The Frosting on the Cake: How Depictions on Cake Mix Boxes Can Lead Us to...
When it comes to determining portion size, we may be more influenced by the images of food on packaging than by the actual recommended serving size, leading us to serve and eat more than we should
View ArticleToddlers’ eating habits may harm long-term health
UK toddlers are consuming more calories and protein than recommended, potentially putting them at risk of obesity in later life, according to a new UCL study. The study, published today in the British...
View ArticleNo link between eating dinner after 8pm and obesity in children
Dr Janine Coulthard and Dr Gerda Pot, researchers at King’s College London, have found no significant link between eating the evening meal after 8pm and excess weight in children, according to a paper...
View ArticleReduced capacity for delaying gratification linked with obesity
Post written by Sebastian Dobosz, with contributions from Michael Amlung. New research has found that individuals diagnosed with obesity are consistently more likely to choose smaller immediate rewards...
View ArticleIs ‘when we eat’ as important as ‘what we eat’?
Our current lifestyle has become demanding and more irregular. Food consumption patterns have changed markedly over the past decades: more meals are skipped, consumed outside the family home,...
View ArticleWhat are the most appropriate obesity measures in older adults concerning...
Public Health Nutrition Editorial Highlight: 'Comparison of different measures of obesity in their association with health-related quality of life in older adults – results from the KORA-Age study'
View ArticleDoes moderate wine consumption in type 2 diabetes promote abdominal obesity?
In a new study published in Public Health Nutrition, Dr. Rachel Golan and colleagues, from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, found that moderate wine consumption, in persons with controlled...
View ArticleMeal timing, what do we know?
The Nutrition Society Paper of the Month for November is from Nutrition Research Reviews and is entitled ‘When to eat? The influence of circadian rhythms on metabolic health: are animal studies...
View ArticleThe Longer Immigrant Women Live in the US, the More Likely Food Insecurity...
Oakland, CA — The longer that immigrant women reside in the United States, the greater the chances that food insecurity will result in obesity, finds a new study by the Public Health Institute’s...
View ArticleNew evidence: Sugary soft drinks could increase cancer risk, no matter your...
Drinking sugary soft drinks could increase cancer risk, regardless of body size, reveals new research published in Public Health Nutrition.
View ArticleA definition of free sugars for the UK
As a nation, we are eating too much sugar. Consuming too many foods and drinks high in sugar can lead to weight gain and related health problems such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers.
View ArticleBenchmarking Malaysian Government Food Environment Policies Against...
The Nutrition Society Paper of the Month for October is from the journal Public Health Nutrition and is entitled ‘Extent of Implementation of Food Environment Policies by The Malaysian Government: Gaps...
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