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Nutrition news
Health Halo Can Hide the Calories
The New York Times, December 1, 2008
The Health Halo may explain the the American obesity paradox
Why, as Americans have paid more and more attention to eating healthily, have we kept getting fatter and fatter? Half of the 40 people surveyed were shown pictures of a meal consisting of an Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad and a 20-ounce cup of regular Pepsi. (You can see it for yourself at TierneyLab.) On average, they estimated that the meal contained 1,011 calories, which was a little high. The meal actually contained 934 calories — 714 from the salad and 220 from the drink. The other half were shown the same salad and drink plus two crackers prominently labeled “Trans Fat Free.” The crackers added 100 calories to the meal, bringing it to 1,034 calories, but their presence skewed people’s estimates in the opposite direction. The average estimate for the whole meal was only 835 calories — 199 calories less than the actual calorie count, and 176 calories less than the average estimate by the other group for the same meal without crackers. Read also Brian Wansink's book or web site Mindless Eating
People Baffled by Health Messages
BBC News, Online, December 16, 2008
“People know a healthy lifestyle is important, but most are still baffled by guidelines on fruit, exercise and alcohol, a report shows. Most adults knew they should eat five portions of fruit or veg a day, but few knew what constituted a portion, the Health Survey for England found. Over two thirds did not know or under-estimated how much exercise to do. Overall, 42% of men and 31% of women had drunk more alcohol than the recommended maximum on at least one day in the last week. Despite the confusion, the figures published from the annual survey, which monitors the health of the nation, suggest people are leading healthier lifestyles by eating more fruit and veg and doing more exercise.”
Eat Healthy and Live Longer (and healthier)
"Together with regular physical activity and not smoking, over 80% of coronary heart disease, 70% of stroke, and 90% of type 2 diabetes can be avoided by healthy food choices that are consistent with the traditional Mediterranean Diet." Willett 2006
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Last Updated on December 17, 2008
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