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News: February 13, 2012
Everyday Foods Add Up to Major Salt Problems: CDC
TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Americans still eat way too much salt, and much of it comes from dietary staples such as bread, poultry, cheese and pasta, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio...
Less Salt, More Veggies in School Lunches: USDA
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled on Wednesday new standards for school meals -- the first revisions in more than 15 years. The goal: To provide healthier meals and bett...
How to Keep From Overeating When Eating Out
TUESDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- It's easy to overeat at restaurants. But researchers from University of Texas at Austin say they've come up with a strategy that helped a group of middle-aged women who eat out frequently avoid gaining weight a...
Kids' Snacks Can Be Healthy and Inexpensive
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- It's well-documented that healthy foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables tend to cost more than "junk" foods such as chips and cookies, a phenomenon that's often cited as a contributing factor to the U.S. ...
Experts Urge Public Action to Aid Cancer Prevention
FRIDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Community support is essential for healthy behaviors that can reduce cancer risk, according to updated guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention released this week by the American Cance...
Hungry Families Admit to 'Formula Stretching '
THURSDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Some families that can't afford enough infant formula resort to risky "formula stretching," watering down infant formula or skipping feedings, researchers say. This can have significant health consequences on ...
Mid-Morning Snacks May Thwart Diets
TUESDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Dieters may want to reconsider that mid-morning snack. In a 12-month study of 123 overweight or obese women, those who snacked between breakfast and lunch lost less weight than those who skipped a mid-morning n...
Could Slow Eating Be Key to Staying Slim?
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- With Thanksgiving feasting here, new research suggests a simple way to avoid packing on holiday pounds: Eat more slowly. Heavier people eat faster than slim ones, and men chow down faster than women, two new ...
Big Drop in Americans' Blood Levels of Trans Fats, CDC Says
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Trans fat levels in the blood of white adults in the United States fell by 58 percent between 2000 and 2009, which should help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in the nation, a U.S. Centers for Disease...
Eating Out Doesn't Have to Mean Excess Calories
TUESDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) -- While the holidays tend to translate into restaurant meals that are bigger and higher in calories than those prepared at home, eating out doesn't have to be unhealthy, an expert says. Making wise choices at res...
How to Survive the Holiday Eating Season
THURSDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Lots of folks don't think about what they eat over the holiday season until January, when they stare sadly at the number on the scale and then trudge off to hit the gym, join Weight Watchers or pick up the lat...
Do You Really Read Nutrition Labels?
MONDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- American consumers don't pay as much attention to food product nutrition labels as they claim, a new study finds. Researchers asked 203 people to look at information about 64 different grocery products displayed...
Nutrition, Hydration Tips Can Give Marathon Runners a Leg Up
SATURDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Marathons place heavy demands on the body and runners need to take certain measures to ensure they stay healthy and are able to cross the finish line, according to a nutrition expert. Runners need enough energ...
Food Nutrition Labels Must Be Made Simpler, Experts Say
THURSDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. agencies should revamp the labels on the front of food and beverage packages to make it as simple as possible for consumers to figure out how nutritious a product really is, a new Institute of Medicine re...
Healthier Diet, Stronger Sperm?
MONDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- For years, nutritionists have rallied around the notion that "you are what you eat." Now, new research suggests this adage might even extend to the strength and quantity of sperm.
TV Ads Whet Kids' Appetite for Junk Food
THURSDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Food ads have a powerful influence on children's food choices but parents can lessen that effect, according to a new study. It included 75 children aged 3 to 5 who watched two cartoons, with a commercial betwee...
Omega-3 Supplements Don't Help, May Hurt ICU Patients
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Nutritional supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids or antioxidants don't help patients with severe lung problems in the intensive care unit, a new study indicates. According to the researchers, supplements...
Potatoes May Be Good for the Heart After All, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- French fries and potato chips may have given potatoes a bad rap, but new research finds the lowly tuber -- when cooked correctly -- may actually be good for the heart. A small, pilot study suggests that a cou...
