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PRESS RELEASE (June 2008) Children’s diet not the main cause of ADHD
PRESS RELEASE (January 2008) Carrot cake study on sugar in type 2 diabetes
PRESS RELEASE (September 2007): Soft drinks alone do not affect children’s weight
PRESS RELEASE (August 2007): GI Concept Tested in Children - Low-GI breakfast reduces children’s appetite for the rest of the day
PRESS RELEASE (July 2007): A spoonful of sugar helps your waistline go down
PRESS RELEASE (April 2007): New study reviews empty calories theory
Are you a little low? Failure to match energy intake with requirements is a possible cause of that ‘low blood sugar’ feeling
Fussy eaters? - Helpful ways to encourage children to eat healthy diets
C’mon England - 10 top diet tips for footballing success
Carb-rich diets do not increase risk of heart disease or stroke
Do artificial sweeteners influence long-term body weight control?
Carbs improve insulin control
Teacher supervised toothbrushing reduces dental decay in socially deprived school children
School meals take heart
PRESS RELEASE (June 2008) Children’s diet not the main cause of ADHD
Food may not be the major cause of hyperactivity in children. Genetics, brain function and parental actions such as smoking may be just as important. A review of scientific evidence found only a minority of children were actually affected by what they eat. A combination of food, genetics and environmental toxins are more likely to be involved, with no single factor to blame.
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PRESS RELEASE (January 2008) Carrot cake study on sugar in type 2 diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes are often advised to cut out sucrose (table sugar) all together. However, in recent years this traditional advice has been questioned by some researchers who suggest that moderate amounts of sugar can be safely consumed as part of the diet of patients with diabetes. Now a new study has been published that is consistent with this revised approach. It showed that patients who increased their daily sugar intake (in the form of carrot cake) but maintained a stable body weight, showed no adverse changes in their blood glucose.
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PRESS RELEASE (September 2007): Soft drinks alone do not affect children’s weight
Soft drink consumption has increased in both the USA and the UK over the years and this has often been blamed for a rise in childhood body mass index (BMI). However, many of the review methodologies investigating the alleged links have been flawed. A recent scientific analysis of a nationally representative sample of children’s diets and lifestyles found no link between the amount of soft drinks children consume and their body weight.
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PRESS RELEASE (August 2007): GI Concept Tested in Children - Low-GI breakfast reduces children’s appetite for the rest of the day
Experts are struggling to find ways to contain the growing number of children who are becoming obese. One useful approach might be to encourage them to choose low glycaemic index (GI) foods. However, until now there has been little evidence that this approach will work for children in the long term.
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PRESS RELEASE (July 2007): A spoonful of sugar helps your waistline go down
A team of scientists at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh has found that a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet (containing sucrose) combined with physical activity achieved the greatest health benefits in overweight subjects. The study, which will be published in the August issue of International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, provides evidence that the exclusion of sucrose, as is normally advocated in a weight loss diet, is not necessary to achieve weight reduction. In fact, the palatability of sucrose may even help dieters stick to their eating plans.
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PRESS RELEASE (April 2007): New study reviews empty calories theory
It has been suggested that a high sugar diet may result in lower intake of vitamins and minerals (micronutrients). However, a new systematic review, published in the May issue of the British Journal of Nutrition found that the available evidence was too inconsistent and insufficient to be able to draw definitive conclusions that sugar intake adversely influenced micronutrient intake.
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Are you a little low? Failure to match energy intake with requirements is a possible cause of that ‘low blood sugar’ feeling
As many as one third of women experience symptoms which they believe are caused by low blood glucose (sugar), according to a recent survey conducted in Nottinghamshire1. The symptoms of such low blood glucose (or hypoglycaemia, as it is medically termed), include: irritability; faintness; tremor; hunger and anxiety. However, it is not known whether such women experience true (biochemically defined) hypoglycaemia or whether their symptoms are caused by some other factor. Hypoglycaemia, especially following a meal, is rare in otherwise healthy women.
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Fussy eaters? - Helpful ways to encourage children to eat healthy diets
Many children become fussy eaters around the age of 18-24 months, forming the start of a long term battle with food for many parents. Toddlers who were once happy to eat a wide range of foods, including fruits and vegetables, may start to refuse to eat particular foods. Others who were quite open minded about new tastes and flavours may start to become neophobic (afraid of new foods). Such behaviour can be extremely trying and stressful for parents, leading them to resort to all manner of ways to encourage children to eat a healthy diet. However, such good intentions may not always have the desired approach according to the review's author, leading psychologist, Professor David Benton of the University of Wales Swansea.
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C’mon England - 10 top diet tips for footballing success
Diet is an essential part of sports training today; eating the right foods and drinks at the right time can really make the difference when it comes to (any type of) sports performance. But how do you know what to eat and what to avoid? Nutrition is a minefield at the best off times, so here are ten top diet tips(1) to help boost training and perhaps help win that crucial match, whether you’re playing for or your Sunday league team.
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Carb-rich diets do not increase risk of heart disease or stroke
Diets rich in carbohydrates, have wrongly been implicated in the development of number of diseases including type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Yet the scientific evidence points to a protective effect. Now, the largest ever dietary study has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (1), confirming that a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet does not increase risk of heart disease and stroke in women and does not have an adverse effect on blood glucose concentration or insulin regulation or body weight.
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Do artificial sweeteners influence long-term body weight control?
It is widely believed by the public that replacing sugars with artificial sweeteners will help reduce calorie (energy) intake and aid weight loss. As a result sales of foods and drinks sweetened with artificially sweeteners are at an all time high, as are rates of overweight and obesity. However, while appropriate use of artificial sweeteners may help control energy intake and bodyweight in the short-term, little is known about the long-term impact of artificial sweetener consumption on energy intake and body weight.
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Carbs improve insulin control
It is commonly believed that carbohydrates, particularly sugar, are a cause of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. However, such thinking has been challenged following the publication of a thorough appraisal of the evidence, in the latest edition of Nutrition Research Reviews (1).
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Teacher supervised toothbrushing reduces dental decay in socially deprived school children
Dental decay is one of the most common preventable health problems in children living in socially deprived areas of the UK. Children living in low-socioeconomic neighbourhoods tend to start brushing their teeth at a later age and use fluoride containing toothpaste less often and, therefore, experience higher levels of dental decay overall. As a result, rates of tooth decay in five-year-olds have not improved in the last 10 years.
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School meals take heart
The nutritional quality of school meals has been in the spotlight over recent months. Furthermore, new minimum nutritional standards for school meals have been announced, set to become mandatory from September 2006. It has been reported that there has been a recent decline in the number of children consuming school meals and that more and more children are taking their own meals to school or buying food outside of the school gates.
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