Parenting style influences frequency of family meals, health of adolescents
Studies have shown that kids who eat meals regularly with their family are more likely to eat healthy diets and are less likely to become obese or engage in disordered eating. Now, a new University of...
View ArticleFast food chains using much less trans fat
Over the last decade, major fast food chains have significantly reduced their use of trans fat in the oils they use to cook French fries and other food. That’s according to research from the University...
View ArticleAmericans still not eating enough fruits and veggies
Only a third of all American adults are consuming two or more servings of fruit each day and only a fourth are eating three or more servings of vegetables each day. That’s according to a recent report...
View ArticleHoliday eating advice
For many people, Thanksgiving is the start of a food tsunami that extends through New Year’s Eve. It’s tempting to cast care aside and indulge over the holidays, but doing so can add up to an...
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New Research: New Hope for Children
SPH experts work to reverse unhealthy trends and benefit the next generation From the start, children encounter threats to health. They are vulnerable to risks in an environment determined by parents,...
View ArticleBody Size Matters with Colon Cancer
Obesity doesn’t just raise older women’s risk of developing colon cancer, it may also increase their risk of dying from it. That’s according to research led by SPH epidemiologist Anna Prizment. In an...
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Is There Courage to Change the American Diet?
Kelly BrownellWhat: Gaylord Anderson Lecture When: Feb. 11, 2011, at the Coffman Union Theatre at the University of Minnesota. Presented by: Kelly Brownell, a professor and the co-founder and director...
View ArticleIncreased sugar intake parallels weight gain
Over the last 30 years, Minnesotans, on average, have increased their intake of added sugar. During that same period, Minnesotans have experienced weight gain. Is there a connection? The added sugars...
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Industry marketing junk food to kids
Mary Story Rates of childhood obesity have tripled over the last 30 years, with one-third of American children currently overweight or obese. Many factors contribute to this problem. But a key one is...
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Using Technology to Stay Healthy
Leslie Lytle A new clinical trial aims to combat obesity by capitalizing on technology and social media’s influence on young adults. In the new CHOICES trial (Choosing Healthy Options in College...
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Brownell: Do we have the will to change the American diet?
Kelly Brownell Is there the political will to change the American diet? That was the question posed by Yale University professor Kelly Brownell at the school’s annual Gaylord Anderson lecture. Brownell...
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Youth athletes just as likely to be overweight
Toben Nelson Kids who play sports are more physically active than those who do not, but they are just as likely to be overweight. That’s according to Toben Nelson, a University of Minnesota...
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News coverage shapes views of childhood obesity
Sarah Gollust If you think you know how to address the problem of childhood obesity, take a look at how you get your news. Sarah Gollust, assistant professor in the Division of Health Policy and...
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Youth weight control behaviors can lead to weight gain
A new study shows that persistent use of dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors — such as skipping meals and taking diet pills — can lead to a greater increase in body mass from adolescence...
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Unhealthy weight control behavior falling for girls, but obesity rates rising...
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer A University of Minnesota School of Public Health analysis has unearthed some good news: unhealthy weight control behavior among teen girls is steadily improving as obesity...
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A pop tax proposal to combat obesity
Roger Feldman An increasing number of public health experts are calling for a soda pop tax as a way to combat obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, while reducing health care costs. Roger Feldman, a...
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Taking on the Wicked Problems
SPH faculty devote their careers to solving the unsolvable. Water pollution, the obesity epidemic, tobacco use, and HIV transmission are members of an exclusive and infamous club—the “wicked” problems...
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Hold the sweets
When nearly half of overweight adolescents participate in organized sports, why do coaches and parents continue to hand out sodas and Oreos after a soccer game? This question is driving a new line of...
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Fast food increases risk of diabetes, heart disease in Singapore
Mark Pereira The dangers of fast food are well documented: Portions are often larger and the food is generally high in calories and low in nutrients. Now, University of Minnesota School of Public...
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U launches Food Policy Research Center
The simple fact is that everyone eats. The more complicated reality is that what we is eat is shaped by political, technical, environmental, economic, and cultural forces we can’t control or sometimes...
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