Overeating When Not Hungry Is Common In Obese Kids
Children who are overweight and obese eat 34% more calories from snack foods even after eating a meal, compared to their siblings of average weight. Indulging in that much more food, if continued over time, can lead to excess weight gain, according a study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition…
September 25, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: after-eating, clinical, continued-over, excess-weight, foods-even, from-snack, more-calories, more-food, nursing, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, siblings, their-siblings, university
Although Fast-Food Menu Calorie Counts Are Legally Compliant, They Are Not As Helpful To Consumers As They Should Be
Calorie listings on fast-food chain restaurant menus might meet federal labeling requirements but don’t do a good job of helping consumers trying to make healthy meal choices, a new Columbia University School of Nursing (CUSON) study reports…
February 27, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: columbia, columbia-university, federal-labeling, helping-consumers, make-healthy, might-meet, nursing, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets
