 | | - Experts weigh in on obesity policies
 Experts on public policy and nutrition share their thoughts about government's role in fighting obesity. "The government is up to its ears in policies that promote obesity," nutrition expert Marion Nestle says. Brian Wansink, director of the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University, says, "The biggest disservice that public health has ever done to Americans is to make them believe that they and their kids were fat because the schools, the food companies, the fast-food restaurants and the government made them that way." The Wall Street Journal (9/18)        |  | Earn 2X rewards points on gasoline purchases with The Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN. Designed to earn Membership Rewards® points faster:
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  | | - Experts debate whether vegan diet is best for health
A vegan diet can reduce pain, reverse or prevent disease and lower health costs, while eating animal protein can raise the risk of cardiovascular disease and some cancers, says T. Colin Campbell, a professor emeritus of nutritional sciences at Cornell University. Nancy Rodriguez, a nutrition professor at the University of Connecticut, says a balanced diet that includes dairy and protein is healthier overall than a vegan plan that can lead to nutrient deficiencies. The Wall Street Journal (9/18) | Science & Research |  | | |  | - SNAP pays $2 billion for sugar-sweetened drinks, study says
At least $2 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program purchases are for sugar-sweetened beverages in grocery stores, not including those bought at retail chains such as Wal-Mart, Yale University researchers said. The report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that 58% of all drinks purchased by SNAP beneficiaries were sugar-sweetened, and the government food program paid for 72% of them. HealthDay News (9/17) - Study says high-fructose diet adversely affects liver
A diet high in fructose may increase uric acid levels and reduce liver adenosine triphosphate, used to transfer energy between cells, in obese people with type 2 diabetes, a Duke University study found. Reporting in the journal Hepatology, researchers said reducing energy could damage the liver in people at risk for or who have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. HealthDay News (9/17) - Healthy diet may curb type 2 diabetes in GDM patients
A study in the Archives of Internal Medicine revealed that women who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy were at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, following a healthy diet -- such as increasing vegetable consumption, moderating alcohol intake and eating less red meat -- may help curb the risk of type 2 diabetes, the study found. eMaxHealth.com (9/17) - Study: Duodenal switch shows better weight-loss efficacy
Patients who underwent a duodenal switch procedure lost more weight and gained better control of diabetes and hypertension compared with those who had gastric bypass surgery, a study in the Archives of Surgery revealed. However, researchers noted a higher rate of major nutritional deficiency in the duodenal switch group, as well as extra blood loss and longer hospital stays. Reuters (9/17) |  | You know more about your customers than ever before!
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 | | - Very short, intense workouts can improve fitness, study says
Riding a stationary bike at high intensity for 6 seconds, resting a minute and repeating the cycle 10 times led to a 10% improvement in fitness among people who performed the workout for two weeks, according to a study from Abertay University in Scotland. Researchers said the results may be linked to lactate, a substance that appears in the bloodstream during exercise as a fuel to help people perform at higher levels. BBC (9/17) | Institutional Foodservice | | - USDA awards grants to support new school-meal standards
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding $5.2 million in grants to 18 states, Guam and the District of Columbia to help support their transition to the new federal meal standards under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Among other things, the grants will help provide training and nutrition-education resources for school nutrition professionals. Farm Futures (9/17) - Chia teff salad with lemon scallion dressing
You could substitute quinoa or rice for the teff in this easy, fresh salad. The Healthy Apple  | Appreciating the science behind nutrition helps us make smart choices about the best way to feed ourselves and the world."
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