Monthly Archives: August 2012
Learning Self Control Helps Combat Obesity
If you placed a marshmallow on the dinner table in front of your child, could they wait to eat it? Could they wait 15 minutes? It’s hard enough for adults to delay gratification. But kids who are able to learn self-control skills at age 4 have a lower body mass index 30 years later, according […]READ MORE
Processing Food Stereotypes for the Truth
Processed food. It’s a widely-used term for food that’s bad for you, right? Not necessarily so, according to a study published in the July issue of Advances in Nutrition. Where would we be without pasteurized milk, researchers ask? How would people with celiac disease and lactose intolerance be able to eat many foods that require processing […]READ MORE
Eating Lunch Out? Look for Posted Calorie Counts
Going out to lunch may never be the same. And maybe that’s a good thing. Soon, many chain restaurants nationwide will be required to display nutritional information for everything they sell. Not only will you see how many calories come in that grilled chicken salad with pecans and crumbled cheese, but how much fat and […]READ MORE