Study: High-protein breakfast helps control hunger in young girls Researchers at the University of Missouri found that overweight and obese adolescent girls who ate a high-protein breakfast felt less hungry and had reduced activity in the brain region that regulates food motivation compared with those who ate an average-protein breakfast and those who skipped the meal. Those who ate a high-protein breakfast also showed lower levels of high-fat snacking at night, researchers wrote in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. MedicalDaily.com (3/26) Study: Obesity may be forecast with breath test Researchers found that participants with increased methane and hydrogen levels in breath samples had higher BMI and body fat than did those with normal samples and those whose samples showed a higher concentration of only one of the two gases. The findings in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism suggest an overabundance of the bacteria Methanobrevibacter smithii in the gut, which may increase the risk of weight gain and fat accumulation, researchers said. U.S. News & World Report/HealthDay News (3/26) Canola oil is linked to less belly fat Researchers say high-oleic canola oil can reduce belly fat in adults when consumed in place of other oil. The study, presented at an American Heart Association meeting, found that adults who consumed such canola oil daily reduced belly fat by 1.6% over four weeks. QSRMagazine.com (3/25) | | Institutional Foodservice | Middle-school students say "aloha" to healthy eating Nutrition professionals at a Massachusetts middle school recently prepared food for a luau to show students and adults how healthy -- and tasty -- fruit can be. The event featured dark chocolate-covered strawberries, fruit custard cups and slices of pineapples, coconuts, bananas, mangoes, papaya and melons. "We like to have these events for the children so they can understand that healthy food isn't boring, but it's festive, fun and really delicious," said chef Kimberly Adkins, food-service director. The Daily News (Newburyport, Mass.) (3/23) | Spinach and tomato chicken This light and flavorful dish is perfect for a busy weeknight. My Kitchen Escapades |  | Some dietary fats are good for us. Balance and proportion are good for us. Some dietary fats are bad for us. Deficiencies, excesses and imbalances are bad for us." | | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.
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