School changes could help kids be more active, eat better
...ical activity and decrease their saturated dietary fat intake over a two-year period. The changes includ...nd after school on school grounds; tracked dietary fat purchased from school sources or brought from home; and randomly polled students about their physica......n you add raisins to jerky, it means there is less fat in the jerky," he said. "Plus, raisins are high in antioxidants and have lots of fiber. Consumers are looking for all these characteristics - low fat, high fiber and antioxidants." Raisin additives may be of benefit especially to those on sodium-rest...Consumers endorse researchers' enhancements to lower-quality beef
... to beef, shoppers want low prices, little visible fat and good color and cuts at the store. At the tabl... has been done a lot with pork, where reducing the fat also had reduced the tenderness, flavor and juiciness that fat usually contributes," she said. "Ano...For healthy diet, learning level counts more than earning level
... by the 1994-96 survey, people were consuming less fat and cholesterol and more grains and vegetables. Bu... showed a lower percentage of calories coming from fat (a sign of dietary improvement) because the consumption of fats remained constant, total calories in...School lunch options crowd out fruits and vegetables
...te dining eat fewer fruits and vegetables and more fat than children in schools that do not offer that op...rtment of Agriculture's guidelines for total daily fat consumption, according to Martha Y. Kubik, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota and colleagues. "Ou...Scholar: Amount of food eaten more critical than fat content
...gn says. "While many people will only focus on the fat content of a particular food, it is important to e...ose given butter. This resulted in 44 calories of fat per slice of bread with olive oil compared with 33 calories of fat for bread and butter. Even thoug...Trans fatty acids on food labels
... from vegetable oil. "Although people do need some fat in their diet, it's important to distinguish between types of fat," Moore said. "Research has shown that trans fatty acids have the potential to raise your LDL or 'bad' cholesterol while decreasing HDL, or 'good' cholesterol. " Moore notes that "not ...Cedars-Sinai Medical tipsheet for July 2003
...IPITOUS JUMP IN TYPE 2 DIABETES IN THE YOUNG Baby fat may be cuddly to new parents but pediatricians are...about serious medical problems resulting from baby fat that never goes away. Type 2 diabetes is on the increase in overweight and obese children in America...Diet as good as drug for lowering cholesterol, says study
...eef and butter). The second group had the same low fat diet, plus a daily 20 mg treatment of lovastatin. The last group had a diet high in four foods known to have cholesterol-lowering properties. This special diet, designed to be easy to prepare and eat, included foods such as oat bran bread and cereal,...UCSF-led team discovers possible cancer 'susceptibility' gene
...ularly likely targets, as a diet high in saturated fat can prompt colon cells to proliferate, and ultraviolet radiation from the sun makes skin cells proliferate. Notably, almost a quarter of people inherit the Ile31 variant of the Aurora2 gene, but most do not develop cancer. Given this, says lead auth...Eating peanuts helps keep heart healthy without weight gain
... trial entailed having participants reduce dietary fat intake by 500 calories and replace them with 500 calories of peanuts, so total calories did not change. Only the source of those calories did. In the second trial, individuals consumed their regular diet and added 500 calories of peanuts, which boos...JCI table of contents, 1 August 2003
...monstrate that the CB1 receptor is also present in fat cells and may affect the breakdown of fat. The re...ci.org/press/19376.pdf Enzyme that breaks down fat has unforeseen dual role in atherosclerosis Silvia Santamarina-Fojo and colleagues from the Heart, ...Rush studying the role of intra abdominal fat in coronary artery disease risk in women
...ide of Chicago to determine if the location of the fat in their bodies affects their risk for coronary ar... examine what, if any, association existed between fat that collects around vital organs, also known as intra abdominal fat. "I found very little credible...Mayo Clinic study finds people over 40 need frequent exercise to prevent or treat Type 2 diabetes
...udy also examined whether a reduction in abdominal fat or changes in the body's ability to convert food t...esearchers measured insulin sensitivity, abdominal fat and enzyme systems involved in cellular energy conversion at the beginning of the program -- and aga...Fruits, vegetables overlooked by healing heart patients
...just say no" not only to obviously harmful dietary fat but also to beneficial fruits and vegetables. Thes...ved many people to take action on reducing dietary fat by the start of the rehab program, Frame says. By the end of the rehab program, 81 percent were in t...Abdominal fat, a contributor to heart disease risk, is related to alcohol drinking pattern
... drank infrequently but heavily had more abdominal fat or "central adiposity," as measured by abdominal h...back and has been correlated highly with abdominal fat stores. The type of alcohol consumed appeared to contribute differently to the accumulation of abdo...New study aims to prevent heart disease in pediatric lupus patients
...osclerosis, or hardening of the arteries caused by fat buildup, is a complication of increasing concern t...lower cholesterol levels, in preventing buildup of fat in the arteries. The trial will include 280 pediatric lupus patients at 20 sites throughout the Unit...Brain cells found to hold key to growth of certain breast cancers
...butes to cachexia. A disorder in which muscle and fat cells essentially digest themselves, leading to a wasting-away of the body, cachexia is one of cancer's most notorious hallmarks. While the precise nature of DCD's involvement in cachexia isn't known, it's clear that the protein has a very different...Exercise and weight loss reduces excess insulin and lowers blood pressure in Syndrome X
... pounds per week by gradually lowering calorie and fat intake. The researchers measured blood pressure, glucose, insulin and lipid levels before, and six months after, the interventions. In both of the intervention groups, the researchers found a reduction in hyperinsulinemia, In addition, in the group t...How fat contributes to high blood pressure is the focus of...ich constricts blood vessels) and leptin. The more fat you have, the more of these substances you make." And different fat depots secrete different substan...