  | | - More than 15 million Americans are severely obese, data show
About 6.6%, or 15.5 million, U.S. adults were severely obese in 2010, compared with 3.9% in 2000, according to RAND Corp. data published in the International Journal of Obesity. Data showed the rate of severe obesity -- which is a BMI of 40 or higher or roughly being 100 pounds or more over a healthy weight -- was 50% higher in women than in men and twice as high for blacks as for Hispanics and whites. USA TODAY (10/1)       - Dieters can be misled by food-label claims, study says
Consumers who are watching their weight are more likely to be misled by food labels that make health claims, including those on products that say they are free of gluten, trans fats or high-fructose corn syrup, according to a study from the University of South Carolina. Mark Haub, associate professor of nutrition at Kansas State University, said gluten-free products can have as many calories as regular foods. MedicalDaily.com (9/29) | Science & Research |  | | |  | - Apple juice intake helps lower body fat in obese men
Obese but otherwise healthy men who consumed cloudy apple juice daily for four weeks showed a 1% decrease in total body fat, compared with only 0.2% in the control group, a study in the European Journal of Nutrition found. Participants with a certain genetic variant who took the fruit beverage attained body fat reductions of as much as 2%, researchers noted. NutraIngredients (9/28) - Probiotics may not protect children from allergies, study finds
Infants at risk for allergies who took a daily probiotic supplement for six months did not face a reduced chance of having allergies at age 5, according to a study from the University of Western Australia. Children's Hospital Los Angeles pediatric gastroenterologist Dr. Sonia Michail commented that only certain probiotics may help certain children and even then only modestly. Reuters (9/28)  |  |
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 | | - Study links sitting with risk of chronic kidney disease
Women who sat for less than three hours per day had a 30% lower risk of chronic kidney disease, compared with women who sat more than eight hours, U.K. researchers said. The study in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases found men also were at increased risk, although it was lower than for women and was reduced by regular exercise, such as a half-hour of walking. WebMD (10/1) - Exergames may help boost physical activity among teens
Playing active video games, known as exergames, can help teens achieve the recommended levels of physical activity, according to a Canadian study in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers looked at more than 1,200 10th- and 11th-graders and found that girls were more likely than boys to play active video games. WebMD (10/1) | Institutional Foodservice | | | Recipe of the Day | | | |  | - Cucumber and tomato salad -- in 5 minutes
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