Nutrition News

Guidance on complementary feeding to prevent childhood obesity correlated with an increased use of protective feeding practices among first-time mothers, according to results of the NOURISH trial.

Allowing children to choose what and how much to eat from a meal structured and provided by parents or caregivers reduced the likelihood of obesity, according to a recent study.

No significant improvements have been found in the nutritional value of food marketed to children after the food and beverage industry’s 2009 self-regulating program, the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative.

An obesity intervention program that includes computerized clinical decision support for physicians as well as health coaching for families significantly improved BMI rates in obese children, according to new study findings.

SAN DIEGO — Children who watched at least one hour of television per day were significantly more likely to be overweight vs. children who watched 30 minutes or less, according to data presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting.

Nearly half of the food and beverage products directly marketed to children do not meet the nutrition recommendation guidelines of the federal Interagency Working Group, making them ineligible to be advertised, according to recently published data.

Parents who purchase human milk via the Internet should be mindful that their purchase may not be 100% human milk, as study data has confirmed the presence of cow’s milk in what was advertised as human milk.

Energy intake from burger, pizza and chicken fast food restaurants significantly decreased among children from 2003 to 2010, according to study findings in JAMA Pediatrics.

Schools that utilized chef-enhanced meals and choice architecture significantly increased student consumption of fruits and vegetables after students were exposed to new foods for 7 months.

Children and adults highly exposed to The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education intervention, in California, were more likely to consume fruits and vegetables, compared with those who had little to no exposure to the programs.