Children with good object control skills are more likely to become fit adolescents. Fundamental motor skill development in childhood may be an important component of interventions aiming to promote long-term fitness.
Offering cash rewards for weight loss isn’t a new idea, but cash reward programs can be very effective in the short term.
Life Sciences Research Office finds insufficient evidence to support a cardiovascular disease or diabetes health claim when considering only studies that conform to the FDA definition of whole grains. This is mainly due to the fact that only few studies that conform to the FDA definition of whole grains. This research was paid for by Kellogg’s and conducted by the Life Science Research Organization. Find the report here: http://www.lsro.org/articles/wholeGrainIntake.html
Video of 254 twin children eating a standard meal at home were used to record eating rate (bites/min). The kids vere 10-12-y-old.
Physucal activity at 10 unrenovated and 10 renovated school playgrounds in Cleveland, OH were observed using SOPLAY. Each school was observed ten times for 90 min each time outside of school hours in 2005. This study suggests that playgrounds renovations may have the potential to increase the number of children utilizing the playground outside of school hours and may increase the proportion of children, especially boys, who are vigorously active.
A vigorous 60-minute workout on a treadmill affects the release of two key appetite hormones, while 90 minutes of weight lifting affects the level of only ghrelin. The research shows that aerobic exercise is better at suppressing appetite than nonaerobic exercise and provides a possible explanation for how that happens. This line of research may eventually lead to more effective ways to use exercise to help control weight.
A study by University of Maryland researchers suggests that school-based interventions can help increase children’s consumption of fruits and vegetables. Prior to the educational intervention, 93 percent of students were not eating the recommended five daily servings of fruits and vegetables. Following the intervention, 60 percent of students increased their taste for fruits and vegetables, and 50 percent maintained a higher-than-average intake. Read more about the FRESH project here: http://www.sph.umd.edu/fmsc/res/documents/ProjectFreshcombinedflierswebpost3.28.08.pdf
Over the past two decades, the number of adults consuming sugar-sweetened beverages such as soft drinks, fruit drinks and punches has increased dramatically, according to a new study based on NHANES data.
16 young and healthy men of normal weight who all liked both dark and milk chocolate took part in a so-called crossover experiment at University of Copenhagen. They had all fasted for 12 hours beforehand and were offered 100g of chocolate, which they consumed in the course of 15 minutes. The calorific content was virtually the same for the milk and dark chocolate. During the following 5 hours, participants were asked to register their appetite every half hour, i.e. their hunger, satiety, craving for special foods and how they liked the chocolate. Two and a half hours after eating the chocolate, participants were offered pizza ad lib. They were instructed to eat until they felt comfortably satiated. The results were significant. The calorie intake at the pizza meal was 15 per cent lower when they had eaten dark chocolate beforehand. Merry Christmas.
Sugar Can Be Addictive
Dec 14
A Princeton University scientist just demonstrated that sugar can be an addictive substance, wielding its power over the brains of lab animals in a manner similar to many drugs of abuse. Rats were denied sugar for a prolonged period after learning to binge worked harder to get it when it was reintroduced to them. They consumed more sugar than they ever had before, suggesting craving and relapse behavior. Their motivation for sugar had grown.