Playing new generation active computer games uses significantly more energy than playing sedentary computer games but not as much energy as playing the sport itself. The energy used when playing active Wii Sports games was not of high enough intensity to
Vibeke Tornhøj Christensen fra AKF skal med ph.d.-projektet “Livsstil og fedme” forske i den sociologiske forklaring på, hvorfor vi danskere bliver tykkere og tykkere, så der skabes viden til at vende den usunde udvikling.
165 overweight children 5-9 years of age participated in one of 3 different interventions. Parent-centered or child-centered or both. All groups improved their dietary intake, with no differences detected between groups.
Research on 5471 Canadian 5. graders shows that kids with greater perceived access to shops had healthier diets. And kids with good access to playgrounds, parks and recreational facilities were less likely to be overweight or obese.
Based on 613 boys and 590 girls the Boston researchers found that for each 1-hour of TV viewing per day the kids drank more sugar-sweetened beverages and ate more fast food.
Out of 1893 advertisements 483 were for food products or retailers. 66 % of these were high-fat, high-salt and high-sugar foods; 28 % were classified as low fat, salt and suger. Adds for healthy foods were sparse, with no advertisements for fresh F&V.
The Natural Learning Initiative promotes the importance of the natural environment in the daily experience of all children and families through environmental design, action research, education, and dissemination of information. August 7-9 meeting in 2008.
Center for Science in the Public Interest has announced its intention to sue baked goods manufacturer Sara Lee for “misleading” claims about the whole grain content in some of its products.
Roberta R. Friedman from YALE UNIVERSITY RUDD CENTER FOR FOOD POLICY AND OBESITY prepares this excellent briefing paper of research supportng menu labeling.
A study by Australian researchers has shown that preschoolers spend 20% of their waking weekend hours watching TV, and significantly less time exercising. Health professionals voice concern about learned habits contributing to rising obesity rates.