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By Ronnie Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Teenagers who didn’t eat a good breakfast were more likely to be obese and have elevated blood sugar in middle age, a new study shows. Researchers at Umea University in Sweden found that teens who reported eating no breakfast or only sweets were two-thirds more likely to develop a cluster of risk factors linked to heart disease and diabetes when they were in their 40s than their peers who ate more substantial morning meals. “It may be that eating breakfast aids in keeping to a healthier diet the rest of the day,” the study’s lead author, Maria Wennberg, told Reuters Health in an email. Kids who miss breakfast experience hunger surges and tend to overeat later in the day, Dr. David Ludwig, a pediatrics and nutrition researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, said.
By Shereen Jegtvig NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men who took part in a weight loss program designed specifically for male soccer fans lost an average of 12 pounds (5 kg) and had a good time doing it, according to a new study from Scotland. The 12-week Football Fans in Training (FFIT) program, run by coaching staffs from 13 Scottish Professional Football League teams, combined advice on healthy diet with physical activity and team regalia. “We thought there was an urgent need to develop weight management programs that were designed specifically for men in settings in which they would feel comfortable,” Sally Wyke told Reuters Health. A member of the study team, Wyke is deputy director of the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow.
McDonalds cookies have an energy density comparable to hydrazine. Hydrazine is a rocket fuel used to manoeuvre spacecraft in orbit. It was astonishing, then, to watch a small child graze through two boxes of the desiccated biscuits in one sitting. His parents watched on, preoccupied with their own colossal meals: a noxious amalgam of meat, grease and sugar.
Title: Want to Keep the Weight Off? Weekday Meals May Be Key
Category: Health News
Created: 2/6/2014 9:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/6/2014 12:00:00 AM
Pregnancy, childbirth, female hormones can all influence lifelong risk, experts say
Study found most people weighed more after weekend, but those who cut back during week were thinner
Seven ingenious techniques for cutting hundreds of calories when you belly up to the bar.
Title: ‘Gastric Banding’ Patients Often Have Dietary Issues, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 2/4/2014 2:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/5/2014 12:00:00 AM
Among a large group of Midwestern firefighters, greater adherence to Mediterranean-style diet was associated with lower risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA). The study is the first to assess the effects of Mediterranean-style diet among a group of young, working U.