 | | | Healthy Start |  | | |  | - Nutrition experts weigh in on 9 fad diets, foods
Nutrition experts say fad diets and foods touted as being healthy -- including gluten-free and Paleo plans, Chia seeds, probiotics and veggie-laden "green smoothies" -- can have nutrition benefits but may not be for everyone. People need to balance the scientific evidence with their own nutrition needs. Real Simple (10/2012)        |  | Achieving Highest Read Rates — Tech Note
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 | | - Sugary drinks raise stroke risk in women, study says
Women who consumed soft drinks and other sweetened beverages almost every day had an 83% higher risk of stroke than women who never or rarely drank sugary beverages, according to a study of nearly 40,000 people in Japan. The study failed to find a link between sugary drinks and stroke risk in men. The findings were published online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Reuters (10/30) - Drinking thick beverages may bolster satiety
A study in the journal Flavour revealed drinks with thicker viscosity may help boost satiety and sustain it for longer periods compared with thinner drinks. Drinks with creamy consistency also appeared to increase the participants' expectations about satiety, but not as much as thicker beverages, researchers noted. MedPage Today (free registration) (10/30) - Analysis links mortality risk with added weight after diabetes
Weight gain in the first year following a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, according to a Swedish study presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting. Data on about 8,500 patients showed that the rates of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality were 63% and 34% higher, respectively, in patients who gained weight compared with those who didn't gain weight. Family Practice News (10/30) - Resveratrol does not boost metabolic markers in women
Nonobese, postmenopausal women with normal glucose tolerance who took resveratrol supplements had increased plasma resveratrol concentration but did not show improvements in plasma lipids, insulin sensitivity or inflammatory markers, researchers reported in Cell Metabolism. Resveratrol supplementation also did not impact putative targets in muscle or fat. PhysiciansBriefing.com/HealthDay News (10/30) - Study cites a downside of "The Biggest Loser"
College students who watched a seven-minute clip of the show "The Biggest Loser" had worse attitudes toward exercise compared with those who watched a clip from "American Idol," and the results were consistent regardless of the participants' physical-activity levels, a study found. The findings suggest that shows such as "The Biggest Loser" may discourage people from exercising, researchers said. The results will appear in the American Journal of Health Behavior. HealthDay News (10/30) | Institutional Foodservice | | - Detroit hospital staff, students take "Say No To Soda" pledge
Detroit students and staff at Sinai-Grace Hospital have launched the "Say No To Soda" pledge, a monthlong campaign to raise awareness of the extra sugar and calories in soft drinks. William Price of the Detroit school district's Office of Nutrition said the pledge is part of a commitment to teaching students about healthy living, which also includes school-garden programs, healthier lunch menus and a ban on sodas in vending machines and cafeterias. WWJ-TV/WWJ-AM (Detroit) (10/31), The Detroit News (11/1) - Top recipes from October
Here were the top five recipes from October:
 | The parental engagement fostered around the dinner table is one of the most potent tools to help parents raise healthy, drug-free children."
--Emily Feinstein of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, as quoted by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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