Mindfulness-based eating awareness helps adolescents eat healthier foods, be more active

Some of the simplest, safest lessons to help adolescents combat obesity may be raising their awareness of what they are eating and whether they are even hungry, researchers say.

More Than 15,000 Fast Food Restaurants Trim Down For Kids’ Obesity

All I remember is that when I was little, we used to go the the International House of Pancakes (IHOP) and I’d beg and plead for the chocolate pancake with the smiley face formed of cherry eyes, a chocolate chip smile and whipped cream nose. Maybe not such a good idea. To combat obesity however, more than 15,000 restaurants in the U.S…

Tackling Obesity By Taxing Unhealthy Foods, Better Labelling And Restricting Advertising

The third paper in The Lancet Series on Chronic Diseases and Development examines a range of measures to combat obesity in nations of all incomes, and concludes that a combined approach of taxing unhealthy foods (and/or reducing tax on healthy foods), restricting food advertising, and improving labeling is among the most cost-effective ways to impact on obesity in all nations…