Experts update "food pyramid" for older adults
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NEW YORK  - A nearly decade-old food guide pyramid for older adults has gotten a makeover to make it more user-friendly and to emphasize the special dietary needs of people older than 70.
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A panel of nutrition experts proposed new US dietary guidelines on Friday that acknowledge a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short of telling increasingly overweight America to eat less sugar.
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PARIS: A diet rich in fish, fruit, vegetables and a daily glass of red wine could help people in wealthy countries extend their life span by five years or more, according to a new study.
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Jo Spann used to be a steak-and-potatoes, three-squares-a-day type, but as the years have gone by, the 72-year-old now finds herself snacking "all the time." A full meal now is usually a once-a-day event.
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NEW YORK  - Having a nutrition coach actively coach families on how to make healthy changes in their diet appears to help parents and their children improve their nutritional intake, researchers found.
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A new initiative seeks to improve old products.
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LAS VEGAS, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- New research presented at the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) annual meeting suggests that incorporating &quot;low-energy-dense&quot; foods into the diet
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but motivated - adults willing to give up pizza and other bad carbs for the next year and a half. Researchers at Children&#39;s Hospital in Boston are launching what they say will
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NEW YORK  - Compared to 50 years ago,  today's fruits and vegetables carry smaller amounts of some key  nutrients, including protein, calcium and vitamin C, according  to new study findings.
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ATLANTA - In the contentious debate over what Americans should eat, there&#39;s one thing that everyone from vegans to policymakers to Atkins dieters agree on: The Food Pyramid isn&#39;t working.
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WASHINGTON -- Who says food fads can't last? Thousands of years before the advent of Tex-Mex, ancient Americans were spicing up stew with red hot chili peppers.
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Two-thirds of older Americans take part in leisure-time physical activities, but poor nutrition remains a problem, especially when it comes to fruit and vegetables, according to the latest snapshot of aging.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- Brightly colored cups and plates seem to help people with advanced Alzheimer's disease consume food and beverages, says a Boston University study in a recent issue of Clinical Nutrition.
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EU scientists on Monday called on the elderly to improve their diet as the European Union's population grows older in an attempt to contain such debilitating problems like Alzheimer's, osteoporosis and colon cancer.
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NEW YORK  - Older women who eat a  relatively large amount of protein from red meat or dairy  products may have an elevated risk of dying from heart disease,  the results of a large study suggest.
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A nutritional guide spells out what elite - and amateur athletes need to eat.
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Along with the American waistline, the American plate and portion size have grown too. A study at Rutgers University supports earlier research that people today eat bigger servings than they did 20 years ago.