18 samples were analyzed for dietary fiber and dietary fiber components. The average total content, when fructan was included, was for dietary fiber 19.9% (range of 18.7-22.2%) and for extractable dietary fiber 7.4% (range of 6.9-7.9%).
Super sej sørøverfest
Feb 18
Frugtfest.dk er nu klar med en ny temafest for børn. Temaet denne gang er en Sørøverfest, der er særligt udviklet til drenge i alderen 5 – 8 år. Go’ fest!
Audio interview with Klaus Grunert from Denmark. He made a study funded by EUFIC on GDA and other labels.
I et svar til folketinget forsvarer Eva Kjer den liberale tanke om frit valg på alle hylder, inden hun til sidst dog indrømmer, at hun vil mødes med fastfood branchen for at høre om de har undersøgelser af om ‘free refill’ påvirker forbruget af sodavand. Nogen gange er sund fornuft måske mere værd end fastfood branchens egne undersøgelser.
Absolute and relative increases in drinking water were associated with significant loss of body weight and fat over time. This study suggest that drinking water may promote weight loss in overweight dieting women.
School-based obesity prevention programs are likely to be a cost-effective use of public funds and warrant careful consideration by policy makers and program planners.
Food and nutrition policies appear to have developed successfully in the past decade. However, implementation of the policies seems to be a major challenge due to lack of funds, political commitment and coordination. More support should be given to the implementation and evaluation of policies and a shift towards stronger environmental approaches is needed.
Social and environmental cues, intrinsic qualities of beverages and personal health beliefs were identified as important influences on consumption. Environmental cues included purchasing of fast foods, and ready availability, preferential pricing and promotion of caloric beverages.
17 obese women at increased risk for insulin resistance consumed 5 test meals. Blood samples for glucose and insulin response were obtained prior to and 30, 60, 120 and 180 min after consuming the test meals. Consumption of 10 g of beta-glucan significantly reduced peak glucose. This is is able to induce physiologically beneficial effects on postprandial insulin responses in obese women at risk for insulin resistance.
A new study published in the March 2009 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by Marek Naruszewicz and colleagues from Poland suggests that acrylamide from foods may increase the risk of heart disease.