Sports drinks and energy drinks linked to unhealthy behaviors in adolescents
Adolescents who drink sports or energy drinks spend more time playing video games and watching TV than other teenagers, a new study suggests.
May 6, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, energy-drinks, new-study, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, spend-more, teenagers, time-playing, video-games
Children in an obesity intervention who lived closer to a supermarket ate more fruits and vegetables
Living close to a supermarket appears to be a key factor in the success of interventions to help obese children eat better and improve their weight, according to a study presented at the Pediatric…
May 6, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: children-eat, help-obese, key-factor, nutrition, nutritional counseling, pediatric, study-presented, success, the-success, weight
Three simple ideas for overcoming childhood obesity
Kristopher Kaliebe, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, offers parents and caregivers three simple family-oriented goals…
May 6, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: clinical, clinical-assistant, health, health-sciences, kaliebe, medicine, oncalldietitian.com, orleans, orleans-school, professor, psychiatry, three-simple
Pathogens in meat inhibited by antimicrobial edible films
Antimicrobial agents incorporated into edible films applied to foods to seal in flavor, freshness and color can improve the microbiological safety of meats, according to researchers in Penn State’s…
May 6, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agents-incorporated, films-applied, microbiological, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, state
Lots of fruits and vegetables, but lots of high-fat snacks: Home food environment of overweight women
The home is an important microenvironment in models of obesity and can trigger behaviors both positively and negatively associated with weight status.
May 6, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: oncalldietitian.com
