Are Bad Intentions Stronger Than Good Intentions?

Dutch researchers found that there is a substantial inconsistency between healthful snack choice intentions and actual behavior.

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Danske kvinder spiser for sødt og mænd for fedt

Læs mere om resultaterne vedr. kønsforskelle i den nye rapport om danskernes kostvaner fra 1995-2006.

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Forsvaret slanker tykke rekrutter

Projektet “Sund Rekrut” har haft succes med at få gjort overvægtige unge egnede til værnepligt. Derfor arbejdes der nu på at gøre tilbuddet permanent.

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Built environment and walking activity among older adults

Researchers compared the walking habits of about 500 65+ year-old adults in Portland, Oregon to their neighborhood characteristics. The researchers conclude that built environment may not play a significant role in whether older adults walk, but, among those who do walk, it is associated with increased levels of activity.

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Bottled Water Debate Splashes Congress

Environmental and consumer groups are urging closer scrutiny of bottled water.

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Dietary energy density and weight gain in women

50.026 women age 36.5 in the Nurses’ Health Study II were followed for 8 years. Increased dietary energy density was associated with greater weight gain among middle-aged women. However public health recommendations cannot be made simply on the basis of energy density of individual foods and beverages.

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Whole Grains Will Change Your Life

Enjoy this alternative piece by a Life & Wellness Coach, Certified Hypnotist, Author, Columnist, 50-pound big-time-loser!

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UN Climate Change Expert Says: Eat Less Meat!

Tackling climate change through our diet choices is an easier adjustment to make than changing our modes of transportation, if we want to personally address global warming.

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Diabetes drug may help treat obesity

Obese men and women may enhance a weight-loss program of lifestyle changes by adding a drug to lower blood sugar levels, researchers report.

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Healthy Foods Scarce In Poor Neighborhoods

Researchers at Yale University have found that healthy foods are significantly less available and that produce tends to be of poorer quality in low-income areas than in wealthier neighborhoods.

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