Countries around the world – from small nations like Fiji and Vanuatu to huge ones like India and Mexico – are increasingly implementing taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in an effort to improve diet quality and reduce rates of chronic disease. SSBs, which include sodas, iced teas, energy drinks, and other beverages with added sugar, are an understandable target for an excise tax; they are strongly associated with poor health outcomes (such as obesity, diabetes, and dental caries), and they consist of “empty calories” that reduce feelings of satiety. While the U.S. isn’t one of the 30+ countries to levy an SSB tax, several US cities have now done so. And, results are coming in.
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“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” We’ve all heard (and likely repeated) this age-old phrase. Despite saying it, however, some of us might not live by it. Maybe we’re running late in the morning, or we think skipping it benefits our waistlines. Or perhaps some of us think this is one of those baseless statements well-meaning people make.
Regardless of the reason, some of us are habitual breakfast skippers. It turns out, it’s not doing us any favors, especially for those of us who live with diabetes.
Childhood allergic disease is a significant public health problem, with over half of school-age children showing sensitization to allergens, and approximately 10% with asthma. Childhood asthma is responsible for more hospitalizations and emergency room visits than any other childhood disease in the U.S. While a child’s early life experience may influence his or her risk, susceptibility to allergies and asthma likely begins even before birth.
Breakfast is often advertised as “the most important meal of the day”. Many nutritional guidelines include regular breakfast as a strategy to maintain a healthy weight and eating breakfast is the focus of many weight loss strategies. However, the importance of eating breakfast for weight control or as part of a weight loss strategy remains controversial and it continues to be debated in the scientific literature and community.
“What can you do with three diabetics?” This past fall, I attended a conference and ran into a favorite mentor. He keeps up with the latest studies and the first thing he said to me was, “What can you do with three diabetics?” I was confused – not sure if it was a joke or a hypothetical question. He went on to tell me about a hot-off-the-presses study in BMJ Case Reports that demonstrated the effectiveness of intermittent fasting to improve glucose control for three patients referred to a dietary management clinic.
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