Food Intake Links

Sport and “food treats” – it’s all a matter of managing intake… - Destination Santé

A bar of chocolate, a sweet pastry, cakes or savoury snacks … Athletes too are entitled to have the occasional treat! Providing of course that they know how to manage their intake of such things.

High calcium intake could prevent obesity, says study

High intake of calcium could prevent obesity especially among post-menopausal women, according to study conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology. The FNRI study aimed to find a way to prevent obesity among females 40 to 59 years old, the age range with the highest number of cases of obesity. Obesity poses a number of chronic diseases ...

Action Needed To Eliminate Food Insecurity In The U.S. - ADA Position

The American Dietetic Association has published an updated position paper on food insecurity in the United States, calling for funding for food and nutrition assistance programs, increased nutrition education and efforts to promote economic self-sufficiency for all households and individuals. The paper calls access to food "a basic human need and fundamental right," defining food insecurity as ...

Professor aims to dispel diet myths with calorie-controlled junk food diet

The food and beverage industry has consistently contested the idea that specific foods or drinks cause obesity, with confectioners and sugary drink manufacturers in particular repeatedly saying that their products do not cause weight gain if consumed in moderation as part of a balanced diet.

'Food insecure' for 49m in US

WASHINGTON - MORE than 49 million people in the United States do not have regular access to nutritious meals, putting them at risk of a raft of physical, psychological and social problems, a report said on Thursday. Nearly 15 per cent of households in the United States, representing 49.1 million individuals, experienced food insecurity sometime during 2008, says the report published in the ...