Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: food diaries http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Magnesium may be as important to kids' bone health as calcium Parents are advised to make sure their children drink milk and eat other calcium-rich foods to build strong bones. Soon, they also may be urged to make sure their kids eat salmon, almonds and other foods high in magnesium—another nutrient that may play an important role in bone health, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-magnesium-important-kids-bone-health.html Pediatrics Sun, 05 May 2013 07:00:01 EST news286952397 Regular family meals together boost kids' fruit and vegetable intake Regular family meals round a table boosts kids' fruit and vegetable intake, and make it easier for them to reach the recommended five portions a day, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-regular-family-meals-boost-kids.html Health Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:30:03 EST news275158233 Reporting of dietary intake methods in obesity trials poor (HealthDay)—More care needs to be taken in reporting dietary intake methods in childhood and adolescent obesity intervention trials in order to be able to better evaluate and replicate study methods, according to the results of a systematic review published online Aug. 15 in Obesity Reviews. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-dietary-intake-methods-obesity-trials.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:21:06 EST news264954033 Preteen food choices may help predict eating disorders later (HealthDay) -- The food choices young girls make could help doctors predict if they are at risk for developing an eating disorder as teenagers, according to a new study that analyzed food diaries compiled over the course of a decade. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-preteen-food-choices-disorders.html Health Thu, 31 May 2012 19:20:01 EST news257706848 Calories, not protein or carbs, are key to weight loss for people with diabetes (Medical Xpress) -- Overweight or obese people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to reduce weight if they focus on cutting back on total calorie intake, rather than specific high protein/high carbohydrate diets according to a new study from the University of Otago, Wellington. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-calories-protein-carbs-key-weight.html Diabetes Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:37:35 EST news247815436