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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Walk into any grocery store, grab a few packaged products, and flip to the ingredients. You'll likely spot added sugars — lots of them — provided you can discern their dizzying array of names: sucrose, dextrose, ...
Jan 11, 2019
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A new campaign from Public Health England is urging parents to limit snacks for children to two a day, and 100 calories a piece. The aim is to reduce kids' sugar consumption – according to PHE data, children eat on average ...
Jan 11, 2018
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People crave fatty and sugary foods when they are bored.
Apr 28, 2016
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We have all seen messages from the "food police" telling us that sugary snacks are bad. But is it possible that seeing these messages actually make us more likely to eat sugary snacks? Researchers at Arizona State University, ...
Jan 26, 2016
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Young children in households with no financial restraints may be at risk for poor eating habits by watching television commercials about fast food, sugary drinks and salty snacks.
May 12, 2015
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Children of college-educated parents eat more vegetables and drink less sugar, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia. But it's still not enough, the study goes on to say, as all kids are falling ...
Sep 18, 2014
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Green calorie labels may lead people to see nutrition-poor foods in a healthier light.
Mar 12, 2013
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(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 ...
Sep 24, 2012
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(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 ...
Jul 25, 2012
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