Adam Drewnowski and friends arrived at the following conclusion: Models based on serving sizes and on 100 kcal were preferable for positive subscores and models based on 100 g of food were preferable for negative subscores.
The aim was to develop and validate a home food inventory that is easily completed in homes. This new home food inventory method is valid, participant-friendly, and may be useful for community-based behavioral nutrition and obesity prevention research. Was published in November 2008.
Ice Cream = Happy
Jan 2
David Vanata from Ashland University in Ohio gave 240 young adults a list of 62 foods and asked them to rank each food on happiness, excitability, pleasantness, and comfort. The results: Highest happiness scores: ice cream, chocolate, cake, grapes, and pizza Lowest happiness scores: tofu, soy, avocado, bologna, and salmon Highest pleasantness and excitability scores: Similar to the happiness list, but cookies also ranked high Lowest pleasantness and excitability scores: Similar to the happiness list, but cauliflower joined the list Highest comfort scores: chocolate, ice cream, grapes, spaghetti, macaroni, apple, and orange
This is a paper on methods without any results. They have a nice way to test kids fitness (Flamingo balance; Plate tapping; Sit and reach; Standing broad jump; Hand-grip; Sit-ups; Bent-arm hang; 10 × 5 m shuttle run; 20 m shuttle run). Paper was published in July 2008.
Hans Verhagen and Henk van den Berg from The Netherlands report on their simple visual model to compare existing nutrient profiling schemes.
22 healthy subjects, 14 females and 8 males, aged 21-64 years, BMI ranging from 19 to 28 participated in this Swedish randomised crossover experiment. Whole grain rye porridge at breakfast has prolonged satiating properties up to 8 h after consumption compared to refined wheat bread, but did not diminish subsequent food intake.
Enjoy CSPI’s new year’s greetings posted on the WhatToEatBook.com website.
At the request of USDA the Institute of Medicine (IMO) assembled a committee to recommend updates and revisions to the school lunch and breakfast programs. The first part of the committee’s work is reflected in the December 2008 IOM report Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Phase I. Proposed Approach for Recommending Revisions. You can let them know what you think at http://www.iom.edu/fnb/schoolmeals See also http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE4BG79720081217
Vitamins C and E and beta carotene again fail to reduce cancer risk in randomized controlled trial
Jan 2
Women who took beta carotene or vitamin C or E or a combination of the supplements had a similar risk of cancer as women who did not take the supplements, according to data from a randomized controlled trial in the December 30 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Se also http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19116389
Indulgence in a high-fat diet can not only lead to overweight because of excessive calorie intake, but also can affect the balance of everyone’s 24-hour biological clock.