Friday, May 31, 2013

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Nordic diet reduces harmful cholesterol, study says | Post-workout healthy snack maximizes after-burn, RD says | Ads urge parents to give children water, not sugared drinks
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May 31, 2013
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Nordic diet reduces harmful cholesterol, study says
A plant-based Nordic diet that emphasized fruits and vegetables and restricted meat and sugary foods reduced harmful cholesterol and fat particles in the blood, researchers from Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland reported in the Journal of Internal Medicine. Researchers said the next step is to see if the diet can be used for weight control. MedicalDaily.com (5/30)
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Post-workout healthy snack maximizes after-burn, RD says
To maximize the caloric after-burn from a workout, registered dietitian Jill Koegel recommends eating nutrient-dense foods for energy within a half-hour after exercising. Along with a balanced diet of meals and snacks, she says a post-workout boost could include a granola bar with a balance of protein and carbohydrates or 8 to 12 ounces of low-fat chocolate milk. Omaha World-Herald (Neb.)/Live Well Nebraska blog (5/29)
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Ads urge parents to give children water, not sugared drinks
Health groups in Contra Costa County, Calif., are sponsoring ads that urge parents to give young children water instead of sugar-sweetened drinks. The "Sugar Bites" ads, displayed on storefronts and mass transit, show sugared drinks as toothy monsters. San Jose Mercury News (Calif.) (free registration) (5/30)
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Science & Research
Phone intervention demonstrates efficacy in weight management
Obese, middle-aged participants who underwent a weekly group phone call intervention lost similar weight at six months and one year as those who received a face-to-face intervention, a study in the Journal on Obesity indicated. However, those in the phone call group had lower health costs compared with the face-to-face group, researchers said. Examiner.com (5/27)
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Fast-food chains close to schools may impact weight of some minorities
Black and Hispanic teens who attended schools near a fast-food restaurant were more likely to be overweight than their Asian and Caucasian peers, according to a study in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. Living in low-income, urban neighborhoods with such proximity also canceled out the benefits of exercising three days a week for black and Hispanic students, the researchers found. MedicalDaily.com (5/30)
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Fresh produce compounds may make rations more nutritious
Researchers at North Carolina State University are working with help from the U.S. Army to create new ingredients from compounds found in kale and muscadine grapes that will add nutritional value to military rations. A $60,000 grant from the Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies is supporting the project. The Packer (Lenexa, Kan.) (5/29)
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Fitness
Study: Active parents do not influence teen fitness
Physically active parents do not affect their teens' level of fitness, German researchers reported in the Journal of Adolescent Health. However, the study did find having two normal-weight parents was a predictor of cardiorespiratory fitness in boys and girls. Center for Advancing Health/Health Behavior News Service (5/28)
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Institutional Foodservice
Pa. hospital system creates dining guides for heart failure patients
Excela Health in Pennsylvania teamed up with 20 restaurants in developing dining guides for people with congestive heart failure. Menu items must meet the salt restrictions for a CHF diet and be approved by Excela dietitian Dawn Davoli to display an Excela Heart Center logo. American City Business Journals/Pittsburgh (5/29)
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Recipe of the Day
Grilled pineapple with Nutella
Turn grilled fruit into a decadent dessert fit for company. Cooking Channel/Giada de Laurentiis
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Food For Thought
When it comes to exercise, the most important thing is to vary what you do and vary your intensity, so that your body doesn't become conditioned to any one workout and you can continue to burn calories."
-- RD and certified personal trainer Jill Koegel, writing for the Omaha World-Herald
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