Nutrition Round-Up

1) In Battle Of The Bulge Food Aromas Could Become New Weapon (source: Medical News Today)

A real possibility does exist for developing a new generation of foods that make people feel full by releasing anti-hunger aromas during chewing, scientists in the Netherlands are reporting after a review of research on that topic. Such foods would fight the global epidemic of obesity with aromas that quench hunger and prevent people from overeating. Their article appears in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication.

2) Don’t Trust Calorie Counts on Menus (source: Nutrition Data Blog)

According to researchers at Yale University, including calorie counts on menus seem to affect diner’s choices. But what use is that if the reported calorie counts are wildly inaccurate? A report in next month’s Journal of the American Dietetic Association finds that the published calorie counts for so-called “reduced calorie” meals served at various chain restaurants were wildly inaccurate.  On average, the actual calories were almost 20% higher, but the range of discrepancy was huge.

3) Long Term Thinkers Make Better Health Decisions (source: Medical News Today)

Two US psychologists found that people who tend to think in the long term, who focus on later rewards rather than immediate payoffs, are more likely to make better and positive decisions concerning their health, such as what and how much to eat and drink, exercise regularly, and use sunscreen.