Archive for April, 2010
Eat Slower
Posted on April 6, 2010 - Filed Under Weight Control | 1 Comment
We’ve all heard the advice “eat slower” about a thousand times. It’s pretty good advice.
It takes about 20 minutes for our brain to realize we are full. The faster we eat, the more food we get down in those 20 minutes. Before we realize it, we’ve eaten way too much.
“In those first 20 minutes, you [...]
Lower Fitness and Lower Test Scores for Children
Posted on April 5, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise | Leave a Comment
“Students whose mile run/walk times exceeded California Fitnessgram standards or whose BMI exceeded Centers for Disease Control sex- and age-specific body weight standards scored lower on California standardized math, reading, and language tests than students with desirable BMI status or fitness level, even after controlling for parent education among other covariates.”
– “Low Aerobic Fitness and [...]
Soda Tax May Not be the Answer
Posted on April 1, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition | 1 Comment
On soda taxes:
“Small taxes will not prevent obesity.”
– Roland Sturn, senior economist and lead author of study
“Taxes have to be large enough to affect consumption.”
– Kelly Brownell, director of Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
A study found that taxing sugary drinks may not be the answer to the obesity problem. I don’t [...]
