Study: For Goodness’ Sake, Stop Giving Kids Juice

A new British study is reiterating what anybody could work out by looking at nutrition labels: many commercially sold fruit drinks and juices give kids an entire day's worth of sugar in a single serving. Of 203 fruit drinks, juices, and smoothies marketed at children, almost half of them had at least a child's daily recommend maximum sugar intake of 19 grams. Pamela Koch, executive director of the nutrition program at Teachers College, Columbia University, says she thinks the results would be similar if the study was conducted in the United States. "Many fruit drinks are excessively high in added sugars, as this study found. Yet, these are often marketed as healthful products, confusing parents and children," she said. Researchers recommended that when giving children fruit juice they should choose unsweetened juice, dilute juice with water, only serve it during meals, and limit the amount to about 5 ounces a day.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Study: For Goodness' Sake, Stop Giving Kids Juice A new British study is reiterating what anybody could work out by looking at nutrition labels: many commercially sold fruit drinks and juices give kids an entire day's worth of sugar in a single serving. Of 203 fruit drinks, juices, and smoothies marketed at children, almost half of them had at least a child’s daily recommended maximum sugar intake of 19 grams. Pamela Koch, executive director of the nutrition program at Teachers College, Columbia University, says she thinks the results would be similar if the study was conducted in the United States.  "Many fruit drinks are excessively high in added sugars, as this study found. Yet, these are often marketed as healthful products, confusing parents and children," she said. The study's researchers recommended that when giving children fruit juice, they should choose unsweetened juice, dilute juice with water, only serve it during meals, and limit the amount to about 5 ounces a day. An even better idea? Eat fruit, don't drink it. Nicholas English Content Manager of About.com Health 5 Simple Ways to Cut Sugar From Your Diet READ NOW The Subtle Diet Patterns That Increase Childhood Obesity Risk    READ NOW Which Milk Is Right for Your Child?    READ NOW 9 Drinks With More Sugar Than You'd Think READ NOW Trending Now • What Some Parents Don't Know About Asthma • 4 Carb, Protein and Fat Myths You Should Never Believe • 2 Sample Menus for a 1,200 Calorie Diet • Can Color Really Change How You Feel and Act? • 6 Ways You're Abusing Your Bike • 9 Non-Fishy Sources of Omega-3's - Are You Eating Them? • Why Have Mastectomy Rates Tripled In the Last Ten Years? Advertisement About Health  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.

Study: There’s a Healthy Reason to Stay Home Tonight

According to Harvard researchers, there's a new reason to stay in on weekends: a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. After looking at the cooking habits of more than 99,000 men and women, they found that those who are 11 to 13 homemade lunches or dinners per week had a 13 percent lower risk of developing the disease when compared to folks who ate six or fewer homemade meals per week. In fact, each lunch prepared lowered the risk by two percent. Why? Because not only are restaurant meals higher in calories than the average homecooked fare, we also tend to consume larger quantities when we're eating out. Some experts have even theorized that the fact that the food cooked in a low stress environment could be a factor, since we tend to eat more moderately when we're relaxed.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Study: There's a Healthy Reason to Stay Home Tonight According to Harvard researchers, there’s a new reason to stay in on weekends: a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. After looking at the cooking habits of more than 99,000 men and women, they found that those who ate eleven to thirteen homemade lunches or dinners per week had a 13 percent lower risk of developing the disease when compared to folks who ate six or fewer homemade meals per week. In fact, each lunch prepared lowered the risk by two percent. Why? Because not only are restaurant meals higher in calories than the average homecooked fare, we also tend to consume larger quantities when we’re eating out. Some experts have even suggested that the fact that home cooked food is made in a low stress environment is a factor, since we tend to eat more moderately when we’re relaxed. Nicholas English Content Manager of About.com Health More Surprising Health Benefits of Making Your Own Meals READ NOW 4 Super Important Ways to Reduce Your Diabetes Risk    READ NOW The Beginners' Guide to Cooking at Home    READ NOW The 3 Simplest Cooking Shortcuts to Cut Fat and Calories READ NOW Trending Now • Which Careers Are Best for Your Brain? • 15 Nonsense Weight Loss "Facts" Everyone Thinks Are True • Granola: Weight Loss Friend or Foe? • Sex Might Actually Reduce Migraine Pain • Quiz: How Stressful Is Your Lifestyle? • The Funniest Marathon Spectator Signs We've Ever Seen • Why Have Mastectomy Rates Tripled In the Last Ten Years? Advertisement About Health  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.