The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
International fast food chains and major catering firms in Britain have decided to introduce calorie information on their menus for the first time from this month. As part of its drive to tackle growing obesity in Britain, the Labour government in January introduced the calorie labelling scheme for restaurants, pubs …
Differences in the neighborhood food environment may contribute to disparities in obesity. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of neighborhood food environments with body mass index (BMI) and obesity after control for neighborhood walkability.
Is not cool, it increases risk of various diseases, says report THE rich and the middle class are spending more on unhealthy food, according to the quick estimates of the national consumption expenditure 2007-08. The study measures the amount of money that consumers spend on food. This has led to …
A role of dietary nutrients in relation to insulin resistance has been suggested but conclusive evidence in human beings is lacking. Asian Indians and South Asians are prone to develop insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome. In the present paper, data pertaining to nutrient intake, insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk …
This new lab study on cooking oils by CSE, finds high levels of dangerous trans fats in all samples of vanaspati oil. Expresses concern over delays in setting up of stringent standards and recommends tough enforcement so that companies cannot take us and our food for a ride. There is …
London, Dec. 11: In less than three years, Britain will be struggling with an obesity epidemic as one-third of the population will be obese by 2012. Researchers have estimated that almost 13 million adults will be obese by 2012, based on current projections. Examining data from health survey for England, …
The world population has increased 50 percent over the last half century alone. That is a staggering 3 billion more mouths to feed. Despite a serious backlash during the last year, never before have so many had food to eat. And never before have so many suffered from being overweight …
Developmental exposures to organophosphate pesticides are virtually ubiquitous. These agents are neurotoxicants, but recent evidence also points to lasting effects on metabolism. The researchers administered parathion to neonatal rats. In adulthood, the researchers assessed the impact on weight gain, food consumption, and glucose and lipid homeostasis, as well as the …
food Store bread without worry A new type of paper packaging made with cinnamon oil will preserve bread and other baked food by up to 10 days, say researchers of University of Zaragoza in Spain. Some scientists have earlier tried out various methods for fighting bread mold, a kind of …
Patralekha Chatterjee THE UNDERFED still outnumber the overfed. But food is the new religion of aspiring India, competing with sex on the pleasure-o-meter of the urbane and the upward-mobile. There have always been those who clearly love food for its abiding satisfactions. But the food gurus of today are the …
What is acceptable in cholesterol levels in blood has undergone a significant change in recent years. Expert panels and medical bodies round the world have come up with a series of stricter as well as more nuanced guidelines. For instance, the normal levels for LDL (Low Density and Lipoprotein) and …
Bindu Shajan Perappadan Obesity in urban kids increased from 16 p.c. to 24 p.c. from 2002 to 2007 NEW DELHI: Childhood obesity is tilting the scale against children in urban Delhi with the latest survey on "Childhood obesity in Asian Indians' finding them more overweight and unhealthier than those surveyed …
Washington, July 8: Declining physical activity and a shift towards a Western diet are driving up obesity rates in China, with more than 25 per cent of adults now considered overweight or obese, a study warned on Tuesday. Researchers writing in the July-August issue of the journal Health Affairs predicted …
As was clear from a wide-ranging survey of nutrition issues at last month's Pacific Health Summit in Seattle, Washington, behavioural change is a key element in tackling the twin crises of under-nutrition and obesity, which are all too easily forgotten in the competition for the world's attention. (Editorial)
We've known for a long time that a high-fat diet, obesity and lack of exercise can increase the risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes, two conditions that affect millions of Americans. What we are finding out now is that those same lifestyle factors also play an important …
