http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- More than 16 percent of children and adolescents in the United States are overweight-a doubling of the estimated incidence of overweight among children and a tripling of the rate among adolescents in the past two decades. But scientists funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and based at the ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, Texas, are fighting back. http://www.physorg.com/news176044383.html Medicine & Health Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:40:07 EST news176044383 (PhysOrg.com) -- Changing your focus from dieting to living healthy during the holidays boosts the chances of maintaining your perfect weight. http://www.physorg.com/news174917098.html Medicine & Health Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:30:01 EST news174917098 (PhysOrg.com) -- Irregular work schedules, long hours, job dissatisfaction and other such working conditions of parents in low-income families significantly impact family food choices, according to a new Cornell study. http://www.physorg.com/news172173547.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:20:02 EST news172173547 Since most parents in the US are employed, there are competing demands on their time that can compromise food choices for themselves and their children. How parents cope with these demands and how work conditions are related to food choice coping strategies are the subjects of a study in the September/October issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Findings suggest that better work conditions may be associated with more positive strategies such as more home-prepared meals, eating with the family, keeping healthful food at work, and less meal skipping. http://www.physorg.com/news171694679.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:10:01 EST news171694679 (PhysOrg.com) -- Eating a small lunch doesn`t necessarily mean you`ll be so hungry for dinner that you`ll eat more than usual, a new study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news168102822.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:15:01 EST news168102822 Good eating habits can result when families eat together. In the March/April 2009 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers from the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota report on one of the first studies to examine the long-term benefits of regular family meals for diet quality during the transition from early to middle adolescence. In general, the study found adolescents who participated in regular family meals reported more healthful diets and meal patterns compared to adolescents without regular family meals. http://www.physorg.com/news155810451.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:43:35 EST news155810451 A special Supplement to the February 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association presents findings from the recently released Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study (SNDA-III), conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., as well as research from other studies using SNDA-III data. Sponsored by the Food and Nutrition Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), SNDA-III assesses the quality and contributions of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP), longstanding government efforts to bring good food to the children of America. http://www.physorg.com/news152722674.html Medicine & Health Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:01:39 EST news152722674 Several years ago, I did a study in graduate school to determine why some children like vegetables and many do not. Two findings emerged from my "research" with 6 and 7 year olds: Children who had opportunity to help grow and/or prepare vegetables liked to eat them. And even when moms prepared most of the meals, kids tended to copy how dad ate. http://www.physorg.com/news151942886.html Medicine & Health Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:21:40 EST news151942886 Only 3 percent of kids' meals served at fast-food restaurants met federal dietary guidelines in the first study to examine the nutrient quality of such meals in a major U.S. metropolitan market. http://www.physorg.com/news149186570.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:42:50 EST news149186570 A new study in the Review of Agricultural Economics compares fast food and table service meals at restaurants. Results show that both are larger and have more calories than meals prepared at home, with the typical fast food meal being smaller and having fewer calories than the average meal from a table service restaurant. http://www.physorg.com/news148734436.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:07:16 EST news148734436