We assessed the availability and accessibility of energy-dense snacks in retail stores whose primary merchandise was not food and whether these varied by store type, region, or socioeconomic factors. Methods. We conducted systematic observations of 1082 retail stores in 19 US cities and determined ...
dense.However,nostudieshaveinvestigatedthebodycompositionofthoseregularlyconsumingnutscomparedtosimilarintakesofothersnacksofequalenergydensity.Thisparallelstudy(n=118)examinedtheeffectsofprovidingdailyportions(∼1100kJ/d)ofhazelnuts,chocolate,orpotatocrispscomparedtoacontrolgroupreceivingnosnacksfortwelveweeks.Eff...
It is not clear whether a short-term measure of energy compensation relates to future obesity development, but it is possible that repeated exposure to energy-dense snacks, which are not compensated for, could lead to positive energy balance over time, and may provide a marker of overeating. ...
doi:10.1155/2011/357350 Research Article Nuts Improve Diet Quality Compared to Other Energy-Dense Snacks While Maintaining Body Weight Tey SL, Brown R, Gray A, Chisholm A, Delahunty C: Nuts improve diet quality compared to other energy-dense snacks while maintaining body weight. J ... SL Tey...
The consumption of energy-dense snacks may contribute to higher energy intake and weight in adult populations. The context in which adults snacks—such as eating alone, outside home or work, late in the day, in front of a TV or computer—is also important for this behavior. However, the ...
T.SchoolIzumiSchoolNancySchoolE.SchoolFindholtSchoolHayleySchoolA.SchoolPickusSchoolCHILDHOOD OBESITYIzumi BT, Findholt NE, Pickus HA, Nguyen T, Cuneo MK. Inter-rater reliability of a food store checklist to assess availability of healthier alternatives to the energy-dense snacks and beverages commonly...
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Researchers suggest that increasing your fruit intake can help prevent snacking on energy-dense unhealthy snacks. Whole fruits contain large amounts of fiber that supports sustained energy release and keep your energy levels up for longer. (56) ...
Since many energy-dense snacks are highly palatable, there is a propensity for overconsumption over the short term (5). While snack palatability and energy content can influence intake, other factors within the modern food environment may also influence the amount and types of snacks consumed. ...
By contrast, modern foods are often much more energy dense—fries from fast-food restaurants are roughly 3.2 kcal/g and many popular snacks are even higher. Although some hunter-gatherer communities have subsisted on higher ED foods (e.g., Alaskan Eskimos (Ho, Mikkelson, Lewis, Feldman, & ...