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Nibbles: Drinking boosts cancer in women, more bariatric surgery in UK and weight-loss drug won’t change behavior
on Feb 24, 2009 in Bariatric surgery Beverages Childhood obesity Diet pills, drugs, supplements and devices Food safety Foreign stories (non-U.S.) Kids and families Nibbles: diet news shorts Obesity health dangers Obesity research and studies alcohol alli Britain cancer fat consumption food-borne illness obesity orlistat premature death salmonella Wisconsin Women who drink alcohol more likely to get some cancers; men who are obese at 18 more likely to die prematurely; bariatric surgery up 40 percent in Britain; salmonella illnesses up to 666; and people taking weight loss drug don't make changes that wo...
Are health nut parents giving their kids orthorexia?
on Feb 26, 2009 in Eating disorders, anorexia & bulimia nervosa Kids and families Nutrition orthorexia Parents who are obsessed with their kids' healthy eating may be putting too much pressure on kids to eat right, in turn making them obsessed with healthy eating and perhaps contributing to future eating disorders.From the RSS feed of CalorieLab News...
Work-out Nibbles: Mental exhaustion makes it harder, stair workouts and PlayStation hand
on Feb 28, 2009 in Childhood obesity Exercise and fitness Kids and families exercise PlayStation schools stairs Mental exhaustion makes a workout more tiring; adjustable desks let kids move through the school day; stair workouts help people shape up for free; and girl develops rare case of PlayStation hand.From the RSS feed of CalorieLab News (REF3076322B7) Wo...
Nibbles: TV linked to asthma in kids, alcohol use and depression connected, and Snickers makes up a snacky language
on Mar 2, 2009 in Beverages Childhood obesity Exercise and fitness Food miscellaneous Foreign stories (non-U.S.) Kids and families Nibbles: diet news shorts Snacks alcohol asthma autism children China depression gastrointestinal genetics smoking Snickers television Kids who watch more TV seem to have more asthma; autism and gastrointestinal problems may be genetically linked; abusing alcohol tied to depression; Chinese doctors urged to stop smoking; and Snickers introduces a new language to talk about snacking.
Nibbles: Healthy diet may offset obesity gene, insight into fructose and diabetes, and “Loser” says he wishes he’d run whole marathon
on Mar 3, 2009 in Beverages Biggest Loser Childhood obesity Diabetes Food safety Foreign stories (non-U.S.) Kids and families Nibbles: diet news shorts Soda pop, HFCS, and beverages alcohol fructose heart attacks insulin resistance obesity gene peanuts salmonella Eating right can cancel out obesity gene in kids; drug combination may cause more heart attacks; rat study looks into links between fructose and insulin resistance; dead rodents found at Texas peanut plant; watching people drink on TV makes young adu...