Daily News
From the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Knowledge Center

The Daily News is an e-newsletter informing members of current news related to food, nutrition and health from major news outlets.
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Obesity series exposes 'unacceptably slow' progress in tackling soaring global obesity rates over last decade
(“According to a major new six-part Series on obesity, published in The Lancet”
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150218191721.htm
The Series can be found online at: http://www.thelancet.com/series/obesity-2015

Healthy Eating Up Worldwide, But Unhealthy Eating Up Even More: Study
U.S. had one of the lowest-quality diets because of high consumption of bad foods
http://consumer.healthday.com/vitamins-and-nutrition-information-27/food-and-nutrition-news-316/healthy-eating-up-worldwide-unhealthy-eating-up-even-more-study-696574.html
Source: Lancet Global Health
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(14)70381-X/abstract

USDA/Economic Research Service
-U.S. fruit and vegetable trade has grown during NAFTA
http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/detail.aspx?chartId=51868&ref=collection
Source: NAFTA at 20: North America’s Free-Trade Area and Its Impact on Agriculture
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/wrs-international-agriculture-and-trade-outlook/wrs-15-01.aspx

Food allergies can cause nutritional gaps
If you skip dairy, you skip its nine essential nutrients
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/lifestyle/health-fitness/7546101
Cited: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
http://www.andjrnl.org/article/S2212-2672(14)00361-X/abstract
Related Resources: Health Professional's Guide to Food Allergies and Intolerances
http://www.eatrightstore.org/product/5060085D-12A8-40D4-8AC6-DA6B0D4E69F3
Food Allergies and Intolerances: Client Education Tools for Dietary Management (Download)
http://www.eatrightstore.org/product/6110BE1C-FA30-4868-B064-65921EBE8545
Food Allergies Modules
http://www.eatrightstore.org/collections/Food-Allergies-Modules

Long-term multivitamin-mineral use tied to women’s heart health
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/18/us-health-women-multivitamin-mineral-idUSKBN0LM1QS20150218
Source: Journal of Nutrition
http://jn.nutrition.org/content/early/2015/01/07/jn.114.204743.abstract

Healthy-eating adverts only affect 'educated' consumers, study suggests
(The likelihood of choosing fruit after viewing mock healthy-eating adverts was increased only among ‘educated’ participants, researchers found)
http://www.foodnavigator.com/Science/Healthy-eating-adverts-only-affect-educated-consumers-study
Source: Appetite
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666315000276

Could flavour help increase satiety?
(Round-the-clock availability of tasty foods has caused obesity rates to balloon – or has it? Research from the University of Copenhagen suggests the contrary – foods that satisfy the senses may be more likely to satisfy the appetite)
http://www.foodnavigator.com/Science/Could-flavour-help-increase-satiety
Source: Flavour
http://www.flavourjournal.com/content/4/1/4

Popular soda ingredient, caramel color, poses cancer risk to consumers
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150218191653.htm
Source: PLOS ONE
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0118138

Consumers increasingly claim to avoid sweeteners, but purchasing behavior says otherwise
http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/R-D/Consumers-claim-to-avoid-sweeteners-but-purchases-say-otherwise

Individuals with type 2 diabetes should exercise after dinner
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150218123849.htm
Source: Journal of Applied Physiology
http://jap.physiology.org/content/early/2014/12/23/japplphysiol.00917.2014

Why Bodybuilders Are Pounding Down Breast Milk
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/body-builders-pounding-breast-milk/story?id=29020910
Related Resource: Strength Building and Muscle Mass
http://www.eatright.org/resource/fitness/training-and-recovery/building-muscle/strength-building-and-muscle-mass

Study Questions Benefits of Treadmill Desks
They add about 1,000 steps to a user's day; at least one exercise specialist sees some value to the devices
http://consumer.healthday.com/fitness-information-14/misc-health-news-265/do-treadmill-desks-really-help-workers-stay-slim-696469.html

ClinicalTrials.gov
http: //clinicaltrials.gov/
ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported
clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world.
ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose,
who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details
-Multi-ingredient Supplement for Strength and Power
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01971723?term=NCT01971723&rank=1