http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. As the restaurant industry prepares to implement new rules requiring chains with 20 or more locations to post calorie content information, the results of a new study suggest that it would be beneficial to public health for all restaurants to provide consumers with the nutritional content of their products. Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University analyzed meals from independent and small-chain restaurants, which account for approximately 50% of the nation's restaurant locations but will be exempt from the new federal rules. They found that the average single meal contained two to three times the estimated calorie needs of an individual adult at a single meal and 66% of typical daily calorie requirements. The findings were published today in JAMA Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-individual-small-chain-restaurant-meals-daily.html Health Mon, 13 May 2013 16:00:04 EST news287658389 The Nutrition Facts label was introduced 20 years ago and provides consumers with important information, including: the serving size, the number of servings in the package, the number of calories per serving, and the amount of nutrients for each serving of a packaged food. However, research has shown that consumers often miscalculate the number of calories and the nutritional content of products that have two or more servings per container but are usually consumed in a single eating occasion. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-nutrition-consumers-food-choices.html Health Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:01 EST news278098523 Recipes created by popular television chefs contain significantly more energy, protein, fat, and saturated fat and less fibre per portion than supermarket ready meals, finds a study in the Christmas issue published on BMJ website today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-popular-tv-chef-recipes-healthy.html Health Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:30:05 EST news274987262 Improving health can be as easy as opening the freezer door. "Save time, save money, boost nutrition and control portions by eating low-calorie, frozen foods," advises Jessica Bartfield, MD, internal medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-weight-low-calorie-frozen-meals-fruits.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:40:32 EST news270985222 When it comes to cooking, grocery shopping and playing with children, American moms with full-time jobs spend roughly three-and-half fewer hours per day on these and other chores related to their children's diet and exercise compared to stay-at-home and unemployed mothers, reports a new paper by a Cornell University health economist. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-moms-daily-kids-diet.html Health Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:04:14 EST news265302248 A study by Université Laval's Maurice Doyon and French and American researchers shows that U.S. consumers know surprisingly more about the fat content of the foods they buy than their French counterparts. Paradoxically, the obesity rate is nearly three times higher in the United States (35%) than it is in France (12%). In light of these results, published in a recent edition of the British Food Journal, the researchers cast doubt on the notion that providing nutritional information is an effective way to encourage healthy eating habits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-paradox-plate-nutritional-content-foods.html Health Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:55:40 EST news252154525 Despite new regulations restricting UK TV advertisements for food, children are still exposed to the same level of advertising for junk foods which are high in fat, salt and sugar, researchers have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-tv-food-adverts-healthier-children.html Health Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:00:20 EST news248543537