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Eating more red meat tied to higher diabetes risk
• Diabetes • • Dieting • Jun 17 13
Increasing the number of hamburgers and other red meat people eat on a daily basis is linked to a higher risk of developing diabetes…
Crash diet tied to increased gallstone risk
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jun 09 13
People who go on an extremely low calorie diet are more likely to develop gallstones than people on a moderately low calorie diet, according…
Flaxseed no help for kids with high cholesterol
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 04 13
Despite some evidence it might be beneficial for adults, eating flaxseed every day didn’t help children with high cholesterol get their numbers down, in…
Vegetarian diet tied to fewer deaths over time
• Dieting • • Mortality and Morbidity • Jun 04 13
People who limit how much meat they eat and stick to mostly fruits and vegetables are less likely to die over any particular period…
More TV time equals higher consumption of sweetened beverages among children
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 03 13
More time in front of the TV set and higher exposure to TV adverts may lead to increased consumption of sweetened beverages among children.…
Overeating learned in infancy, study suggests
• Children's Health • • Dieting • May 23 13
In the long run, encouraging a baby to finish the last ounce in their bottle might be doing more harm than good.
Dietary advice on added sugar is damaging our health, warns heart expert
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Heart • • Obesity • May 21 13
He calls on the UK’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and the Department of Health “to act swiftly” to tackle the rising obesity crisis…
Coffee consumption associated with reduced risk of autoimmune liver disease
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 19 13
Research presented today at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) explores new discoveries in liver disease research, with findings about the impact of coffee on…
Consuming Coffee Linked to Lower Risk of Detrimental Liver Disease, Mayo Clinic Finds
• Dieting • May 19 13
Regular consumption of coffee is associated with a reduced risk of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), an autoimmune liver disease, Mayo Clinic research shows. The…
Fish oil may stall effects of junk food on brain
• Brain • • Dieting • May 14 13
Data from more than 180 research papers suggests fish oils could minimise the effects that junk food can have on the brain, a review…
Packaged diet foods may spur more weight loss
• Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Weight Loss • May 09 13
In a head-to-head comparison with a traditional diet, people who stuck to a diet of portion-controlled packaged foods lost almost twice as much weight…
Study questions fish oil benefit before heart attack
• Dieting • • Heart • May 09 13
Fish oil supplements did not prevent heart problems in people who hadn’t had a heart attack yet, in a large long-term study from Italy.
…Wrigley halts production of caffeine gum following FDA concern
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 09 13
Wrigley temporarily halted production of its new Alert Energy Caffeine Gum in response to concerns expressed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over…
Breast milk ingredient could prevent deadly intestinal problem in preemies
• Children's Health • • Dieting • May 07 13
An ingredient that naturally occurs in breast milk might be used to prevent premature babies from developing a deadly intestinal condition that currently is…
Nutritional quality at fast-food restaurants still needs improvement
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 06 13
More than 25 percent of American adults chow down on fast food two or more times each week. Known for menu items containing high…
Magnesium may be as important to kids’ bone health as calcium
• Children's Health • • Dieting • May 05 13
Parents are advised to make sure their children drink milk and eat other calcium-rich foods to build strong bones. Soon, they also may be…
Childhood obesity starts at home
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • May 04 13
As parents, physicians and policymakers look for ways to curb childhood obesity, they may need to look no further than a child’s own backyard.
…Dieting youth show greater brain reward activity in response to food
• Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Weight Loss • May 02 13
The story is a familiar one: most people are able to lose weight while dieting but once the diet is over, the weight comes…
FDA looks at caffeine impact on kids after Wrigley gum
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 01 13
Wrigley’s new Alert Energy Caffeine Gum has prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to look into the potential impact that added caffeine may…
New Link Found Between Red Meat and Heart Disease: an Intestinal Bacteria
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Apr 28 13
In a new study published April 7 in the journal Nature Medicine, scientists from the Cleveland Clinic reported evidence suggesting that the long-known link…
National survey highlights perceived importance of dietary protein to prevent weight gain
• Dieting • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Apr 27 13
Atkins Diet, Zone Diet, South Beach Diet, etc., etc., etc. Chances are you have known someone who has tried a high protein diet. In…
Changing Diet and Exercise Patterns give Best Results: Study
• Dieting • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Apr 22 13
Adopting a healthy diet and exercise regimen is essential for maintaining weight. And, according to a new study from Stanford University School of Medicine,…
Raw fruit may not be linked to lower blood pressure
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Apr 11 13
People who eat more raw fruits or drink juice do not necessarily have lower blood pressure, according to a new study that goes against…
Increase potassium and cut salt to reduce stroke risk
• Dieting • • Stroke • Apr 06 13
Increasing potassium in our diets as well as cutting down on salt will reduce blood pressure levels and the risk of stroke, research in…
Omega-3 fatty acids tied to longer life: study
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 05 13
Supporting recommendations that people eat a couple of servings of fish per week, a new study suggests adults with the highest levels of omega-3…