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Tag archive: Obesity

Benchmarking Malaysian Government Food Environment Policies Against International Best Practice

Tilakavati Karupaiah | 24 Oct 2018

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 and Priority Recommendations’


A definition of free sugars for the UK

Gillian Swan, Natasha Powell, Bethany Knowles, Mark Bush and Louis Levy | 24 Apr 2018

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.


New evidence: Sugary soft drinks could increase cancer risk, no matter your weight

Joanna Cooney | 23 Feb 2018

Drinking sugary soft drinks could increase cancer risk, regardless of body size, reveals new research published in Public Health Nutrition.


The Longer Immigrant Women Live in the US, the More Likely Food Insecurity Affects Obesity

Suzanne Ryan-Ibarra | 28 Nov 2016

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 Suzanne Ryan-Ibarra published today in the Public Health Nutrition journal.…


Meal timing, what do we know?

Carolina Escobar | 10 Nov 2016

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 providing the evidence?‘.…


Does moderate wine consumption in type 2 diabetes promote abdominal obesity?

Rachel Golan | 4 Oct 2016

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 diabetes did not promote weight gain or abdominal adiposity.


What are the most appropriate obesity measures in older adults concerning health-related quality of life?

Barbara Thorand | 24 Jun 2016

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'


Is ‘when we eat’ as important as ‘what we eat’?

Hannah Bransden | 22 Jun 2016

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, on-the-go, later in the day, and more irregularly. Two papers published in the Proceedings of the Nutrition Society explore the implications for health from different eating habits, reviewing the evidence from a number of dietary studies as well as global differences in eating habits.


Reduced capacity for delaying gratification linked with obesity

Sebastian Dobosz | 15 Jun 2016

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 over larger future rewards.…


No link between eating dinner after 8pm and obesity in children

Hannah Pluthero | 20 May 2016

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 published this month in the British Journal of Nutrition.


Toddlers’ eating habits may harm long-term health 

Rowan Walker | 11 Apr 2016

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 Journal of Nutrition, showed children’s diets are lacking in fibre, vitamin D and iron but contain too much sodium which may lead to future health problems.


The Frosting on the Cake: How Depictions on Cake Mix Boxes Can Lead Us to Overeat

Katherine M. Baildon | 31 Mar 2016

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


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