http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Looking for a new way to get that jolt of caffeine energy? Food companies are betting snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a caffeinated kick could be just the answer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-fda-added-caffeine-foods.html Health Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:21:42 EST news286518095 A study suggests that states with stricter school meal nutrition standards were associated with better weight status among students who received free or reduced-price lunches compared with students who did not eat school lunches, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-strict-school-meal-standards-weight.html Pediatrics Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:00:04 EST news284644933 Green calorie labels may lead people to see nutrition-poor foods in a healthier light. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-green-food-nutrition-poor-healthy.html Health Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:50:01 EST news282295789 New research from Uppsala University shows that sleep-deprived people select greater portion sizes of energy-dense snacks and meals than they do after one night of normal sleep. Poor sleep habits can therefore affect people's risk of becoming overweight in the long run. The findings are published in Psychoneuroendocrinology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-lack-buffet.html Health Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:02:34 EST news280576942 (AP)—The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make school snacks healthier, a move that would ban the sale of almost all candy, high-calorie sports drinks and greasy foods on campus. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-school-snacks-healthier.html Health Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:08:10 EST news278939284 Children and young people in Europe are exposed to all kinds of fast food, crisps and fizzy drinks – so how can they learn to resist the temptation to indulge? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-european-children-resist-unhealthy-temptations.html Health Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:39:32 EST news273494360 Processed snack foods are not usually known for their health benefits, but a Massey University PhD student has devised a snack that not only tastes good, it is healthy too. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-healthy-snackusing-otherwise-discarded-tomato-skinsdeveloped.html Health Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:30:13 EST news270201681 (AP)—People nervously waiting around in New York City hospitals for loved ones to come out of surgery can't smoke. In a few months from now, they can't have a supersized fast-food soda. And soon, they won't even be able to get a candy bar out of the vending machine or a piece of fried chicken from the cafeteria. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-york-city-hospitals-junk-food.html Health Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:56:15 EST news267728166 (Medical Xpress) -- Just because healthful foods are available in school cafeterias doesn't mean children are going to eat them, but in some cases, the very presence of such foods as whole fruit may actually prompt kids to make healthier choices, even if fruit is never selected. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-foods-prompts-kids-healthier.html Health Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:15:44 EST news262412133 The food and beverages available to youth when they participate in organized sports can often be unhealthy, according to a new study released in the July/August 2012 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. The findings were based on interviews with parents of players participating in youth basketball programs. Common food in youth sport settings were sweets (eg, candy, ice cream, doughnuts), pizza, hot dogs, ''taco-in-a-bag,'' salty snacks (eg, chips, cheese puffs, nachos), as well as soda pop and sports drinks. Parents also reported frequent visits to a fast-food restaurant (eg, McDonald's, Dairy Queen) when their children were playing sports. Parents told researchers they considered these to be unhealthy. Parents said their busy schedules getting to practices and games made them rely more on convenient, but less healthy, foods and beverages. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-parents-healthy-youth-sports.html Health Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:54:01 EST news259340034 Blame it on your genes? Researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center say individuals with variations in certain "obesity genes" tend to eat more meals and snacks, consume more calories per day and often choose the same types of high fat, sugary foods. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-obesity-genes-food-choices-patterns.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 23 May 2012 11:45:43 EST news256992129 Attitudes, relationships, intentions and personal behavior control are all factors that could affect a child's decision in either reaching for an apple or grabbing a bag of chips, according to a new study out of the University of Cincinnati. The research by Paul Branscum, assistant professor of health and exercise science at the University of Oklahoma, and Manoj Sharma, a University of Cincinnati professor of health promotion and education, is published in the International Quarterly of Community Health Education. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-children-snack-choices.html Health Mon, 07 May 2012 11:33:12 EST news255609176 Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-cdc-breads-salt-sources-diet.html Health Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:02:53 EST news247842163 A 15-minute walk can cut snacking on chocolate at work by half, according to research by the University of Exeter. The study showed that, even in stressful situations, workers eat only half as much chocolate as they normally would after this short burst of physical activity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-short-chocolate-consumption.html Health Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:25:41 EST news242475931 University of Maine nutritionists are available to offer advice for parents and guardians looking to pack healthy -- and appealing -- lunchboxes for children and adolescents, and to identify the benefits of school-prepared meals and snacks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-nutritionists-kids-snacks-lunches.html Health Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:49:03 EST news234431310 (Medical Xpress) -- In a new study published in PLoS Medicine, researchers have shown that it is not only the American habit of “super-sizing” meals that is leading to obesity, but the number of snacks and meals that are being eaten throughout the day. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-american-snacking-habits-blame-obesity.html Health Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:21:01 EST news228738048