8 telephone counselings over 3 months increased vegetable intake by 67% and fruit intake by 71%. Whole grain servings per day rose from 1.0 serving per day, 6 months 1.4 servings per day (40% increase). This result is based on an uncontrolled pilot trial with 97 California adults.
Based on 37,350 adults aged 25-64 years and self-reported weight and height San Francisco researchers found that foreign-born adults had lower BMI than US-born adults. The longer residence in the United States the higher BMI for foreign-born adults. So watch out for obeseogenic environments.
Table Grapes could be good for cardiovascular health, and cancer particularly skin cancer prevention. Also Alzheimer’s disease and urinary bladder dysfunction are linked to grape consumption.
413 participants completed a baseline theory of planned behavior questionnaire and a fruit and vegetable consumption measure 2 weeks later. Several key beliefs were identified for both genders and black and white americans.
A prospective follow-up study of 59,000 African American women with 2713 cases of type 2 diabetes. Drinking 2 or more soft drinks per day was was associated with a 24% increased risk of type 2 diabetes For drinking two fruit drinks the risk was 31% higher.
Boys from low socio-economic schools and those who slept for less than 6 h at night were less active. Girls from middle school were found to be more physically active than girls from high school, and girls with less educated parents were also less physically active. No clear relationship was found between the level of obesity and physical activity. Interventions should therefore focus on gender, age, social status, sleeping habits and parental educational status.
New US study concluded that one hour less of total sleep was associated with a twofold increased risk of being overweight. One hour less of REM sleep was associated with a threefold increased risk.
A dietitian from University of Michigan says that a balanced, healthy diet enables chemical messengers in the brain known as neurotransmitters to function more efficiently. This produces better concentration and memory. Parents can take several steps to create well-balanced meals and snacks that provide children the energy and nutrition they need to perform well at school.
Center for Science in the Public Interest analyzed 1.474 samples of kid’s meals from 13 US fast foods chains. 93% exceed the 430-calorie threshold. 45 percent of the meals are too high in saturated and trans fat, and 86 percent are too high in sodium.
Dr. James Levine studies environment-changing innovations in a real-life to increase daily physical activity. The innovations include: ‘¢ Removing chairs and traditional desk seating ‘¢ Introducing walking tracks ‘¢ Educating and encouraging staff to conduct walking meetings ‘¢ Replacing traditional phones with mobile sets