{"id":382827,"date":"2010-03-03T04:30:01","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T08:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calorielab.com\/news\/2010\/03\/03\/yesterdays-health-news-from-labnotes-30\/"},"modified":"2010-03-03T04:30:01","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T08:30:01","slug":"lab-notes-dentists-report-teeth-grinding-epidemic-kids-eating-6-or-more-times-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/382827","title":{"rendered":"Lab Notes: Dentists Report Teeth Grinding Epidemic; Kids Eating 6 or More Times a Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On our Lab Notes<\/a> page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (March 2, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

1. Dentists Report Teeth Grinding Epidemic<\/a><\/h3>\n

Dentists in the U.K. are reporting an increase in teeth grinding, otherwise known by its medical name of bruxism, caused by stress and by a diet of soft foods.<\/p>\n

2. Kids Eating 6 or More Times a Day<\/a><\/h3>\n

U.S. children are eating an average of six times per day, including three regular meals and three snacks, according to a new study.<\/p>\n

3. More Consumers Reading Food Labels<\/a><\/h3>\n

54 percent of consumers reported that they often read the Nutrition Facts information on food labels. looking for information on calories, salt and fat, up from 44 percent six years previously.<\/p>\n

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4. Humidity Degrades Vitamins Stored in Kitchens, Bathrooms<\/a><\/h3>\n

Humidity can render some vitamins and dietary supplements ineffective, according to a new Purdue University study.<\/p>\n

5. Immune System Improved by Soluble Fiber<\/a><\/h3>\n

Soluble fiber from apples, oats and nuts has been found to strengthen the immune system and protect it from inflammation associated with obesity-related diseases including diabetes and heart disease.<\/p>\n

6. Little Changes Don’t Make Big Difference<\/a><\/h3>\n

Science doesn’t support the theory that little changes in diet can make a big difference in weight loss.<\/p>\n

7. Prediabetes Precautions Needed to Avoid Disease<\/a><\/h3>\n

Patients with prediabetes, a condition that could lead to diabetes, are often unaware of their condition. In addition, many who do know don\u2019t make necessary lifestyle changes to prevent the disease.<\/p>\n

(By CalorieLab editors)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lab Notes: Dentists Report Teeth Grinding Epidemic; Kids Eating 6 or More Times a Day<\/a><\/p>\n

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On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (March 2, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes. 1. Dentists Report Teeth Grinding Epidemic Dentists in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4904,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-382827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4904"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382827\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}