Cartoon Characters Prod Kids to Nag for Unhealthy Foods
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- If you're a parent, you've no doubt heard plaintive wails from your child as you traverse the treat-filled aisles of the grocery store. And, you may have wondered, what makes even preschoolers yearn so desper...
Healthy Lunch and Breakfast Keep Students Alert
TUESDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) -- As parents prepare to send their children back to school, they need to remember that nutrition is an important factor in academic performance, an expert advises. Studies have shown that children who eat healthy,...
Are Kids Brown-Bagging Bacteria?
MONDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Despite parents' best intentions, many school lunches packed at home may reach unsafe temperatures by the time a child eats, and that's true even when lunches are packed in an insulated container with ice packs. ...
Kids Still See Unhealthy-Food Ads on TV, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Aug. 2 (HealthDay News) -- American children see fewer food and drink ads on television today, but most of the ads they view are for unhealthy products, a new study says. The study also found a large jump in children's exposure to TV ads ...
With Junk Food Stores Nearby, Teens May Eat More of It
MONDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Teens are much more likely to eat junk food if they live in or go to school in neighborhoods with many fast food restaurants and other sources of unhealthy foods, a new study finds. Researchers compared 2007 data...
Only 15% Use Calorie Info at NYC Fast Food Chains: Study
TUESDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Only about one-sixth of fast food restaurant customers in New York City use calorie information provided on menus and menu boards, but they do tend to buy food with fewer calories, a new study shows. Under a la...
More Kids Eating Calorie-Packed Take-out Food
TUESDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) The obesity epidemic is being fueled still further by a growing trend among kids to eat out and bring take-out food home, University of North Carolina researchers say. Such foods are high in sugar and calories, an...
Epidemic of Obesity in U.S. Kids Began in Late '90s
THURSDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- The epidemic of excess weight gain and obesity among young Americans began about 15 years ago, a new study finds. "Our research documents the emergence of the obesity epidemic among adolescents in the later ha...
Food Industry Sets Standards for Advertising to Kids
THURSDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- A coalition of the nation's largest food makers on Thursday unveiled a plan to set new nutrition standards for foods that can be advertised to children. The standards include reducing sugar, salt, calories and...
Losing Weight, Keeping It Off Can Be Two Different Worlds
FRIDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Many dieters feel jubilant when they reach their weight goal, only to find that the pounds somehow return after that. New research may help explain why that is so: The behaviors that help people lose weight don't...
U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Spread
THURSDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- A new report outlining how obesity threatens America's future reveals that obesity rates climbed over the past year in 16 states, and not a single state reported a decline in the proportion of excessively overw...
Low-Income Families Often Miss Out on Proper Nutrition
TUESDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) -- Many members of low-income families are not getting proper nutrition in their diet, a new study shows. In assessing the families' eating patterns and the nutritional value of their meals, the researchers found ...
Doctors Urge Ban on Junk Food Ads During Kids' Shows
MONDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- The nation's leading group of pediatricians is calling for a ban on all junk food and fast food ads during children's television shows as a means of slowing the rising tide of obesity among young people. In a po...
Poor 'Fat-Tasters' May Tend to Be Heavier
THURSDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- The creaminess of fat-rich foods such as ice cream and salad dressing appeal to many, but new evidence indicates that some people can actually "taste" the fat lurking in rich foods and that those who can't may...
Experts Issue Guidelines on Safe Weight Loss for Athletes
MONDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- Gymnasts, wrestlers and boxers often feel pressure to lose weight to boost performance, but the drastic methods they sometimes use -- including strictly limiting calories and intentional dehydration -- can be da...
Fast-Food Outlets Near Schools May Not Be Making Teens Fat
THURSDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- If a new survey of high school teens in Maine is any indication, locating fast-food outlets near schools may not actually affect students' chances of being overweight. The survey polled more than 550 students ...
