Worldwide obesity rates see ‘startling’ increase over past 3 decades

An international research team has found that, unlike other major global health risks – such as smoking – obesity rates have significantly increased over the past 30 years.

Bedroom TVs a cause of childhood obesity, study suggests

Recent figures show that childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents over the past 3 decades. New research suggests that children who have televisions in their bedroom are more likely to gain weight, compared with those who do not have them in their bedroom.This is according to a study recently published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

What are the health benefits of oats?

Oats (Avena sativa) are a cereal commonly eaten in the form of oatmeal or rolled oats.They are mainly eaten as porridge, as an ingredient in breakfast cereals and in baked goods (oatcakes, oat cookies and oat bread). Over the past few decades oats have become a very popular “health food”.

The importance of fiber in the prevention of diabetes and obesity

Scientists have known for the past twenty years that a fiber-rich diet protects the organism against obesity and diabetes but the mechanisms involved have so far eluded them.

High fiber diet may protect against asthma

In the past 50 years, as fruits and vegetables have featured less and less in the Western diet, rates of allergic asthma have gone up. Now a new study suggests these trends are not coincidental, but causally linked.

Decreasing Diabetes Risk In Obese Children And Adolescents Through Vitamin D Supplementation

Childhood and adolescent obesity rates in the United States have increased dramatically in the past three decades. Being obese puts individuals at greater risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, a disease in which individuals have too much sugar in their blood…

Food Insecurity Predicts Mental Health Problems In Adolescents

A study published in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that adolescents who experienced food insecurity in the past year have a higher prevalence of mental disorders than adolescents whose families have reliable access to food…

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Don’t Improve Heart’s Ability To Relax And Efficiently Refill With Blood

Over the past three decades, researchers have firmly established that the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil, including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), have healthy effects on the heart…

Fish Oil May Help Prevent Psychiatric Disorders

Researchers at Zucker Hillside Hospital’s Recognition and Prevention (RAP) Program who have worked with teenagers at risk for serious mental illness for the past decade are now studying the effectiveness of Omega 3 fatty acids (fish oil) for treating psychiatric symptoms…

Cooking Should Be Integrated Into School Curriculum To Fight Childhood Obesity

Based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other reports that childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years, we recognize the importance of reaching our children early to form good food habits…

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