Caloric Intake

BOSTON — Time-restricted eating did not result in more weight loss vs. a usual eating pattern, suggesting that overall caloric intake may have a larger effect on weight loss than meal timing, researchers reported.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s MyPlate intervention could be a practical weight management alternative for patients who struggle with counting calories, according to researchers.

The proportion of total energy that children and adolescents consumed from ultra-processed foods rose nearly 6 percentage points during a recent 20-year period, according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Association between calorie intake and post-discharge outcomes in patients hospitalized for HF.

Patients with HF who had insufficient calorie intake had increased burden of readmission and a poor quality of life after discharge, according to findings from the GOURMET-HF trial.

Adults who eat a breakfast high in sugar are no more likely to go on to consume more calories during the day than adults who eat a breakfast lower in sugar, according to findings from a randomized crossover study published in Obesity.

The average caloric intake among children from eating post-game snacks exceeds the number of calories they burn playing sports, study findings suggest.

Women who were obese during midlife had a 21% greater risk for dementia compared with women who were not, according to a study published in BMJ.

PHILADELPHIA — Women who consumed a higher proportion of their daily calories after 6 p.m. had poorer overall CV health and higher BP, BMI and HbA1c levels, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes who consumed a delayed-release nutrient pill took longer to reach peak GLP-1 levels compared with when they consumed an unformulated nutrient powder, according to findings published in Nutrition & Diabetes.