 | | - Parental approach may be key to child's healthy diet
Parents should offer children a range of healthy foods daily rather than zeroing in on getting them to eat enough vegetables, writes registered dietitian Tamara Duker Freuman. "Family meals are an important time for kids to learn desired mealtime behaviors," she notes. "It's important for your child to see others eating a variety of foods, and doing so can often inspire them to at least try a new vegetable, even if they don't like it right away." U.S. News & World Report/Eat + Run blog (8/14)        |  |  |  | | See how Cardmembers use American Express OPEN Cards to help run their business:
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  | | - USDA meat purchase to benefit nutrition programs
President Barack Obama said the Department of Agriculture will help drought-hit farmers by buying meat and catfish for $170 million. Obama, who is on a three-day tour of drought-stricken Iowa -- joined by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack -- said the purchases of pork, lamb, chicken and catfish would be used for federal nutrition-assistance programs. Bloomberg Businessweek (8/13), Agri-Pulse.com (8/13) - Rand researchers call for regulating junk food like alcohol
Two Rand Corp. researchers suggest the U.S. should apply the same types of control policies on junk food that it uses to regulate alcohol sales. Deborah A. Cohen and Lila Rabinovich write in the CDC's Preventing Chronic Disease that the U.S. could consider licenses, display and portion restrictions, banning special price deals for junk food and using product warning labels. Los Angeles Times/Booster Shots blog (tiered subscription model) (8/14) - Studies link dark chocolate to lower blood pressure
People who ate flavanol-rich dark chocolate or cocoa daily saw reductions in blood pressure, according to Australian researchers who culled information from 20 studies done over a decade. The report in The Cochrane Library noted that data did not show whether the lower blood pressure reduced heart attack or stroke, but lead author Dr. Karin Ried wrote in an e-mail that "moderate regular dosages" of dark chocolate could be part of an overall healthy lifestyle. Reuters (8/14) - Report: Consumers don't dine with health in mind
Most U.S. consumers don't consider healthful menus a priority when picking a restaurant, and the numbers are lower among older Americans, according to a Technomic report. About 18% of baby boomers, 21% of those from Generation X and 31% of millennials worry about healthfulness "often" or "very often," the report found. United Press International (8/13) - Study finds most people with celiac disease are white
Researchers who studied about 7,800 people found that 35 had celiac disease, and just six were not white, according to a report in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. About 1% of non-Hispanic whites -- or 2 million people -- in the U.S. have celiac disease, and many are not aware of it. Study author Dr. James Everhart of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases said the data "confirmed the clinical suspicion that this is largely a condition found among non-Hispanic whites in this country." Reuters (8/14) | Institutional Foodservice | | - Ore. school considers changes to its made-from-scratch menu
New federal standards for school meals could mean an Oregon school will have to alter its made-from-scratch menu. The School Kitchen Garden program, which began five years ago, allows students to grow some of the food served in the school cafeteria. While the program is popular, it does not comply with new federal regulations. District officials are considering what steps to take next, including seeking approval for an alternative menu for the school. The Oregonian (Portland) (8/14) - Districts encourage students to taste test new lunch items
As school nutrition professionals work to comply with new federal standards for school meals, Sandra Ford, president of the School Nutrition Association, says their success will be tied to marketing and selling the healthier fare to students. One approach adopted by 87.2% of food service directors, according to a survey conducted by SNA, is to allow students to taste test the new menu items. "We are focused on providing students with a lot of choices," Ford said. USA TODAY (8/10)  | Moderate regular dosages of flavanol-rich cocoa products such as dark chocolate may be part of a comprehensive lifestyle plan to optimizing health."
--Dr. Karin Ried of the National Institute of Integrative Medicine, writing in an e-mail quoted by Reuters |
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