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CDC releases report on obesity rates in US

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Obesity rates among US adults increased from slightly over 32% in 2003 to 2004 to nearly 38% by 2013 to 2014, and was prevalent in about 40% of middle-aged adults, compared with 37% of older adults and 32% of younger adults, according to the CDC. Researchers analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys and found that 17% of US children were obese between 2011 and 2014, with higher rates seen among teens than among younger children. HealthDay News (11/12)

Dietary Health

FDA seeks public opinions on "natural" food labels
The FDA has begun taking public comments on the use of the word "natural" in food and beverage labeling. Some manufacturers and restaurants have begun dropping the term from packaging and menus amid confusion over its definition. Use of the term in US product launches dropped from 33% in 2007 to 22% in 2013, according to Euromonitor International. MediaPost Communications (11/12)

RD combines computer, bedside skills for informatics job
The job of a hospital clinical analyst in the area of informatics includes creating new treatment protocols that are integrated into electronic health records and clinical provider order entry systems, said registered dietitian Cathy Walsh, a senior clinical analyst at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Walsh said she took additional training in computer technology to become a webmaster and database manager and was able to combine those skills with her bedside experience as an RD to become a clinical informatics analyst. Food & Nutrition Magazine online (11/12)

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Gluten exposure may double celiac disease risk among at-risk infants
Swedish researchers found infants who were genetically at-risk for celiac disease had a twofold increased risk of developing the disease if they were fed gluten before age 2, compared with those who weren't exposed to gluten. The findings in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology were based on 436 pairs of children. United Press International (11/12)

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Fitness

Study: Few preschoolers meet daily physical activity recommendations

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A study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine showed only 40% of preschool-age children had two or more outdoor play periods daily, while 32% had no time outside. The findings, based on 388 children enrolled in 30 child care centers in Cincinnati from November 2009 to January 2011, revealed children who spent at least 60 minutes playing outdoors were more active over 24 hours than children who didn't play outside. United Press International (11/12)

Study: Exergames may provide health benefits to older diabetes patients
Older type 2 diabetes patients who were overweight or obese reached over 40% of the maximum oxygen consumption they achieved during a treadmill test and brought their heart rate and resting energy expenditure into the range of moderate aerobic activity after playing three 10-minute bouts of Wii Fit games. The findings, based on 12 adults, were published in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. Reuters (11/12)

Institutional Foodservice

Taste-testing gives students a say in school meals
More than 100 Lanier High School students tasted future menu items during the San Antonio Independent School District's first "food extravaganza." The event gave foodservice staff a chance to speak with students about what they liked and other foods they would like to see served in the cafeteria. San Antonio Express-News (11/12)

Recipe of the Day

Blueberry oatmeal breakfast cookies
A one-bowl quick and easy recipe for healthy breakfast cookies. Simple Roots Wellness

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