Men’s Health and msnbc.com presented this list of 8 breakfast foods to avoid.
Archive for category Nutrition and obesity
8 breakfast foods to avoid
Jan 28
11 metabolism myths, busted
Jan 28
Men’s Health and msnbc.com presented this list of 11 metabolism myths, busted. Advice on how to “speed-up”, “ignite”, “kick-start”, and “boost” your body’s fat-burning capacity are plenty full. Truth is, there are probably more myths about metabolism than there are about the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot combined.
Men’s Health and msnbc.com presented this list of 12 powerfoods that will keep you satisfied and healthy for life.
Lunch box police
Jan 27
Teachers need the authority to enforce ‘healthy eating’ habits. School principals in Australia want teachers to have the power to police lunch boxes from home to remove any offending cookies or chips that are deemed by the State Government as unhealthy.
Four hundred forty three advertisements for food products were identified. Advertised foods had a lower percentage of energy from carbohydrate (43%), lower fibre density (2 g/MJ), but higher percentage of energy from sugars (24%) and higher sodium density (0.5 g/MJ) than a diet recommended to avoid diet-related disease. Food advertising reflects, and may reinforce, socio-economic and gender variations in food choice and adiposity. Producers of more healthy food may need help from policy makers and health promoters to effectively market their products.
A huge randomized controlled trial confirmed that supplementation with vitamin C, vitamin E, or beta carotene offers no overall benefits in the primary prevention of total cancer incidence or cancer mortality.
Jamba Oatmeal
Jan 27
Jamba Juice wants to bowl over customers with its newest breakfast product. The smoothie company just began sales of oatmeal in Chicago in advance of a national launch of the item next month. Jamba, with about 700 stores, earlier this year introduced a breakfast menu nationwide. With the oatmeal, it tries a product that’s proved successful for Starbucks. Since its September addition oatmeal has become one of the best-selling food items in the Starbucks system, the company said. Way to go, Jamba!
‘Before and after’ pictures show UK parents and kids the devastating impact of obesity on a schoolgirl. Computers have been used to show how she would look at 50 if she does not maintain healthy habits. Ministers want to alert all parents – not just families with a ‘fat’ problem – to the obesity timebomb. Experts predict that nine out of 10 British children will be overweight or obese by 2050. See the pictures here.
The ISAFRUIT project with 300 scientists from 60 research and development institutions and SMEs, in 16 countries across Europe, the USA and New Zealand, embarked upon a mission to encourage increased consumption of fruit, to improve the health and well-being of the European population. Their work resulted in this special issue including the following articles: 1) Barriers to Fruit Consumption; 2) Trends in Fruit Consumption in 4 European Countries; 3) Health Benefits of Increased Fruit Intake; 4) The Role of Fruit in Prevention of Obesity; 5) Increasing the Consumption of F&V by School Children: Role for the European Union. Articles 3 and 4 ar by fellow Danes.
My old friend Michael Marks AKA Your Produce Man made a huge number of 1 minute videos on selecting, storing and preparing fruits and vegetables. Enjoy.