Adherence to nutrition recommendations and use of supplements essential for vegans

Vegans adhere to nutrition recommendations in varying degrees, according to a new Finnish study.

Childhood obesity and cardiometabolic risk increases when meals are skipped

Children who skip main meals are more likely to have excess body fat and an increased cardiometabolic risk already at the age of 6 to 8 years, according to a Finnish study.

December 21, 2014 · by  · in Nutritional News · Tags: , , , ,

Obesity risk among adolescents reduced with 5 regular meals a day

A regular eating pattern may protect adolescents from obesity, according to a Finnish population-based study with more than 4,000 participants. When eating five meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks – a day, even those with a genetic predisposition to obesity had no higher body mass index (BMI) than their controls…