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 ...
2. Energy Dense Snacks! Kids expend lots of calories just in the business of growing, so it may be the case that they are not getting enough energy from three meals a day and they may need some small healthy snacks throughout the day to increase their calorie intake. I talk more about...
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 ...
Previous studies have reported that regular nut consumption reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and does not promote weight gain despite the fact that nuts are energy-dense. However, no studies have investigated the body composition of those regularly consuming nuts compared to similar intakes of...
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...
While there are plenty of delicious, nutritious and energy-dense readymade cycling food options available these days, you can save money and do away with often non-recyclable packaging while you’re at it by making your own tasty energy snacks. These recipes are simple, delicious and packed ...
Background: The inverse relationship between energy density (kcal/g) and energy cost (price/kcal) has led to the conclusion that snacks (cookies, chips) are inexpensive relative to produce (fruit, vegetables). Objective: This paper demonstrates the weakness of this measure of food price, and ...
Overweight is, arguably, the natural response to our food environment [1] which is dominated by low-cost, ultra-processed, energy-dense, highly palatable food products [2]. Food marketing most commonly promotes these high fat, high salt and high sugar foods [3]. Worldwide, television is sti...
(1.3kcal/g), children consumed 76% more calories from the entrée and 34% more calories at the meal when served the larger, more energy-dense entrée. This study was among the first to show that the effects of ED and portion size are additive and combine to affect energy intake in ...
The researchers found that participants were more distracted by images of energy-dense foods than by ones depicting non-food objects or low-energy snacks. "This suggests that participants rapidly and implicitly assessed the nutritional value of the distractor images presented to them, even when they...