Pediatrics
Letting your child pick their snack may help you eat better, study suggests
Giving in to your kid's desire for an unhealthy snack may improve your own eating choices, a new University of Alberta study shows.
Jan 30, 2020
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News tagged with snack food
Health
Unraveling the chemical compounds in food could improve how we manage our health
A woman worried about heart disease might check the amount of saturated fats in her snack food. A man with diabetes might track the carbohydrates in his lunch.
Dec 11, 2019
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Health
Snacking: the modern habit that could be putting your health and waistline at risk
Cakes, biscuits and energy bars are, for many people, just staples of everyday life—the snacks that keep them going through the day.
Oct 23, 2019
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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
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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Health
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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