Portion size and eating more often largely responsible for obesity: Study

Soda tax wouldn’t work as obese people prefer diet drinks, study suggests

29-Jun-2011

A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages may not work to reduce obesity – because obese people could have a stronger tendency to buy diet soda, suggests new research from Northwestern University.

Is healthy food more expensive than junk food?

29-Jun-2011

New research into food prices shows that unhealthy options are not always more affordable, although the relative cheapness of soft drinks, refined grains and starchy veg vs healthier alternatives means Americans “may have an economic incentive to consume...

Snacks deliver a quarter of US calorie intake

24-Jun-2011

A quarter of Americans’ daily calories are now consumed as snacks and drinks between meals, according to researchers at last week’s IFT expo in New Orleans.

Portion size and eating more often largely responsible for obesity: Study

Efforts to reduce obesity should focus on reducing the number of meals and snacks and portion sizes, suggest researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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