Topic: Obesity

Alternate-Day Fasting Helps Diet, Heart
11/05/2009 - Obese and overweight people who abide by a modified version of a plan called "alternate-day fasting" may be able to stick to a calorie-restrictive diet while getting an added bonus of improving cardio health. ...

Eating Fast Leads to Overeating
11/04/2009 - Eating a meal quickly reduces the release of hormones in the gut that induce satiety and often leads to overeating and weight gain. ...

Peanuts Help Control Obesity in Kids
10/29/2009 - Combining education with the provision of a healthy, satiating snack, such as peanuts, can be effective at normalizing adolescent eating patterns and impacting weight. ...

Phytochemicals Fight Obesity, Disease
10/22/2009 - A new study from the University of Florida shows that phytochemcials found in plant-based foods can help prevent oxidative stress. ...

Program Improves Kids’ Diet Choices
10/19/2009 - The 2008-09 Healthy Schools Partnership pilot study to influence healthful diet choices among grade school students has been deemed successful in the fight to reduce childhood obesity. ...

Conn. AG Investigates `Smart Choices’ Food Labels
10/16/2009 - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal launched an investigation into a potentially misleading national food-label program that deems mayonnaise, sugar-laden cereals and other nutritionally suspect foods "Smart Choices." ...

Corner Stores Contribute to Childhood Obesity
10/14/2009 - The easy availability of low-nutrition snacks may contribute to childhood obesity in minority and low-income communities. ...

Fewer Schools Selling Less-Nutritious Food, Beverages
10/07/2009 - Fewer secondary schools in the United States are selling less nutritious foods and beverages, such as candy and soda. The greatest improvements were seen in states that have adopted strong school nutrition standards and policies for foods and beverages sold outside school meal programs. ...

‘Healthy Kids, Healthy You’ Campaign Unveiled
10/07/2009 - “Healthy Kids—Healthy You,” a new national health and wellness campaign that helps individuals incorporate their specific health and wellness goals into the foods they choose and prepare at home, was introduced at the International Fresh Produce Summit. ...