Latino farm workers cant afford sufficient food Wake Forest study shows
... as cutting the size of their child's meals or not eating for a whole day, suggests research conducted by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. "Ironically, farm workers have an essential role in the production of most of the fruits and vegetables in the United States," said Sara A. Quandt, Ph.D., ...Nutrition services are an essential component of school health programs
...o educate children and help them develop healthful eating habits for life. The full paper, Nutrition service...onsistent message to children about making healthy eating choices, said Gaye Lynn MacDonald, ASFSA president. This position paper provides information and res...School changes could help kids be more active, eat better
... have a long way to go before schools make healthy eating and physical activity the easy choices in schools. Interest in school health education efforts has expanded as the number of overweight children and children with type 2 diabetes has grown....Peanut Allergy: Major Advances in Treatment and Education
...roximately 50 to 100 people die after accidentally eating peanuts. Anaphylactic reactions to peanut can occur at any age and strict avoidance is the only means of preventing an allergic reaction. The latest research presented in the JACI gives new hope to peanut allergy sufferers, while also calming some fe...Smoke-free rules may be good news for business
...ciated with statistically significant increases in eating and drinking and hotel taxable sales in the counties. The study also showed that, overall, the annual payrolls in dining and lodging establishments in the counties increased following the implementation of smoke-free regulations, even after adjusting...For healthy diet, learning level counts more than earning level
Americans are eating healthier diets than they did in 1965, but college-educated people are doing better than high school dropouts, new research indicates. That may seem obvious, but it wasn't the case in 1965. Then, people who had not finished high school, those who we...School lunch options crowd out fruits and vegetables
...ronment can have a powerful influence on students' eating behaviors. "Interestingly, this metamorphosis in t...ers collected information on the lunch options and eating habits of seventh-grade students at 16 schools in the St. Paul-Minneapolis area. Thirteen of the sch...Gender preferences in 'comfort' foods stem from childhood
...re from Mars and women from Venus, at least in the eating department. When it comes to foods that bring them psychological comfort, men like hearty meals, while women look for snacks that require little or no preparation, though they may cause pangs of guilt. The psychological underpinnings of people's foo...Scholar: Amount of food eaten more critical than fat content
...if this happens in real life, Wansink observed the eating habits of 341 diners at two Italian restaurants over a succession of nights. The results of his study are being published in the July issue of the International Journal of Obesity. When diners arrived at each restaurant, they were provided with eith...Breakthroughs in research may bring hope to 1.5 million Americans suffering from peanut allergy
...roximately 50 to 100 people die after accidentally eating peanuts. Anaphylactic reactions to peanut can occur at any age and strict avoidance is the only means of preventing an allergic reaction. The latest research presented in the JACI gives new hope to peanut allergy sufferers, while also calming some fe...Could a mandated food additive aimed at better fetal development be a risk for seniors?
...upplements by mouth. Conclusions Because we are eating more folic acid in our diet, the elderly and those who care for them should ensure they have not become B-12 deficient. Annual screening is therefore recommended. Since the United States and Canada are the only two countries to fortify with folic ac...Researchers study experiences of hospice nurses with patients who hasten death
...rs found that patients in hospice care who stopped eating and drinking were elderly, no longer found meaning...eath by refusing food and water. "The idea to stop eating and drinking was not coming from the physicians," Ganzini said. "In fact, physicians worried about t...Freshman eating binge is real, with national implications
... College freshmen beware -- the "freshman 15," the eating binge long speculated to pile on 15 pounds during ...rs, an international group of researchers studying eating and weight. The students in the sample, recruited from two large introductory courses, were weighed ...Anemia elevates risk of physical decline in older people
...to do activities of daily living, such as bathing, eating and dressing. "Although no study yet shows that treating anemia in older people reduces the incidence of physical decline, our study certainly suggests that this may be the case," Dr. Penninx said. "Anemia deserves clinical attention. That's the ta...Single session can improve women's feelings about their bodies, study finds
...both types of workshops improved the participants' eating behavior, and that the "thin ideal" session left t...y image have a greater likelihood of developing an eating disorder and are more likely to suffer from feelings of depression, isolation, low self-esteem, and ...Eating peanuts helps keep heart healthy without weight gain
...ty properties - meaning a person feels full after eating peanuts - so they do not pose a threat of weight gain. People can feel comfortable including them in their diet to take advantage of peanuts' reducing the risk of heart disease, without adding to body weight." Mattes and Alper conducted three tria...Stress leads kids to unhealthy diets
...or researchers had found that stress was linked to eating more, while others connected it with eating less. This could be bad news down the road, the researchers note: Obesity heading into the teenage y...Male athletes also suffer from body image problems, study shows
...hological Association in Toronto.] TORONTO While eating disorders among athletes are often seen as a probl...egarding body image, new research suggests.But the eating and body image problems for men may be different than they are for women. A pilot survey of elite ma...What's in your child's lunchbox?
...luence what their kids eat and encouraging healthy eating habits is more important now than ever. Preparing...rving size shows kids just how much they should be eating of such foods. The following are a few school lunch tips from Meals Matter: 1. Take kids shoppin...Yale expert warns children may lead shorter lives than their parents because of obesity
...st mandate equal time for the promotion of healthy eating and activity; rid schools of soft drinks, snack foods and fast food; use school cafeterias as learning laboratories; alter national programs such as Food Stamps, Head Start and the National School Lunch Program to help in the fight against obesity an...