Nutrition and obesity
Every woman over the age of 50 knows all too well: you just can’t eat the way you used to without putting on the pounds. Muscle mass declines with age, calorie needs do too. Activity helps some, but not enough.
Body mass index, waist circumference or the waist-to-hip ratio.
High-school kids who watch too much TV are likely to have bad eating habits five years in the future. See also: http://www.calgaryherald.com/Health/Teenagers+time+affect+diet+later/1277927/story.html
Director General Melanie Leech from the UK Food and Drink Federation is interviewed about GDA and other food information schemes.
There are sufficient evidences to support a role of physical activity in preventing cancers of the colon and breast, whereas the association is stronger in men than in women for colon cancer and in postmenopausal than in premenopausal women for breast cancer. The evidence also suggests that physical activity likely reduces the risk of cancers of endometrium, lung, and prostate (to a lesser extent).
Aarhus University etablished a New Food Research Network called AU FOODNET. On April 30th 2009 they organized an INAUGURATION CONFERENCE on future foods. Find the program here.
New Study from the American Grocery Shopper which surveyed more than 50,000 U.S. shoppers, revealed key findings in the areas of current and future spending habits, brand preferences, attitudes toward organics and environmental accountability.
German MEP Renate Sommer is according to foodnavigator.com open to industry labelling schemes like GDA.
The 9th Annual Scientific Meeting of The American Academy of Health Behavior will be on March 8-11, 2009 at Hilton Head in South Carolina. The topic is: Adoption, Adherence, and Maintenance of Health Behavior Change.