Overweight & Obesity
The smart phone app that helps weight loss
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed a smart phone app that helps users lose weight by carefully recording their food consumption.
May 13, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
When teens focus on TV, obesity risk rises
(HealthDay)—It's not how much time teens spend watching TV but how intensely they watch that adds on the pounds, new research suggests.
Apr 8, 2013
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Health
Organic labels bias consumers perceptions through the 'health halo effect'
The word "organic" can mean many things to consumers. Even so, the power of an organic label can be very strong: studies have shown that this simple label can lead us to think that a food is healthier, through what is known ...
Apr 1, 2013
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Cardiology
Southern diet could raise your risk of stroke
Eating Southern-style foods may be linked to a higher risk of stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013.
Feb 7, 2013
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Inflammatory disorders
Fast food linked to child asthma, study finds
Children who frequently eat fast food are far likelier to have severe asthma compared to counterparts who tuck into fruit, a large international study published on Monday said.
Jan 14, 2013
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Health
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 ...
Dec 19, 2012
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Pediatrics
Could kids' salt intake affect their weight?
(HealthDay)—Children who eat a lot of salty food also tend to down more sugary drinks—which, in turn, might be related to their risk of obesity, a new study suggests.
Dec 10, 2012
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Health
Social support has buffering role on poor diet behaviors, study shows
Older African Americans who are dissatisfied with their lives tend to choose diets high in fat and low in fruits and vegetables. They can improve their health-and eating habits-through social support, according to new research ...
Dec 7, 2012
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Health
Denmark to scrap world's first fat tax
Denmark said Saturday it would scrap a fat tax it introduced a little over a year ago in a world first, saying the measure was costly and failed to change Danes' eating habits.
Nov 10, 2012
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Overweight & Obesity
An issue we can agree on: Parents support policies limiting unhealthy food marketing to children, survey finds
Parents are concerned about food marketing and the way it impacts their children's eating habits and would support policies to limit the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children, according to a study from Yale's ...
Oct 30, 2012
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