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Teenagers’ calorie consumption at McDonalds versus Subway
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on May 20, 2013 Researchers compare the calories purchased by teenagers at McDonald’s versus Subway.
Going back for seconds at all-you-can-eat Chinese buffets
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on April 10, 2013 Researchers with Cornell University’s Food and Brand Lab observe diners’ behavior to predict the number of trips they’ll make to the buffet at all-you-can-eat Chinese restaurants.
New report: Kids will eat their veggies…if you give them the chance
Posted by The Pump Handle on April 5, 2013 If you serve it, they will eat it. That’s one of the many lessons gleaned from a new report on the national Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.
Report: Americans dying earlier, getting sicker than those in other high-income nations
Posted by The Pump Handle on January 25, 2013 When it comes to good health, America is far from top dog. A new report finds that although the nation has experienced improvements in life expectancy and survival in the last century, we’re falling behind our counterparts in other high-income countries.
Gastric bypass surgery and the importance of long follow-up times
Posted by Liz Borkowski on November 29, 2012 A new study finds that one-third of the subjects whose diabetes went into remission following gastric bypass surgery developed the disease again within five years.
Exploring links between working conditions and obesity in low-wage workers
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on November 28, 2012 Most current strategies to address the obesity problem in Americans focus on individuals changing their behavior. A new report illuminates why those strategies alone ignore the work environment as a contributor to obesity risk.
Healthy behaviors and where the money goes
Posted by Liz Borkowski on June 7, 2012 Behaviors are major contributors to our health status, but a tiny fraction of US health spending goes to encouraging healthy behaviors like physical activity. The Bipartisan Policy Center has some recommendations for increasing physical activity, including policy changes that make it easier for people to play and get around actively.
For obesity prevention, IOM focuses on environments
Posted by Liz Borkowski on May 9, 2012 A new report from the Institute of Medicine recommends changing our environments to prevent obesity.
Willpower depletion and the brownie decision
Posted by Liz Borkowski on August 17, 2011 In a new New York Times Magazine piece, John Tierney pulls together the results of several studies that suggest willpower is finite and decisionmaking exhausting. While these findings are important in many ways (Tierney leads off with an example from the criminal justice system), I was especially interested in the implications for dieting. The whole…
Short Breaks May Counteract Toll of Sedentary Time
Posted by Liz Borkowski on May 6, 2011 As Travis Saunders has explained, evidence is accumulating about the unhealthy effects of excessive sedentary time. This isn’t just because sitting burns fewer calories than walking or standing, but because sedentary behavior is associated with changes in triglyceride uptake, HDL cholesterol, and insulin resistance. And bouts of intense exercise every morning or evening can’t completely…