Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: vegetable intake http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Cell phone cameras improve self-reported dietary recall (HealthDay)—Pictures taken on cell phone-based digital cameras can function as a memory prompt to more accurately recall fruit and vegetable intake, according to a study published in the February issue of Applied Nursing Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-cell-cameras-self-reported-dietary-recall.html Health Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:10:01 EST news280159702 Fruit and vegetable intake is associated with lower risk of ER- breast cancer There is no association between total fruit and vegetable intake and risk of overall breast cancer, but vegetable consumption is associated with a lower risk of estrogen receptor-negative (ER-) breast cancer, according to a study published January 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-fruit-vegetable-intake-er-breast.html Cancer Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:00:04 EST news278264937 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 Combo-snacks of cheese and vegetables cut kids calories Want your children to be healthier snackers? A new Cornell study finds that serving children combined snacks of vegetables and cheese led them to eat 72 percent fewer calories—and be just as satisfied as those who were served only potato chips. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-combo-snacks-cheese-vegetables-kids-calories.html Health Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:30:02 EST news274972288 Education about risk factors for both cancer and CVD led to increased fruit consumption in targeted population Disease education about overlapping behavioral risk factors for both cancer and cardiovascular disease led to small changes in dietary behavior among a community-based sample of African-American adults, according to data presented at the 11th Annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held here Oct. 16-19, 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-factors-cancer-cvd-fruit-consumption.html Health Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:43:56 EST news269765019 Healthy lifestyle reduces the risk of hypertension by two thirds Healthy behaviours regarding alcohol, physical activity, vegetable intake and body weight reduce the risk of hypertension by two thirds, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today. The findings were presented by Professor Pekka Jousilahti from National Institute for Health and Welfare. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-healthy-lifestyle-hypertension-thirds.html Cardiology Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:58:06 EST news265287475 Weight loss resulting from a low-fat diet may help eliminate menopausal symptoms Weight loss that occurs in conjunction with a low-fat, high fruit and vegetable diet may help to reduce or eliminate hot flashes and night sweats associated with menopause, according to a Kaiser Permanente Division of Research study that appears in the current issue of Menopause. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-weight-loss-resulting-low-fat-diet.html Health Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:45:21 EST news261218715 Less couch time equals fewer cookies: Just two simple changes in health behavior spurs big results Simply ejecting your rear from the couch means your hand will spend less time digging into a bag of chocolate chip cookies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-couch-equals-cookies-simple-health.html Health Mon, 28 May 2012 16:00:17 EST news257416458 Study examines use of mobile technology to improve diet, physical activity behavior A new study, supported in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, suggests that a combination of mobile technology and remote coaching holds promise in encouraging healthier eating and physical activity behavior in adults. The study focused on the best way to change multiple health behaviors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-mobile-technology-diet-physical-behavior.html Health Mon, 28 May 2012 16:00:01 EST news257416387 Cruciferous vegetable consumption linked to improved breast cancer survival rates Eating cruciferous vegetables after breast cancer diagnosis was associated with improved survival among Chinese women, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, held here March 31 - April 4. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-cruciferous-vegetable-consumption-linked-breast.html Cancer Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:04:53 EST news252684284 Ultimate volumetrics diet book helps people lose weight, manage hunger A new book by Barbara Rolls, professor of nutritional sciences and Helen A. Guthrie Chair in Nutrition at Penn State, aims to help people control their hunger while also losing weight. "The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet" will be available in stores and online on April 10. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-ultimate-volumetrics-diet-people-weight.html Health Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:34:02 EST news251980438 You are what you eat Fruit and vegetable consumption is correlated with changes in skin redness and yellowness, as reported in the Mar. 7 issue of the open access journal PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-you-are-what-eat.html Health Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:00:11 EST news250360807 Lifestyle changes can help prevent 30% of cancers: WHO More than 30 percent of cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes, the World Health Organization said Friday, on the eve of World Cancer Day. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-lifestyle-cancers.html Cancer Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:50:02 EST news247480780 Young Australians lack good quality fruit and vegetable knowledge A new survey of young Australians has found one in two don't know how many servings of fruit and vegetables to eat in a day, and even fewer know the serving sizes of common fruit and vegetables. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-young-australians-lack-good-quality.html Health Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:59:47 EST news242549977 Body weight, diet may be risk factors for non-Hodgkin lymphoma Body weight in young adulthood and diet appeared to be associated with the risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to results presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held Oct. 22-25, 2011. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-body-weight-diet-factors-non-hodgkin.html Cancer Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:19:01 EST news238648728 Hiding vegetables in kids' foods can increase vegetable intake Preschool children consumed nearly twice as many vegetables and 11 percent fewer calories over the course of a day when researchers Penn State added pureed vegetables to the children's favorite foods. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-vegetables-kids-foods-vegetable-intake.html Health Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:23:14 EST news230818986 New review suggests drinking 100 percent fruit juice may offer disease-fighting benefits Drinking 100 percent fruit juices could have protective health benefits similar to those of whole fruits, according to research presented in a literature review yesterday at the 2011 Experimental Biology (EB) meeting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-percent-fruit-juice-disease-fighting-benefits.html Health Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:46:55 EST news221712400