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Eating together establishes good habits later in life, researchers at the University of Minnesota say.  In the study, more than 1,500 participants were surveyed once during high school, then again when they were 20 years old.  Participants were asked questions about how often they ate with their families, how much they liked sitting down to dinner with family and friends, if they had a tendency to eat and run, and how often they ate breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The researchers say that those who ate meals with families as adolescents were more likely to eat fruit, dark green and orange vegetables and drank fewer soft drinks as young adults.  The frequency of family meals during adolescence also predicted eating meals more frequently as adults.  Those who experienced more family meals were more likely to have higher intakes of key nutrients, such as potassium, calcium, magnesium and the like.  

The researchers say the results show that structured meal times with family are associated with improved diet quality for young adults.  Families should be encouraged to share meals together as often as is practically possible, they say.

The results were originally published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

According to a recent survey in America, parents of overweight children are not looking them that way. It is really worrying as the overweight children face the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol problems and other ailments generally found in adults. And the overweight children are more likely to turn into obese adults.

"It suggests to me that parents of younger kids believe that their children will grow out of their obesity, or something will change at older ages," said Dr. Matthew M. Davis, a University of Michigan professor of pediatrics and internal medicine who led the study, released earlier this month. "When I see a child that is obese at these younger ages, I take that as a sign of ways nutrition can be improved, a child's activity level can be improved."

Among the parents whose children were either obese or extremely overweight of the age 6 to 11, 43 parents saying their children have the right weight, 37 percent accepting their kids are slightly overweight, 13 percent have no problem in accepting their children are “Very overweight” and some even saying “Slightly underweight”.

The survey found that parents of obese children from age 12 to 17 look more aware about their children weight problems. 56 percent of the parents have the opinion that their children are “slightly overweight”, 31 percent considering them “very overweight”, 11 have no hesitation in saying “very overweight” and others saying “slightly underweight”.

Michigan research is indicating that parents are underestimating their children weight. According to the standards used by the researchers, 17 percent of US children are already obese. Experts suggest that doctors need to help the children parents to understand the health risks of childhood obesity.

Researchers at Rutgers University have found drinking soda which contains high-fructose corn syrup could contribute to the development of diabetes, especially in children.

Scientists tested beverages containing the syrup and found high levels of reactive compounds that previous studies have found have the potential to trigger cell and tissue damage which can cause diabetes.

“People consume too much high-fructose corn syrup in this country,” lead researcher Chi-Tang Ho, professor of food science at Rutgers University, said.  “It’s in way too many food and drink products, and there’s growing evidence that it’s bad for you.”

The findings were first reported at the 234th national meeting of the American Chemical Society.

Colin Corfield, who is 39 years old has been able to lose 39 stones and has been enjoying his life.

Six months back, his doctor told him that he had to lose weight or he would die in the next six months. Doctors told him that there is one chance out of 20 where he could die from the surgery. But Corfield decided to go through the gastric bypass surgery.

Corfield did not have money for the surgery operation. So his mother sold her house to pay the £32,000 gastric bypass surgery operation changes.

Colin has problems with his weight right from the beginning. Even in his childhood his family saw his putting on weight and his weight problem became worse with time.

"Now I feel fantastic - I can't describe it. Now I'm down to 16 stone. "I was very, very sad at the time I was heavy. "People would say 'Col you're getting too big you've got to do something about it,' but I just wouldn't listen to them. "But I'm not sad anymore - I've got my life back. "I can go back and watch the match at Everton. I used to do it all the time before I got too big to get through the turnstile."

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Did you know that high blood pressure affects 65 million Americans?  That’s one in three American adults.  Blood pressure is the force of blood against the artery walls.  The measure of blood pressure is recorded as two numbers—systolic pressure (when the heart beats) over diastolic pressure (when the heart beats) over diastolic pressure (when the heart relaxes between beats).  Healthy blood pressure is when the systolic number is below 120 and the diastolic number is below 80.  Having high blood pressure can be dangerous because it can make the heart work too hard, and the high force of blood flow can harm arteries and organs, such as the heart, kidneys, brain and eyes.  Developing high blood pressure is something most Americans have to deal with at some point in their lives, because even if you’re 55 and have normal blood pressure, you still have a 90 percent lifetime risk for developing high blood pressure. Source: Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — click here for a free download of the guide.

There are many things you can do to help control blood pressure.  Here are a few steps you can take:

• Maintain a healthy weight.
• Be moderately physically active most days of the week.
• Follow a healthy eating plan, which includes foods lower in sodium.
• Drink alcohol only in moderation.
• If you have high blood pressure, take your prescribed medication as directed.
• Here are some of the DASH eating plan tips for reducing salt and sodium in your diet.
• When buying condiments, choose low or reduced sodium versions, or no-salt added versions.
• Eat more vegetables.  If you choose frozen or canned, make sure you buy low-sodium or no-salt added.
• Eat fresh poultry, fish and lean meat, rather than canned, smoked or processed types.
• When choosing a breakfast cereal, choose ones that are lower in sodium.
• Limit cured foods, such as bacon and ham; foods packed in brine, such as pickles, olives and sauerkraut; and condiments, such as mustard, horseradish, soy or teriyaki sauce.
• Cook rice, pasta and hot cereals without salt.  Cut out instant or flavored rice, pasta and cereal mixes, which usually have added salt.
• Choose lower sodium versions of convenience foods, and in general cut back on frozen dinners, mixed dishes such as pizza, packaged mixes, canned soups or broths, and salad dressings—because these items often have lots of sodium.
• Rinse canned foods such as tuna or beans before using to remove some of the sodium.
• Learn to use spices for flavoring rather than salt.  Cook with herbs, spices, lemons, limes, vinegar or salt-free seasoning blends.
• Cut your salt intake in half.
• Move the salt shaker away from the table.