U.S. Serves Up New Nutrition Guidelines on 'MyPlate'
THURSDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- In its latest effort to get Americans to eat healthier meals and fight the obesity epidemic, the federal government has introduced a new nutrition icon called MyPlate. MyPlate replaces the U.S. Department of Ag...
Male Heart Disease May Be Linked to Mom's Lifetime Nutrition
THURSDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- A man's heart disease risk after the age of 40 may be linked, at least in part, to his mother's body size and placenta size when he was born, a new study suggests. "Chronic disease is the product of a mother's ...
U.S. Pushes School Cafeterias Toward Healthier Offerings
FRIDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- School lunches have long served as the punch line of jokes, prompting chuckles about "mystery meat" and angry lunch ladies. But no one's laughing these days, with childhood obesity reaching epidemic proportions i...
School Systems Struggle With Lunchroom Costs
FRIDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Every day, Carol Chong oversees the serving of about 300,000 meals to hungry students in the fourth-largest school district in the United States. Chong, a registered dietitian and director of food and menu manage...
Dads Who Eat Out Have Kids Who Eat Out, Study Finds
FRIDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Fathers have a major influence on how often their children eat at fast-food and other types of restaurants, new research shows. The study included 312 families in Houston who were interviewed about parents' work s...
Family Meals Keep Kids Slimmer, Healthier, Study Finds
MONDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Eating meals with their families helps keep kids slimmer and healthier, a new study finds. Researchers pooled data from 17 earlier studies and found that youngsters who joined family members regularly for meals we...
A Good Diet Includes Many Cancer-Fighting Foods: Expert
FRIDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) -- Losing weight can help reduce your risk of cancer if you're overweight or obese, but not all diet plans are effective in lowering that risk, an expert says. Diets that help protect against cancer are those that...
Use of Dietary Supplements Keeps Climbing: CDC
WEDNESDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of U.S. adults take dietary supplements, such as multivitamins and calcium, and their use jumped dramatically over a recent 20-year period, according to a new government report. Between 1994 a...
An Apple a Day May Help Keep Heart Disease Away
TUESDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) -- Eating apples every day may be good for your cardiovascular health, new research suggests. Women who ate dried apples every day for a year lowered their total cholesterol by 14 percent and their levels of "bad...
'Organic' Label Seems to Make Food Taste Better
SUNDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- An "organic" label on foods is enough to make people believe the food items are healthier and tastier, new research suggests. The study included 144 volunteers who were asked to compare what they believed were ...
Having Kids Might Make Young Women Heavier, Less Fit
MONDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Young mothers tend to be heavier than their peers who don't have children, and they also consume more saturated fat, sugary beverages and total calories, a new study suggests. Examining data from Project EAT (E...
Could Stomach 'Pacemaker' Be New Weight-Loss Tool?
THURSDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Silke Zeigler was fed up with "yo-yo" dieting in her struggle to maintain a healthy weight. "The first realization was that diets didn't work and actually made things worse, as after finishing the diet I put t...
Little Oversight on Ingredients in 'Senior' Dog Food, Experts Say
WEDNESDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- Even though most Americans might believe that "senior" dog food is formulated differently than food for young adult dogs and pups, experts say that brands can vary widely in their ingredients and there are n...
Mediterranean Diet Reduces Risk of Metabolic Syndrome
TUESDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- The Mediterranean diet, long known to be heart-healthy, also reduces the risk of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors that boost the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, according to a new revie...
Cartoon Branding Affects Kids' Cereal Choice, Regardless of Taste
MONDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Children prefer cereals that feature popular media characters such as Shrek on the package, regardless of how they taste, researchers say. "This tells us what we've probably already guessed: that young children ...
Calorie Labels Don't Affect Kids' Fast-Food Choices
TUESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Posting calorie counts of menu items at fast-food restaurants doesn't appear to inspire teenagers and parents of younger children to order less-fattening meals, new research finds. Researchers who studied menu ...
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