http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Australians are eating themselves to death and our food choices are one of the nation’s leading causes of environmental damage, according to a new report released today by the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA). http://phys.org/news248600684.html Space & Earth Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:44:49 EST news248600684 Combined with increasingly hectic work, school and extracurricular schedules, the advent of wireless technology has led to less quality time between parents and children. University of Missouri human development specialists say powering down digital devices is a vital step in maintaining family relationships and health. http://phys.org/news237638189.html Other Sciences Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:36:38 EST news237638189 Your greedy cat may turn up his nose at different food, but wild animals can be conservative when it comes to food choices too. And new research suggests that, in a group, even adventurous individuals can end up acting like their more selective peers. http://phys.org/news232878914.html Biology Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:35:33 EST news232878914 The US government on Thursday ditched its two-decade old "pyramid" model for healthy eating and introduced a new plate symbol half-filled with fruits and vegetables to urge better eating habits. http://phys.org/news226253840.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:17:42 EST news226253840 (PhysOrg.com) -- How we perceive the taste of bitter foods -- and whether we like or dislike them, at least initially -- depends on which versions of taste-receptor genes a person has, according to a researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. http://phys.org/news221139373.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:36:30 EST news221139373 A new study by Rochester Institute of Technology is one of the first to analyze how new-media technology, including the Internet and smartphones, are changing college students' eating habits and their relationship to food. Findings indicate that individuals are more likely to have meals while sitting at the computer than at the kitchen table, and that they use social media as the main avenue to obtain recipe and nutritional information. http://phys.org/news220629665.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:20:04 EST news220629665 (PhysOrg.com) -- Allergy experts at the University of Cambridge have convincing evidence that a new treatment for peanut allergies is effective, following a three-year trial. http://phys.org/news219925223.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:20:44 EST news219925223 A new study led by an NYU School of Medicine investigator and published in the February 15, 2011, Advance Online Publication, International Journal of Obesity, challenges the idea that calorie labeling has an effect on the purchasing behavior of teenagers or what parents purchase for their children. Teens appear to notice the calorie information at the same rate as adults, however they respond at a lower rate. The conclusions are similar to a previous study about adult eating behavior by Dr. Brian Elbel, assistant professor and colleagues, which showed that although labels did increase awareness of calories, they did not alter food choices. http://phys.org/news216990156.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:02:49 EST news216990156 Middle schools soon might add fast cafeteria lines to their menu of tools to help students eat healthier, according to Penn State researchers. http://phys.org/news214067667.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:40:01 EST news214067667 The leading causes of death have shifted from infectious diseases to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. These illnesses may be affected by diet. In a study published in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers investigated empirical data regarding the associations of dietary patterns with mortality through analysis of the eating patterns of over 2500 adults between the ages of 70 and 79 over a ten-year period. They found that diets favoring certain foods were associated with reduced mortality. http://phys.org/news212213162.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:06:17 EST news212213162 (AP) -- A Brazilian court ruled this week that McDonald's must pay a former franchise manager $17,500 because he gained 65 pounds (30 kilograms) while working there for a dozen years. http://phys.org/news207544041.html Medicine & Health Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:08:41 EST news207544041 The next time you feel your willpower slipping as you pass that mouth-watering dessert case, tighten your muscles. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says firming muscles can shore up self-control. http://phys.org/news206636435.html Other Sciences Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:20:01 EST news206636435 Dr. Mary Murimi, professor of nutrition and dietetics at Louisiana Tech University, has partnered with Lincoln Parish Schools (Louisiana) to improve the nutritional value of food offered to students throughout the parish school system. http://phys.org/news205585456.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:05:29 EST news205585456 Most studies of the food choices available near public schools have focused on fast food outlets rather than the full range of options available to schoolchildren. A new study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health examined the patterns of exposure to a broad range of food outlets for school children in New York City. http://phys.org/news204387654.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:00:01 EST news204387654 (PhysOrg.com) -- We all know how fussy kids can be about their food, but now new research suggests they're not the only ones. http://phys.org/news198753601.html Biology Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:10:02 EST news198753601 A new initiative to improve children's nutrition education and increase the amount of healthy foods available in schools is a collaboration among Penn State researchers; Pennsylvania's Departments of Health, Education, and Agriculture; Pennsylvania food manufacturers and food distributors; and school districts across the state. http://phys.org/news198426533.