More Kids Eating Calorie-Packed Take-Out Food

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(HealthDay News) The obesity epidemic is being fueled still further by a growing trend among kids to eat out and bring take-out food home, University of North Carolina researchers say.

Such foods are high in sugar and calories, and their increasing popularity means youngsters are getting more calories than they need, the researchers noted.

Study found a third of food eaten now is cooked outside the home

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Child Nutrition

Filling Up on Fluids Can Pack on the Pounds

water(Bellingham, WA) – Just about everyone knows by now that they need to drink at least six cups of water a day to maintain optimum health – and a healthy weight.
But for some people, filling up on fluids may actually be causing them to pack on the pounds…

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10 Surprising Nutritional Trends

The American Dietetic Association (ADA) has just released results of a new nationwide public opinion survey that looked at nutritional trends in the US, called Nutrition and You

Interesting Nutrition Facts