 | | - Study IDs successful weight-loss habits among older women
University of Pittsburgh researchers followed about 500 overweight, postmenopausal women in their 50s for four years and found that those in the nutrition-and-exercise group lost an average of 8 pounds, compared with about a half a pound for those in the general-health group. Women who consumed fewer sugary desserts and beverages, limited meat and cheeses, and added fruits and vegetables to their diet were able to lose weight and keep it off, according to the study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. WebMD (8/28)        |  | Earn 2X rewards points on advertising costs with The Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN. Designed to earn Membership Rewards® points faster:
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  | | - U.N. warns of nutrition crisis in big cities
People in the world's largest cities face a "double burden of malnutrition," with a combination of under-nutrition and over-nutrition/obesity, says the U.N. Standing Committee on Nutrition. "These are areas within city centres with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, causing people to rely on small grocery or convenience stores that are more expensive and lack all foods needed for a healthy diet," the report says. NutraIngredients (8/23) - FDA will study fortification perceptions
The FDA plans to study whether consumers choose less-nutritious food if it is fortified. The agency "is interested in studying whether fortification of these foods could cause consumers to believe that substituting fortified snack foods for more nutritious foods would ensure a nutritionally sound diet," the FDA said. FoodNavigator (8/24) - Diet can play a role in gastrointestinal cancers, RDs say
 Diet can play a role in gastrointestinal cancers, such as those in the esophagus and colon, and reducing red and processed meats, eating more fruits and vegetables, and exercising may help, say registered dietitians at Salem Health in Oregon. RD Jessica Short says to start by purchasing fewer meat items each week or go meatless one day per week. Statesman-Journal (Salem, Ore.) (free registration) (8/26) - Low-cal diet, weight loss may protect heart function in obese women
Overweight or obese but otherwise healthy women who lost as much as 13 pounds through a hypocaloric diet over six months had a 26% reduction in myocardial triglycerides, suggesting that weight loss from a low-calorie diet might protect cardiac function, researchers reported in the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. FoodConsumer.org (8/26) - Fitness in midlife may stave off chronic diseases later
 Medicare claims data on more than 18,600 healthy men and women revealed that middle-aged adults with the highest levels of cardiorespiratory fitness had a more than 40% reduced incidence of chronic diseases later in life compared with adults with the lowest fitness levels. Researchers also found that increased fitness levels can delay chronic conditions and reduce the duration of illness. The findings appear in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Reuters (8/27), CNN/The Chart blog (8/27) | Institutional Foodservice | | - N.Y. schools adjust to federal meal standards
Perhaps the greatest change under new federal school-meal standards that take effect this fall is the requirement that students be served a fruit or vegetable with their meals, according to some school-nutrition professionals in New York. They say it will take time for schools -- and students -- to adjust. "If they can all be patient as we get through all the hurdles and barriers, everything is going to be fine. The food is going to be good," said Anne Sheehan, food service director at the Glens Falls City School District. The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.) (8/25) - Spicy fish taco bowls
Spicy fish, brown rice, roasted corn and peppers, black beans and avocado make up these taco bowls. Pinch of Yum  | It's impossible to predict on an individual level, but healthy living can reduce the potential of a cancer diagnosis and benefit overall health."
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