Study: Menu labels help least-health-conscious diners the most Oklahoma State University researchers who studied customers at a campus restaurant found that the least-health-conscious diners consumed the fewest calories when ordering off menus that listed calorie counts or color-coded healthier options. Overall, diners using the alternative menus ate fewer calories than did those who ordered off standard menus. People who are not health conscious, however, are "precisely the people that menu labeling laws are often trying to influence," the researchers wrote on the website of the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Reuters (2/15) Share:       | Vegetarian diets don't always lead to weight loss, RD says Eating a vegetarian diet doesn't always mean losing weight because foods such as granola or veggie pizza still can be high in calories, registered dietitian Nicole German writes. A big problem is eating too many carbohydrates and not enough protein, German writes, and she recommends adding more leafy green vegetables, keeping track of food intake, limiting portions and avoiding white, processed breads and snack foods. Diet-Blog.com (2/15) Share: | Study: Weight-loss program is safe, effective among senior women Older obese women who underwent a lifestyle intervention had lost as much weight as middle-age participants at six and 18 months, according to a study in the journal Clinical Interventions in Aging. Older women did not show higher risk of adverse events than middle-aged women did, researchers noted, and improvements in blood pressure were higher among the older women. DailyRx.com (2/17) Share: Poor stress response may increase obesity risk in children Children who had higher cortisol levels in response to stressors showed higher BMI and consumed more calories despite the absence of hunger compared with those who only had slightly elevated cortisol rates, a study found. The results in the journal Appetite suggest that children who have a poor response to stress may be at an increased risk of obesity. Yahoo/Asian News International (2/16) Share: | | Institutional Foodservice | What pizza is teaching N.C. students about nutrition Fifteen schools in Mecklenburg County, N.C., are participating in a Field to Fork program in which they will grow fresh ingredients to make their own healthy pizzas. The "Pizza Gardens" project also will be incorporated into classroom lessons. Officials say the program, which has grown locally from five schools in 2010, helps teach students about health and nutrition using something that excites them -- pizza. The Charlotte Observer (N.C.) (2/16) Share: | Warm gazpacho and sizzling fish Have a hankering for some summer soup? This reworked version makes it a warm, comforting winter dish, topped with sauteed fish. The Well-Fed Heart Share: |  | This might sound simplistic, but the more you eat fruits and vegetables the more you'll become familiar with what's fresh and what's tasty." | | This SmartBrief was created for jmabs1@gmail.com
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