Television viewing and food intake during television viewing in normal-weight, overweight and obese 9- to 11-year-old Canadian children: a cross-sectional analysis
We examined data from a cross-sectional sample of 550 ten-year-old Canadian children from the ISCOLE study. Consistent with much of the published literature, we showed that children with overweight or obesity watched more TV per day than those with normal weight. In fact, children who watched more than 4 hours of TV per day (as compared to the recommended amount of less than 2 hours per day), had greater odds of having obesity. However, this effect was no longer observed once we adjusted for the amount of objectively-measured, high-intensity physical activity that children attained. Further, children with obesity consumed ...
Source: The Nutrition Society - October 15, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Muscle protein turnover in the elderly and its potential contribution to the development of sarcopenia
This month’s featured paper is from Proceedings of the Nutrition Society and is entitled ‘Muscle protein turnover in the elderly and its potential contribution to the development of sarcopenia’. The authors consider the importance of protein intake in the elderly and its role in preventing frailty.
One of the most striking changes that we associate with ageing is the increasing development of frailty, which in later years can become so debilitating that it impacts on an individual’s ability to lead an independent life. This is a source of substantial stress for afflicted individuals and often places a considerabl...
Source: The Nutrition Society - September 11, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
We are what we eat – but do we really know what people eat?
To understand dietary patterns, the quality of data collected is vitally important. Sometimes that biscuit in a meeting or square of chocolate in front of the TV is eaten unconsciously therefore wouldn’t be recorded using traditional dietary data collection methods. This unconscious eating is a relatively new phenomena thought to be created by the food environment and has become known as ‘mindless eating’. A term coined by Professor of Consumer Behaviour at Cornell University, Brian Wansink. It would be time consuming and ethically questionable to follow people to monitor their intake, so how can we ensure ...
Source: The Nutrition Society - September 4, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Parallel concepts coming together – Food Security meets Sustainability
This month’s featured paper is from Public Health Nutrition and is entitled ‘Food security and sustainability: can one exist without the other’. The authors consider the concept of sustainability within the context of food security and propose a new model of multi-level interactions between food security and sustainability (below).
The situation beforeThe development of the concepts of Food Security and of Sustainability have run in parallel over the past 40 years or so. Food Security originally had three elements – Availability, Accessibility and Utilization. It was only after the food crisis of 2007-8 that a f...
Source: The Nutrition Society - August 18, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Awards
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Source: The Nutrition Society - August 10, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: DG Source Type: news
The majority of packaged foods unhealthy
The majority of packaged food available in New Zealand supermarkets is ultra-processed and so also the unhealthiest according to a paper published in the Public Health Nutrition Journal this month.
The ultra-processed foods are less healthy than less processed foods,” says Dr Wilma Waterlander from the University of Auckland’s School of Population Health “The lack of significant price difference between ultra- and less processed foods suggests ultra-processed foods might provide time-poor consumers with more value for money.”“These findings highlight the need to improve the supermarket food supply by reducing ...
Source: The Nutrition Society - August 5, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Strategy and Surveys – The Why
The Nutrition Society is conducting an annual survey at the moment. There have been annual surveys by the Society before, but in the past few years they have been conducted using the narrow and somewhat flat platform called Survey Monkey. This year (and in future years) we have decided to use a professional research body. They have now worked with us to design the questions, organise the sample groups, and eventually will provide the initial analysis. They are conducting a range of online surveys and telephone interviews with members, non-members and past members. If sufficient individuals take part in the survey it will h...
Source: The Nutrition Society - July 17, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Mark Hollingsworth CEO Source Type: news
Vitamin E dose recommendations may be too high for Cystic Fibrosis patients, finds new research
ConclusionsOur results suggest that the CF-specific vitamin E recommendations are higher than necessary to prevent deficiencies. Therefore, vitamin E dosages of 50% of the recommendations could be used, at least initially. We found no evidence that higher serum α-tocopherol levels had protective effects on pulmonary function in paediatric patients with CF. Moreover, the finding of higher serum α-tocopherol levels in patients with lower pulmonary function casts doubt on the hypothesis that vitamin E has therapeutic benefits.
