Nutrition News

The healthy eating habits of preschool-aged children living in a low-income area were independent of unhealthy food habits, according to recent research in the Maternal and Child Health Journal.

The nutritional value of student meal choices was improved after the implementation of the 2010 Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, according to recent research in JAMA Pediatrics.

Children and adolescents who took 30 seconds between each bite of food had a decrease in body weight, compared with weight gain among those who did not pace their eating, according to recently published data.

The Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute has received $2 million to study an obesity treatment method that uses long-term interventions for children and parents to reach and sustain weight-loss goals, according to a press release.

The 8th edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans was released today from HHS and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and it is the first edition of the guidelines to set measurable limits on how much added sugar Americans should consume.

A goal-based physical activity initiative increased the intensity level of exercise activity in after-school programs without increasing the amount of activity time allocated by the programs, according to recent research in JAMA Pediatrics.

More than 20% of children and adolescents in the United States had at least one abnormal cholesterol level between 2011 and 2014, according to a report from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.

New research showed that children with obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the UK fail to meet UK recommendations for exercise and diet, indicating efforts should be made to help improve existing guidelines. “This is the first study to assess dietary and activity patterns in a UK pediatric NAFLD population,” the researchers wrote.

Television advertisements for nutritionally poor children’s foods and beverages used emotional messages and false health-related claims to target parents, according to recent research in Pediatrics.

Teens and young adults, especially females, who weighed themselves regularly had significantly higher odds of depression and weight concern, as well as decreased body satisfaction and self-esteem, according to recently published data.