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Independent And Small-Chain Restaurants Serving Extremely High Calorie Meals
A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine found that the average meal from independent and small-chain restaurants contains more than half of a person's recommended daily calorie intake. On average, meals from such restaurants contained
Medical News Today | May 14, 2013 07:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
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Study Finds That Drinking Water Has Little Or No Effect On Resting Energy Expenditure
A study presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Liverpool has found that drinking distilled water has virtually no effect on resting energy expenditure, while mineral water has only a very small effect. The research is by Nathalie CharriÃ
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Analysis Reveals That Slimming World Programme Successfully Helps People Of All Sizes To Lose Weight Equally, While Men Do Better Than Women
A new study of 1.2 million self-funded Slimming World members - presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Liverpool, UK - reveals that people of all sizes, from slightly overweight to severely overweight in the higher body-mass index (BMI)
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Restaurant meals pack calorie punch: studies
A single meal at a North American restaurant may contain more than half the calories the average person needs for the whole day, according to research published Monday in a leading U.S. medical journal.
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Study Finds Inconsistent And Slow Reduction In Sodium Levels In Processed And Restaurant's Food
JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C., and colleagues suggest voluntary reductions in sodium levels in processed and restaurant foods is inconsiste
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Research Letter Evaluates Calories, Fat, And Sodium Content In Restaurant Meals
JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A research letter by Mary R. L'Abbe, Ph.D., of the University of Toronto, Canada, and colleagues examined the nutritional profile of breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals from sit-down restaurants (SDR). (Online First)
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Giving Babies Formula In Early Days May Help Prolong Breastfeeding For Some
In a bid to promote breastfeeding, hospitals push to reduce formula feeding in infants in the days following their birth. But in a new study, the first to carry out a randomized trial, researchers show that giving small amounts of formula to newborns who
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Public Agencies Can Address The Obesity Epidemic
With simple and innovative measures, public agencies at state and local levels can play a significant role in promoting healthier eating habits - steps that could make a difference in curbing the nation's obesity epidemic...
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Coumarin In Cinnamon Causes Liver Damage In Some People
Sensitive people who consume cinnamon-flavored foods, drinks and food supplements may have a higher risk of liver damage, researchers from the University of Mississippi, USA, and King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, report in the Journal of Agricul
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Obesity obsession overlooks underweight kids
An obsession with overweight kids means children who are underweight are often overlooked, a new study finds.
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