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Psychological scientists Sarah Gripshover and Ellen Markman of Stanford University hypothesized that preschoolers would be capable of understanding a more conceptual approach to nutrition, despite their young age.

The quick spike and subsequent crash in blood sugar that comes after eating highly processed carbs activates reward and addiction centers in the brain.

The standards are seen as a critical step in improving students' eating options under a 2010 law revamping school foods. Schools have until July 1, 2014, to implement the new rules.

Research suggests children primarily choose what to eat for breakfast, while lunch and dinner meals are controlled by moms.

The effort aims to help fill critical research gaps in how healthy eating habits are formed from the earliest ages.

They also confirmed that there is convincing evidence from a large body of research that low glycemic index/glycemic load (GI/GL) diets reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease, help control blood glucose in people with diabetes, and may also help with weight management.

Throughout Europe, Carmit Candy Industries Ltd. plans to launch a bar featuring satiety-inducing ingredients.

Powerade Zero is described as the first ready-to-drink sports drink brand to launch an on-the-go product that allows people to turn water into a zero-calorie sports drink.

Children in low income and urban schools have been found to have higher body mass index (BMI) than those students who attend schools in a more affluent area.

Scientists found too much of a certain polyphenol found in coffee called Chlorogenic Acid (CGA) could thwart fat loss and lead to insulin resistance.