A new natural pizza from Pizza Hut has earned the seal of approval from the Whole Grains Council with 8 grams of whole grains per slice. According to research by the NPD Group, 64% of Americans want more whole grains in their diet.
Archive for category Nutrition and obesity
Postal questionnaires from 742 members of of the general population of Geneva, Switzerland in 1996. And 1487 in 2006. Participants rated 13 different health problems. Smoking, poor diet and lack of physical activity were more likely to be perceived as priorities in 2006 than in 1996, whereas priority ratings decreased for AIDS. The prevention of sexual abuse of children was perceived as the highest priority by all respondent groups.
Junk food was studied among 1019 children and adolescent in the Haidian District in Beijing. 97.5% had eaten at least one type of junk food and 15.88% of them had eaten all types: deep fried food, pickled food, processed meat products, biscuits, coke or alike drinks, convenience/fast food, canned food, dried or preserved fruit, cold and sweet food, barbecue food. Most of the children and adolescent ate junk food mainly during breakfast at home. Most of the surveyed children and adolescent did not have correct idea on nutrition of junk food.
Farmworkers ad their families were on-goingly asked whether or not they had consumed a given fruit or vegetable in the past month. The proportion of respondents who ate apples, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, peppers, corn, and cucumbers was highest in the fall harvest season, whereas the proportions of those who ate cherries and asparagus were highest in the summer thinning season.
Making time for meals
Jan 7
1,687 young adult (mean age=20.5 years; 44% male) participated replyed to questionairs. Eating dinner with others was significantly associated with several markers of better dietary intake, including higher intakes of F&V. Eating on the run was significantly associated with higher intakes of soft drinks, fast food, total fat and saturated fat, and lower intake of several healthful foods. Findings suggest that health services and programs for young adults should encourage taking the time to sit down for meals and to share meals with others.
223 WIC participants throughout Maryland were interviewed about resent changed in the WIC program. All participants (100%) consumed fruits and vegetables. They preferred fresh for taste, but many endorsed canned and frozen for convenience and cost. Participants endorsed whole-wheat bread as more healthful and reported that they (59%) and their children (51%) would increase consumption if provided by WIC.
379 middle-school children participating in a randomized controlled trial of a school-based F&V intervention were observed during school lunch one day and asked to recall intake the following day. Each food items were coded as: match, omission or intrusion. Matched foods’ portions were compared for accuracy. Fruit and vegetable count were accuracy in most cases.
UK children as young as five are being taught in school that cheese is a ‘nutritional goldmine’, that crisps are healthier than apples and that refilling empty drinks bottles with tap water is unsafe, according to a new report by Richard Watts and Lianna Hulbert from the Children’s Food Campaign. Enjoy.
Download the report: Through the back door – An exposé of educational material produced by the food industry or read Sustains press release: Food industry are misleading children and advertising in the classroom.
According to Barry Sears obesity has an exceptionally strong genetic component. Couple that genetic predisposition with the wrong hormonal mix in the womb, and the child is destined to a life-long struggle against obesity and its health consequences. One solution to this problem is to make sure that the mother is controlling the dietary environment of the child. But unfortunately, this is easier said than done, as it is likely that the mother has the same genetic predisposition as the child in the womb and more than likely is eating the types of junk food that ensures an obese child.
Coffee and cancers
Jan 7
New research indicates that drinking coffee lowers the risk of developing cancer of the oral cavity or throat, at least in the general population of Japan.