Health
Americans love snacks. What does that mean for their health?
Americans are addicted to snacks, and food experts are paying closer attention to what that might mean for health and obesity.
Sep 9, 2019
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Health
Your fall game plan to avoid weight gain
When summer fruits and vegetables start to disappear from grocery stores, and the action shifts indoors to watching sports and munching on unhealthy snacks, it helps to have a diet plan in place to avoid weight gain.
Aug 30, 2019
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Irish three-year-olds are consuming up to 10 teaspoons of sugar a day
Researchers from the Dublin Dental University Hospital at Trinity College have found that 3 year olds in Ireland are consuming on average 10 level teaspoons of 'free sugar' a day. Free sugars includes those sugars added during ...
Aug 9, 2019
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Health
Can a midnight snack help shiftworkers?
Shiftworkers benefit more from a snack than a midnight meal, according to South Australian researchers.
Aug 7, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Offering children a wide variety and large quantities of snack food encourages them to eat more
A new study has found that offering children a wide variety and large quantities of snack food encourages them to eat more—and this practice may be contributing to Australia's weight problem.
Jul 19, 2019
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Do you need vitamin-enhanced foods?
(HealthDay)—Many packaged foods have the potential to give you vitamin overload, especially if you're already taking a daily multivitamin. Here's what you need to know.
Jul 8, 2019
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Pediatrics
Children's snacking habits mirror their parents'
New research into children's snacking habits has found that big snacking parents may inadvertently influence their children to eat more. The researchers behind the study believe that encouraging parents to snack less could ...
Jul 8, 2019
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Health
EU curbs trans fats from 2021 to boost heart health
The EU adopted a regulation on Wednesday to curb trans fat amounts in products like snack food as part of efforts to fight heart disease and strokes in Europe.
Apr 24, 2019
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Pediatrics
Screen time plus snacking a risk for metabolic disorder in teens
Teens who sit for hours watching TV, using the computer or playing video games while eating unhealthy snacks are at increased risk for a group of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, according to research to be presented ...
Mar 24, 2019
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Pediatrics
New study highlights the influence social media has on children's food intake
New University of Liverpool research, published in Pediatrics, highlights the negative influence that social media has on children's food intake.
Mar 4, 2019
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