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:00:07 EST news198426533 (PhysOrg.com) -- Pat Brown hates animals. On your plate, that is. And he's going to do something about it. http://phys.org/news198145459.html Space & Earth Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:24:39 EST news198145459 A preliminary study of young children undergoing treatment for cavities in their baby teeth found that nearly 28 percent had a body mass index (BMI) above the 85th percentile, indicating overweight or obesity. http://phys.org/news196433098.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:10:16 EST news196433098 Lively, educational comic strips, geared to 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls, can help these young viewers make better food choices and improve their physical fitness. That's what happened in a preliminary study, reported several years ago, with 78 Internet-savvy African American girls age 8 to 10. Now, the program's creators hope to repeat the study in a larger test with 400 young volunteers and their parents. The scientists also want to develop a version targeted to Hispanic girls. http://phys.org/news196430268.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:58:13 EST news196430268 (AP) -- The Obama administration is calling on mayors to help in the fight against childhood obesity because the effort won't work if communities don't engage in it, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told a conference Friday. http://phys.org/news195543153.html Medicine & Health Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:00:01 EST news195543153 UC Davis public health researchers have found that children, who are already saturated with television messages about unhealthy food choices, are the targets of a new medium used to sell high-fat, high-sugar foods: advergames. http://phys.org/news194790454.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:28:42 EST news194790454 Making food choices based on television advertising results in a very imbalanced diet according to a new study comparing the nutritional content of food choices influenced by television to nutritional guidelines published in the June issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. http://phys.org/news194507563.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:04 EST news194507563 Overwhelmed by tons of daily diet advice? If only we knew which diet tips to follow. http://phys.org/news191926341.html Medicine & Health Sat, 01 May 2010 11:40:01 EST news191926341 Providing healthier food choices for our nation's schoolchildren is a hot-button issue in Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign. And a team of researchers from Cornell University have recently identified one simple solution to help schools serve more fresh vegetables and salad items. http://phys.org/news191582974.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:30:19 EST news191582974 (PhysOrg.com) -- People who drink more are also likely to eat less fruit and consume more calories from a combination of alcoholic beverages and foods high in unhealthy fats and added sugars, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). http://phys.org/news188766494.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:40:01 EST news188766494 2009 estimates projected that in the United States alone 21,550 new cases of ovarian cancer would be diagnosed and 14,600 women would die of the disease. Often diagnosed in late stages, ovarian cancer has an asymptomatic onset and a relatively low 5-year survival rate of about 45%. Consequently investigation linked to survivorship is critical. A study published in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, is among the first to evaluate possible diet associations with ovarian cancer survival. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago determined that there is a strong relationship between healthy eating and prolonged survival. http://phys.org/news186660539.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:40:01 EST news186660539 (PhysOrg.com) -- The restaurant industry has lobbied hard against mandatory menu labeling in restaurants, highlighting the importance of a new study from Yale University measuring the impact of such regulations. Yale scientists found that calorie labels result in the consumption of significantly fewer calories. The study appears online in the American Journal of Public Health. http://phys.org/news180372506.html Medicine & Health Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:50:01 EST news180372506 (PhysOrg.com) -- Restricting daily calorie intake is a common plan to help obese and overweight people slim down to healthier weights. But the regime requires a daily 15 to 40 percent calorie reduction, which makes sticking to the diet hard for many. http://phys.org/news176581605.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:40:02 EST news176581605 (PhysOrg.com) -- More than 16 percent of children and adolescents in the United States are overweight-a doubling of the estimated incidence of overweight among children and a tripling of the rate among adolescents in the past two decades. But scientists funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and based at the ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, Texas, are fighting back. http://phys.org/news176044383.html Medicine & Health Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:40:07 EST news176044383 (PhysOrg.com) -- Whether your companions are overweight or skinny and how much they put on their plates can greatly influence how much you eat. New research shows if we eat with skinny people, we tend to mimic their food portions, regardless of how much they take. However, if we eat with overweight companions, we generally try to adjust our portions to be different. http://phys.org/news174217506.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:45:57 EST news174217506