children and adolescents is obesity prevention-today, and as they age into adulthood. In this report, we review the most recent evidence regarding many behavioral and practice interventions related to childhood obesity …. sweetened beverage intake is related to obesity among children …. obese children and adolescents are more likely to skip breakfast than their leaner counterparts …. Adolescent sedentary behavior is correlated with parental sedentary behavior …. The evidence is strong that daily moderate/vigorous physical activity helps reduce adiposity in overweight/obese youths
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Jacobson, M. F. (2005). Salt: The forgotten killer … And FDA’s failure to protect the public’s health
A diet high in salt (sodium chloride) is a major cause of heart disease and stroke …. Reducing salt consumption is one of the single most effective ways to prevent heart disease and strokes …. The vast majority—about 77 percent—of sodium comes from processed foods and foods eaten outside the home …. Reducing sodium consumption by half would save an estimated 150,000 lives per year. That in turn would reduce medical care and other costs by roughly $1.5 trillion over 20 years
Counter et al. (2004) Mercury exposure in children: a review
Exposure to toxic mercury (Hg) is a growing health hazard throughout the world today …. Children are particularly vulnerable to Hg intoxication …. The presence of Hg in fish, thermometers, dental amalgams, vaccine preservatives, and in the atmosphere has made this particular toxic metal an increasing focus of health authorities and interest groups …. this review examines studies of Hg exposure in children, including fetal exposure …. neonatal and infant exposure …. from breast milk of lactating mothers, fish consumption in young children, and finally dental amalgam in older children.
Zhu et al. (2006) A review of recent studies in China on the possible beneficial health effects of tea
Tea has potential in the prevention or adjuvant treatment of several diseases including cancer, cardiovascular diseases and obesity …. green tea drinking decreased gastric cancer by 40% …. protective effect of green tea not only against stomach cancer, but also against chronic gastritis …. among non-smoking women, consumption of green tea was associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer and the risk decreased with increasing green tea consumption …. green tea had a protective effect on oesophageal cancers among alcohol drinkers (risk reduction by 39%) and cigarette smokers (risk reduction by 31%)
Wolfram et al. (2010) Efficacy of diets containing high amounts of fiber in the management of type 2 diabetes
Plant-based diets represent a relatively novel dietary intervention in the treatment and management of type 2 diabetes …. The vegan diet contained more carbohydrate, fiber, and micronutrients than the American Diabetes Association (ADA) diet …. Diets rich in whole grains (thus containing high amounts of fiber) have positive effects on insulin sensitivity, fasting concentrations of insulin and glucose, and insulin and glucose AUC. Finally, complete plant-based diets devoid of any animal products appear to reduce blood glucose, body weight, HDL and HbA1C
Ferdowsian et al. (2009) Effects of plant-based diets on plasma lipids
“Our review demonstrates that individuals following plant-based diets experience significantly lower blood lipid concentrations compared to those following diets that include animal products. In observational studies, vegetarians also appear to have fewer and smaller age-related increases in lipids compared to nonvegetarians …. Dietary changes are recommended as first-line therapy for dyslipidemia because they are safe and cost effective …. plant-based diets, which follow the current recommendations of the Third Adult Treatment Panel and the American Heart Association, have demonstrated greater cholesterol reductions”
