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Battling the Bulge in Adolescents: Students Learn Healthy Eating Habits with Computer-based Teaching
According to the Center for Disease Control, 9 million young people in America are overweight, making the need to promote nutrition and health a public priority. Teaching children about healthy eating habits is an important part of student health education in public schools. According to a recent... view more (2004-07-15)

The difference in eating habits between men and women
When it comes to what we eat, men and women really are different according to scientific research presented today (March 19) at the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia.   view more (2008-03-20)

Children with TVs in their room sleep less
Middle school children who have a television or computer in their room sleep less during the school year, watch more TV, play more computer games and surf the net more than their peers who don't.   view more (2008-09-03)

Eating competence may lower risk of heart disease
People who are confident, comfortable and flexible with their eating habits may be at a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular disease than people who are not.   view more (2007-09-19)

Eating junk food whilst pregnant and breastfeeding may lead to obese offspring
Mothers who eat junk food during pregnancy and breastfeeding may be putting their children at risk of overeating and developing obesity.   view more (2007-08-15)

University of Ulster Software gets Healthy Eating Message Across to Kids
Getting kids to eat healthily and learn about nutrition can be fun - thanks to a new interactive computer package produced by the University of Ulster. Dish It Up, the CD ROM which is being launched at the University's Coleraine campus today, aims to promote nutrition and healthy eating amongst... view more (2002-06-24)

U of M study shows fast food as family meals limits healthy food intake, increases obesity risk
Families whose meals frequently consist of fast food are more likely to have unhealthy eating habits, poor access to healthy foods at home, and a higher risk for obesity, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School.   view more (2007-01-09)

Media invitation: Turning the tables on archaeology
A two-day conference at the University of Sheffield from Friday 23 April 2004 is set to give an insight into the history of food and table manners. The Table - The Second Course will examine how eating habits have changed through the ages, and how these developments affect the way we eat today. For... view more (2004-04-21)

Eating disorders and other factors
Anorexia and Bulimia are serious changes in eating habits, serious enough for a number of researchers to be seeking the origins of such disorders. Though their causes have been looked for in the demands made by contemporary society, in the slavery to image and such social factors, nowadays other... view more (2003-06-19)

eating disorders more common among girls with diabetes
Eating disorders are almost twice as common in girls with type 1 diabetes as in non-diabetic girls of the same age, putting them at increased risk of complications, according to a study in this week?s BMJ. Canadian researchers surveyed over 1,400 young women aged between 12 and 19 years about their... view more (2000-06-06)

U of M finds teens who eat breakfast daily eat healthier diets than those who skip breakfast
University of Minnesota School of Public Health Project Eating Among Teens (EAT) researchers have found further evidence to support the importance of encouraging youth to eat breakfast regularly.   view more (2008-03-03)

Media images and eating disorders
Media images can exert a significant negative impact on the self-image of eating disordered women. This is one of the findings Dr Melissa Aitken and Dr Bernice Andrews of Royal Holloway, University of London, reported today, Saturday 16 March, at The British Psychological Society’s Annual... view more (2002-02-27)

New study indicates link between weight gains during pregnancy and dieting history
Women who have a history of dieting or other restricted eating practices are at risk of gaining an inappropriate amount of weight during pregnancy.   view more (2008-10-01)

The first 'no diet' diet
Is it possible to lose weight without going on a diet? New psychological research suggests that it is.   view more (2004-08-23)

NEW QUESTIONNAIRE HELPS IDENTIFY EATING DISORDERS IN WOMEN
The questions are:-   view more (1999-12-01)

Christmas shopping habits examined by sociology student
Done all your Christmas shopping yet? Or will you be one of the many people still frantically running round the shops on Christmas Eve? Lucia Glover, a sociology student at the University of Sussex, is doing her final year project on the topic of Christmas shopping and examining the different ways... view more (2002-11-27)

U of I scientist does nutritional detective work in Botswana
Many Americans have a soft spot for Botswana, developed while reading the best-selling #1 Ladies Detective Agency series. But few have had a chance to do any sleuthing of their own in that African country.   view more (2007-10-26)

Child Health Psychologists Need To Promote Adult Disease Prevention
Many of the lifestyle habits that children and adolescents develop-eating a diet high in fat and low in fruits and vegetables, being physically inactive or sedentary, and experimenting with tobacco and alcohol use-can have a major impact on their health later in life.   view more (2007-10-25)

Autoantibodies common in anorexia patients
A large proportion of anorexia and/or bulimia patients have antibodies against the body's own substances that are involved in the brain's control of eating behavior. The results indicate that there is a connection between eating disturbances and both the nervous system and the immune system. The... view more (2002-12-12)

U of M study shows promoting self-weighing in teens is not helpful to weight management
Teenage girls who weigh themselves frequently are more likely to binge eat and participate in unhealthy weight control behaviors in the future, according to new research from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.   view more (2006-12-06)

Anorexia and bulimia and their relation to the consumption of drugs
The Pamplona-based psychologist, Margarita Aguinaga Aguinaga, has recently defended her PhD at the Public University of Navarre on her research work into eating behaviour disorders - such as anorexia and bulimia - and drug consumption.   view more (2004-07-26)

Direct link established between tropical tree and insect diversity
Higher tree species diversity leads directly to higher diversity of leaf-eating insects.   view more (2006-07-19)

Leanest teens are biggest energy users and consumers
Teens who are most physically active and consume the most calories are the leanest, researchers say.   view more (2007-04-09)

It's not too late to change -- lowering cardiac risk later in life
Can adopting a healthier lifestyle later in life help -- or is it too late? In a study published in the July 2007 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston found that people 45 to 64 years of age who added healthy lifestyle... view more (2007-06-28)

Concern Over Misclassification And Inappropriate Treatment Of People With Eating Disorders (p 407)
Authors of a seminar in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide an insight into our knowledge and treatment of eating disorders. They note how the current way of classifying eating disorders neglects the majority of people with eating disorders with the result that these cases have barely been... view more (2003-01-29)
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