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	Brazil nuts may be effective in improving selenium status Beta-carotene supplements may help prevent sunburns Low blood levels of vitamin D associated with heart disease risk Genetic factors remain major driver of obesity risk Maternal and infant predictors of child obesity Fat cell number stays constant in adults Following a Mediterranean diet may lower diabetes risk Macadamia nuts may benefit people with elevated cholesterol levels Characterising the nutritional value of foods, using nutrient profiling Overweight parents more likely to have overweight children Snacks and inactivity predict overweight in childhood Very low carb diets could be incompatible with exercise Current guidelines on physical activity may create misconceptions Sugar sweetened drinks seem not to be associated with child obesity Objective assessment of physical activity reveals self-reported overestimation Chewing gum found to control appetite Current food allergy labelling can still be improved Low vitamin D may be linked to pregnancy complication Repeated dietary counselling in childhood may help lower heart disease risk Folic acid may help prevent heart disease 2nd Anniversary of the EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity & Health Lack of outdoor play is health time bomb for children Are you a little low? Failure to match energy intake with requirements is a possible cause of that ‘low blood sugar’ feeling. Managing sweetness

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Living longer healthier lives through increased physical activity

In the second of two podcasts recorded recently at the Second International Conference on Physical Activity & Public Health (ICPAPH) in Amsterdam, EUFIC spoke with Professors Nick Wareham and Ken Fox about the important part that physical activity can play in reducing the risk of chronic diseases and increasing mental well-being.

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