Eating Habit

DALLAS — Children who switch between foods more frequently while eating may be more likely to gain weight, according to a speaker at ObesityWeek.

Once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg is associated with reductions in hunger and improved fullness at 20 weeks as well as improved craving control at 2 years, according to findings from the STEP 5 randomized controlled trial.

Adolescents who ate more candy, pastries and frozen desserts during the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to increase consumption of other ultra-processed foods compared with teens reporting eating fewer ultra-processed foods, data show.

Older women who primarily ate alone were more likely to have angina and worse nutrition than those who ate with others, according to a South Korean study published in the journal Menopause.

Adhering to any of the healthy eating patterns from the 2015 U.S. dietary guidelines significantly improved CVD risk markers in children with overweight who have elevated cholesterol levels, researchers reported in Clinical Pediatrics.

In the past few months, one in five parents reported that their children ate fast food more often, a recent poll showed.

The American Heart Association and the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices both emphasized that reports of myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination should not dissuade people from getting immunized.