News tagged with skipping meals


Family meals remain important through teen years, expert says

As children become teenagers, it may be more challenging to regularly include them in family meals, but doing so is key to heading off such problems as eating disorders, obesity, and inadequate nutrition in adolescence, said ...

Health created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Keep a food journal, don't skip meals and avoid going out to lunch if you want to lose weight

Women who want to lose weight should faithfully keep a food journal, and avoid skipping meals and eating in restaurants – especially at lunch – suggests new research from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Overweight and Obesity created Jul 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Overweight teens who are satisfied with their bodies are less depressed, less prone to unhealthy behaviors

A study to be published in the June 2012 issue of Journal of Adolescent Health looking at the relationships between body satisfaction and healthy psychological functioning in overweight adolescents has found that young women ...

Pediatrics created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Low-income mothers risk obesity to feed children

Mothers who financially struggle to provide food for their families tend to put themselves at risk for obesity while trying to feed their children, according to Penn State sociologists.

Health created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0