 | | | Healthy Start |  | | |  | - AND position paper supports total-diet approach
An Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics position statement supports a total-diet approach to nutrition and warns that putting too much emphasis on specific foods as "good" or "bad" can cause people to give up efforts to make dietary improvements. New York University nutrition professor Marion Nestle said the paper, published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, "may be strictly correct," but it aligns the group with the food industry and may aid industry attempts to prevent government regulation of its products. FoodNavigator (2/11)        | | | - RDs list small changes that lead to healthier lifestyles
Registered dietitians who will help families adopt healthier diets and lifestyles as part of a USA Today challenge have a list of easy tips for making small changes, such as getting rid of fattening snacks in the pantry, buying a pedometer and keeping a food diary. RD Dawn Jackson Blatner says families should plan dinners together, with each member taking one day and coming up with a meal that will be 25% grain, 25% protein and 50% produce. USA Today (2/11) - Study links diet drinks to higher diabetes risk
Women who drank diet beverages were more likely than those who drank regular versions to develop diabetes, according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers said the risk of diabetes was 15% higher among those who drank 500 milliliters per week of diet drinks and 60% higher in women who drank more than 1.5 liters per week. The Daily Mail (London) (2/8) - Study: Following sodium limits would save thousands of lives
Cutting back on salt intake from current levels to 2,300 milligrams a day -- the upper end of the federal guideline -- could save 500,000 to 850,000 lives over the next 10 years, according to research published in the journal Hypertension. Even a more gradual reduction in salt content among restaurant and processed foods could save 280,000 to 500,000 lives in 10 years, largely by reducing the risks of heart attack and stroke. U.S. News & World Report/HealthDay News (2/11) - Prenatal intake of omega-3s may not boost brain development
Data from 11 clinical trials on the effect of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation during pregnancy on a child's brain development showed that such supplements had neither a positive nor negative effect on visual or neurological capacity. Since a majority of the trials had very few participants, excluded difficult pregnancies and failed to monitor the children long enough, Australian researchers said that more research is needed. The study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Reuters (2/8) - Teens with diabetes have more sedentary lifestyles
Overweight teens with type 2 diabetes were less active and spent more time sitting compared with their overweight counterparts who did not have diabetes, researchers reported in the journal Pediatrics. Obese teen girls with diabetes also showed lower heart and respiratory fitness levels than those without diabetes. DailyRx.com (2/10) | Institutional Foodservice | | - Wis. district accommodates students with gluten allergies
School nutrition professionals in the Green Bay, Wis., school district say they are working to make substitutions for students with gluten allergies, including mashing potatoes -- rather than serving them instant potatoes, which sometimes contain gluten. "We want them to experience the full dining experience, and at the same time assure parents that we are providing foods that are safe for kids to eat," said Laura Rowell, a registered dietitian for the Green Bay district. Green Bay Press-Gazette (Wis.) (2/10)  | The total diet or overall pattern of food eaten is the most important focus of healthy eating. All foods can fit within this pattern if consumed in moderation with appropriate portion size and combined with physical activity."
--Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics position statement, as quoted by FoodNavigator |
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