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Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online If you stopped at McDonald’s recently for a meal, how many calories do you think were in that meal? If you’re like most people, you’re probably guessing a little low. According to a new study in the British Medical Journal, researchers from Harvard University found that people who were interviewed while eating at fast food restaurants typically underestimate the calorie count of the meal in front of them by a large margin. "At...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Efforts to reduce sodium in processed food and fast food have been slow and inconsistent, and menu offerings at many independent and small chain restaurants often times contain two to three times the recommended caloric needs of an individual adult for a single meal, according to two research papers published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. In one study, Dr. Michael F. Jacobson, Executive Director of the Center for...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online While the trends appear to be improving over time, Americans still consume too much sugar, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Scientists at the CDC found that 13 percent of all calories consumed by American adults come from sugar. However, that figure represents an improving trend as 18 percent of total calories came from sugar in 1999-2000 and 14.6 percent of total calories came from...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online According to a new federal health survey, Americans are including fewer fast food calories in their diet than they did just a decade ago. This report comes on the heels of another recent study which indicated that US children are eating fewer calories than they did 10 years ago. Based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), federal researchers showed that adults took in about 11 percent of their...

The Nutrition Science Initiative Seeks to Definitively Answer the Question: What Should We Eat to be Healthy? SAN DIEGO, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the skyrocketing prevalence of obesity and diabetes in the United States today and the estimated $150 billion in related healthcare expenditures, a consortium of respected clinicians and scientists from the fields of endocrinology, metabolism, diabetes, obesity, and nutrition, today launch a new nonprofit...

Potato chips. Chocolate chip cookies. These are both examples of junk foods that people consume. A new study, published in a recent edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that limiting people’s choices for junk food helps them cut back on the amount of calories they eat, but doesn’t help them lose weight as people can make up the calories from restricted food groups by eating other types of food. These results show that dieters cannot just limit their food...

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to "Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation," a report released today by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, the American Beverage Association issued the following statement: Statement: "Obesity is a serious public health issue facing our nation, and we all must work together to solve it. We commend the Committee for their systematic analysis and for recognizing...

With over 23 million children and adolescents in the US overweight or obese, the risks for many chronic diseases continue to increase. An article in the October issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association examines the diets of American youth and finds some disturbing results."The epidemic of obesity among children and adolescents is now widely regarded as one of the most important public health problems in the US," commented Jill Reedy, PhD, MPH, RD, and Susan M....

The results of a new scientific study from Oxford Brookes University show that the consumption of caloric beverages has different affects on short-term total energy intake in men and women.The study, conducted by Viren Ranawana and Professor Jeya Henry of the Functional Food Centre at Oxford Brookes University, is the first of its kind to compare the compensation effect of liquid calories on short-term energy consumption, by gender.During the research, male and female subjects consumed orange...

Researchers From Across the Country Stress the Importance of Managing Calories Not Only from Food, But Also from Beverages BOSTON, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, leading health and research experts are convening to review research findings that highlight the growing problem of increased consumption of sweetened caloric beverages and its link to negative health impacts. During the workshop "Calories from Beverages: An Underestimated Dietary Target for the Prevention/Management of...