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- Poll looks at overweight, obesity rates for Americans
About 26% of Americans are obese and more than 36% are considered overweight as measured by BMI, a Gallup poll indicates, despite recent evidence that people are exercising more and increasingly cite obesity as a serious health concern. The findings are based on a survey that asked 350,000 people for their heights and weights. Income, age and ethnicity played a role in obesity rates, researchers said. WJZ-TV (Baltimore)/The Associated Press
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The Dietitians in Business and Communications dietetic practice group invites you to the DBC Communications Camp, March 8-9, 2013 in Napa, California. Learn the latest skills, cutting-edge communications and business acumen to take your career to the next level. Click here for details about the Camp, speakers and agenda. |
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- RD: Sticking to 3 meals a day may be key to weight control
People from other countries seem to be thinner than those in the U.S., and their secret may be sticking to the three-meals-per-day rule and cutting out snacks, Registered dietitian Janis Jibrin writes. She notes that the French are committed to having lunch, many times a hot meal with meat and vegetables, and they save pastries and other fattening foods for a treat on the weekend. DietsInReview.com
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- Study: Mediterranean diet doesn't improve cognitive function
Mediterranean-style diets have no effect on cognitive performance in older adults, according to a French study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Nutrition professor Teresa Fung of Simmons College says the study results are not the last word on the subject, because the limited saturated fats and high fiber in a Mediterranean diet may affect the brain indirectly by keeping blood vessels healthy. Reuters
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- Women may need to do more work to reap exercise benefits
Researchers at the University of Missouri studied obese men and women with type 2 diabetes, and found that women need to exercise at 85% effort to attain the same benefits seen in men who exercise at 65% effort. Although exercise alone was associated with health benefits, women also had to focus on their diets to get similar weight-loss results as men, researchers said. The findings appear in the journal Metabolism. The Daily Mail (London)
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- More students eat breakfast under universal program
Officials in a Tennessee school district say a new free breakfast program that will last through the end of the school year has nearly doubled the number of elementary-school students eating breakfast at school. The free, universal breakfast program also is being piloted for 60 days at one middle school and two elementary schools. Lisa Holt, nutrition manager for the county system, said school breakfast programs have been shown to improve students' test scores and keep them healthier. Kingsport Times-News (Tenn.)
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Chocolate chip banana bread bites
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