Researchers at Virginia Tech have developed a new scoring method for assessing beverage intake, the Healthy Beverage Index (HBI) to evaluate overall beverage intake quality and to determine if improvements in beverage intake patterns are associated with improvements in health. A great deal of attention has been directed at sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake, and a broader … [Read more...]
Traffic Light Foods Labels: Helping Consumer Make Better Choices
Researchers at the University of Bonn have reached the conclusion that the traffic light label is more effective in helping consumers resist high-calorie foods than a purely information-based label. Red, yellow, green: The traffic signal labels on packages are supposed to be an easy-to-understand indication of the overall "healthiness" of a food product. For example, "red" … [Read more...]
A Shop-Front To Highlight The Children’s Obesity Crisis
The next generation faces a future of ill health, shortened lives, and an overstretched NHS. Globally, in 2013 the number of overweight children under the age of five, is estimated to be over 42 million. Close to 31 million of these are living in developing countries. According to Alison Cox, Cancer Research UK’s director of prevention: Around 4,000 youngsters … [Read more...]
Menopause And Weight Gain
Menopause is a medical term used to describe the time one year AFTER you stop having periods, which occurs around age 51. But the ten or more years before your ovaries go "two claws up" can put you on a hormonal roller-coaster ride every month. During 35- 55 women experience either gain weight or find that maintaining weight becomes more difficult with progression in … [Read more...]
Health And Fitness Needs Of Women At 50+
Nutritional Needs Daily Health Care Cardiovascular Training Flexibility Training Possible Disability of Disease Social Aspect Here come the golden years, time to enjoy and reap benefits of living a hard working life. Turning 50 and going on to 60, 70 and 80 should in no way hamper achieving optimum health & fitness goals. Recent studies indicate that … [Read more...]
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