Counting Calories & Types of Foods & Weight Loss
Segments on today's Here and Now & Talk of The Nation (PRI and NPR news shows, respectively) focused on weight loss and counting calories. Here's the Here and Now Link and Here's the Talk of the Nation Link (the audio/podcast will be up later today).
Talk of the Nation Summary:
Many health-conscious Americans are obsessed with one thing: calories. The nation's new health care law will soon require chain restaurants to display calorie information on menus. But many of those counts are off by hundreds of calories. And even accurate counts rarely change the way we eat. Starbucks started making calorie information available in their restaurants, and found no decrease in sales but sales shifted to the lower-calorie options. It was also pointed out that besides calories, sugar/carbohydrate, sodium and cholesterol should also be listed.
Here & Now Summary:
We’ve all heard the old adage “everything in moderation” when it comes to weight control.
But a recent study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health calls that theory into question. Researchers found that eating more of certain foods, and less of others could help combat weight gain.
Dr. Dariush Mozzafarian of Harvard School of Public Health told Here & Now‘s Robin Young that “There may be certain types of calories that make us more full and make us eat less.”
Foods most associated with preventing weight gain
Foods most associated with weight gain
And a question:Poll Counting Calories
Talk of the Nation Summary:
Many health-conscious Americans are obsessed with one thing: calories. The nation's new health care law will soon require chain restaurants to display calorie information on menus. But many of those counts are off by hundreds of calories. And even accurate counts rarely change the way we eat. Starbucks started making calorie information available in their restaurants, and found no decrease in sales but sales shifted to the lower-calorie options. It was also pointed out that besides calories, sugar/carbohydrate, sodium and cholesterol should also be listed.
Here & Now Summary:
We’ve all heard the old adage “everything in moderation” when it comes to weight control.
But a recent study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health calls that theory into question. Researchers found that eating more of certain foods, and less of others could help combat weight gain.
Dr. Dariush Mozzafarian of Harvard School of Public Health told Here & Now‘s Robin Young that “There may be certain types of calories that make us more full and make us eat less.”
Foods most associated with preventing weight gain
- Yogurt
- Nuts
- Fruits
- Whole grains
- Non-starchy vegetables
Foods most associated with weight gain
- Potato chips
- Potatoes
- Sugary drinks
- Unprocessed red meats
- Processed meats
And a question:Poll Counting Calories