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How some people maintain weight loss, others don’t
Washington, Sep 16 (ANI): Ever wondered how some people successfully maintain a significant weight loss, while others tend to regain the weight? Well, researchers at The Miriam Hospital attribute such tendencies to a difference in brain activity patterns.
The researchers showed that when individuals who had kept the weight off for several years were shown pictures [...]
Long working hours make parents compromise on food choices
Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): Long work hours and irregular schedules are forcing people to compromise on food choices for themselves and their children, suggests a new study.
The research team from Cornell University measured food choice coping strategies in [...]
Underweight and extremely obese people die earlier that those of normal weight
Washington, June 24 (ANI): An international study conducted by Canadian and American researchers suggests that underweight and extremely obese people die earlier than those having normal weight.
The same study, however, also shows that overweight people actually live longer than those having normal weight.
“It’s not surprising that extreme underweight and extreme obesity increase the risk [...]
Underweight and extremely obese people die earlier that those of normal weight
Washington, June 24 (ANI): An international study conducted by Canadian and American researchers suggests that underweight and extremely obese people die earlier than those having normal weight.
The same study, however, also shows that overweight people actually live longer than those having normal weight.
“It’s not surprising that extreme underweight and extreme obesity increase the risk [...]
Workplace e-mail intervention program is an effective way to get healthy
Washington, May 19 (ANI): A new study has suggested that an e-mail intervention program is an effective way to significantly improve diet and physical activity by helping people move more, sit less, and make healthier food choices.
The Kaiser Permanente Division of Research study was a randomized controlled trial of the ALIVE (A Lifestyle Intervention Via [...]
Politeness makes dieters break low-fat regimes while with friends, family
London, May 19 (ANI): Dieters often fail to stick to low-fat regimes due to politeness while they are out at some restaurant or social gathering with their friends or families, according to a study.
Published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, the study was part of research into the issues facing people looking [...]
Traffic light nutrition labels effective in improving consumers’ food choices
Washington, May 07 (ANI): A new study by researchers in Australia has shown that consumers are more likely to identify healthy food when they see colour-coded traffic light nutrition labels.
Some governments are trying to improve the quality of nutrition information that consumers have access to in supermarkets by adding labels to the front of food [...]
Presence of healthy food can lead to unhealthy choices
Washington, Apr 22 (ANI): A new study has shown that even in the presence of healthy food people are likely to opt for unhealthy choices.
According to authors Keith Wilcox (City University of New York), Beth Vallen (Loyola College), Lauren Block (City University of New York), and Gavan J. Fitzsimons (Duke University), consumers may feel they [...]
Nutritional data on restaurant menus leads to healthier choices
Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): Providing calorie and nutrient information on restaurant menus and menu boards influences consumers’ food-related evaluations and choices, a new study has found.
“Using only the sense of taste, smell, and sight to accurately estimate the levels of calories, saturated fat, trans fat, and sodium found in a typical restaurant food serving is [...]
Pupils ‘wagging’ breakfast miss out on healthy brain fuel
Washington, Mar 24 (ANI): A new study has revealed that school kids who skip their breakfast miss out on essential healthy brain fuel.
The national MBF Healthwatch survey discovered that children ‘wag’ breakfast as they have ‘no time’ to eat, they are ‘too tired’ [...]