Janna W. Woestenenk
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Source: The Nutrition Society - July 3, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Making new friends and contacts in Africa
Approximately 250 experts in nutrition travelled to Tanzania for the 2015 Federation of African Nutrition Society (FANUS) conference. Delegates from over 20 countries attended to discuss ‘Nutrition in Africa at a Crossroads’. The overarching message throughout the week was the need for nutritionists in Africa to collaborate and systematically build capacity to address Africa’s nutrition challenges.
Throughout the week our Nutrition Society stand was one of the busiest. Attendees waited patiently to join us as international members, to enter our prize draw and register for our training events: effective netwo...
Source: The Nutrition Society - June 29, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Understanding meal patterns: definitions, methodology and impact on nutrient intake
This month’s featured paper is from Nutrition Research Reviews journal, and is entitled ’Understanding meal patterns: definitions, methodology and impact on nutrient intake and diet quality'. The team, Rebecca M. Leech, Anthony Worsley, Anna Timperio and Sarah A. McNaughton from the Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research (C-PAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University reports on the review of literture on adults' meal patterns, including how meal patterns have previously been defined and their associations with nutrient intakes and diet quality.
A recent shift in nutrition research ...
Source: The Nutrition Society - June 11, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: DG Source Type: news
Q&A with Nordic School Meals research author
In May this year, we published a fascinating Paper of the Month blog post on Nordic school meals' influence on children’s school performance. The following Q&A is with the lead author of that paper, Louise Bergmann Sørensen from the Department of Nutrition and Exercise, University of Copenhagen.
Q. Your study chose to focus on the impact of diet in well-nourished children. Would you expect a different outcome if the study was carried out in under-nourished children?
Yes, we would expect a greater effect in under-nourished children, since the intervention meals would constitute a greater part of their d...
Source: The Nutrition Society - June 9, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Robin Banerji Source Type: news
Vitamin D days are here again
Summer is here. Beach holidays are being planned, and many of us may be hoping to sit out in the warm sun and top up our vitamin D levels. Or are we? Whether due to an indoor lifestyle, cultural dress, a fear of burning or skin ageing, many people are vitamin D deficient.
Vitamin D can be found in some food such as eggs and fortified foods. There is evidence that exposing mushrooms to sunlight increases the levels of vitamin D they contain. Indeed, one supermarket in the UK already sells vitamin D enhanced mushrooms. However, for most of us, vitamin D intake from food is limited. The main source of Vitamin D for most...
Source: The Nutrition Society - June 5, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: DG Source Type: news
Dr Aoife Ryan wins 2015 Julie Wallace Award
We are delighted to announce that Dr Aoife Ryan from University College Cork is the 2015 winner of our Julie Wallace Award. Dr Ryan will be presented with her award on 18 June at our Nutrition at Key Life Stages conference in Cork, Ireland. Attendees will have the chance to listen to her deliver the Julie Wallace Award Lecture, titled ‘Cancer-associated malnutrition, cachexia and sarcopenia: The skeleton in the hospital closet 40 years later’.
We interviewed Dr Ryan about her career and research interests ahead of the conference.
Q: You began your career as a dietitian. How did you become involved in cance...
Source: The Nutrition Society - May 29, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: DG Source Type: news
A rare meeting of minds
This article was originally published in the May issue of Complete Nutrition Magazine
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Source: The Nutrition Society - May 28, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Robin Banerji Source Type: news
Nordic school meals influence children’s school performance
ConclusionThe researchers conclude that serving nutritious school meals seems to influence cognitive abilities and school performance. This finding could have long-term perspectives for educational attainment and socioeconomic factors. However, the study’s noteworthy findings call for further investigation on the cognitive effects of dietary intake during school age.
Louise Bergmann Sørensen
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Source: The Nutrition Society - May 13, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
