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Caloric requirements are recorded in fewer than 50% of PICU patients | Use healthy treats to keep cool on 4th of July, RD says | Florida farmers, chefs promote Slow Food movement

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July 2, 2013

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Caloric requirements are recorded in fewer than 50% of PICU patients
Data on 1,349 critically ill patients, ages 30 days to 18 years, who were admitted to pediatric intensive care units showed that 47.7% of them had a documented caloric requirement in their medical records, mostly entered by registered dietitians. Documentation was linked to substantially higher total daily energy intake and greater use of enteral feeding compared with patients without such documentation, according to the study on the website of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. DoctorsLounge.com/HealthDay News (7/1)

Dietary Health

Use healthy treats to keep cool on 4th of July, RD says
Cool, healthy treats that keep people hydrated on a hot July Fourth holiday can be made using Zipzicle baggies filled with pureed fruit, spices and maybe some Greek yogurt to create freezer pops, registered dietitian Molly Kimball writes. Other ideas, she writes, include frozen fruit kabobs, creamy fruit dip, squeezable fruit pouches and smoothies. The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (7/1)

Florida farmers, chefs promote Slow Food movement
A group of local farmers and chefs came together Sunday in Pensacola, Fla., for the fundraising event A Community Cooks, a program developed by Slow Food USA that teaches attendees how to cook nutritious food at home with an emphasis on sustainability. "Slow Food is a movement that started in 1985," said Slow Foods Gulf Coast chairman Don Moore. "It's about keeping corporate food giants at bay, holding on to cultures and traditions, and sustaining the local community and economy." Pensacola News Journal (Fla.) (tiered subscription model) (6/30)

Hot cereals make a healthier morning meal
Oatmeal, quinoa, millet and grits are healthy alternatives to traditional breakfast cereals, which can be loaded with sugar, writes Scott Swartz, an assistant professor of culinary arts at the Culinary Institute of America. Cook the grains in the oven or rice cooker for 20 to 30 minutes and add spices and fruit for a hearty, nutritious and easy-to-make breakfast. Poughkeepsie Journal (N.Y.) (6/30)

Science & Research

Study ties sleep deprivation to weight gain
People who stayed up until 4 a.m. in a sleep laboratory consumed more than 550 additional calories in the late hours and ate foods that were higher in fat than those eaten during other hours, a study in the journal Sleep indicated. The participants who were kept up late at night also gained more weight over five days than the control group who got enough sleep. WebMD/HealthDay News (6/28)

Video avatar may aid weight loss, study indicates
A small study found that overweight women who watched a 15-minute DVD once a week that featured an avatar demonstrating healthy weight-loss behaviors lost 3.5 pounds, on average, after four weeks. The results in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology suggest that "virtual reality could be a promising new tool for building healthier habits," said researcher Melissa Napolitano. HealthDay News (7/1)

Fitness

Trainers tailor workouts to meet gender-specific needs
Fitness experts say exercise and training routines differ for men and women because of their physical and hormonal differences and their goals. Geralyn Coopersmith of the Equinox Fitness Training Institute says women tend to want to lose body fat while men want to bulk up, and while it can be more difficult for women to do extreme workouts, she says many young women do not challenge themselves enough. Reuters (7/1)

Institutional Foodservice

Miss. district to replace deep fryers with oven steamers
The Mississippi Department of Education's Office of Child Nutrition has issued an $18,000 grant to the Picayune School District to help it purchase oven steamers to replace deep fryers in two schools. The oven steamers are part of the district's transition to serving healthier meals for students, in compliance with federal standards. Picayune Item (Miss.) (6/29)