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TV Ads Linked to Unhealthy Diets in Young Adults
• Dieting • Apr 30 12
Fast food and alcohol advertising on television have a negative influence on young people’s weight and underage drinking, researchers affirmed in a survey.
Risk…
Low-income moms under stress may overfeed infants
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Apr 28 12
Efforts to prevent obesity among low-income infants should focus not only on what babies are being fed but also the reasons behind unhealthy feeding…
Why do the different people’s bodies react differently to a high-fat diet?
• Dieting • Apr 26 12
A diet rich in greasy foods causes an imbalance in our gut flora. The composition of the gut flora seems to determine the way…
Obesity study focuses on healthy nutrition in group homes
• Dieting • • Obesity • Apr 24 12
For people with developmental disabilities, particularly those who live in a community group home, the prevalence of obesity can be significantly higher than in…
Tax on salt could reduce cardiovascular disease deaths by 3 percent
• Dieting • • Heart • Apr 22 12
Voluntary industry reductions in salt content and taxation on products containing salt in 19 developing countries could reduce the number of deaths each year…
Study finds soda consumption increases overall stroke risk
• Dieting • • Stroke • Apr 22 12
Researchers from Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute and Harvard University have found that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened and low-calorie sodas is associated with a higher…
Low-Fat Dairy Skims Off Stroke Risk
• Dieting • • Stroke • Apr 20 12
Getting plenty of low-fat milk, yogurt, and other dairy in the diet is associated with lower stroke risk, Swedish researchers found.
The more low-fat…
The Get Lean Diet: Baby Steps To Healthy Weight Loss
• Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • Apr 19 12
The countdown to Memorial Day has begun. With just a month to get their beach bodies back, many resort to strict calorie-cutting, cleanses or…
Poll shows strong voter support for school nutrition standards
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Public Health • Apr 18 12
Eighty percent of American voters favor national standards that would limit calories, fat, and sodium in snack and à la carte foods sold in…
Emotional eating: The trick to staying slim
• Dieting • • Obesity • Apr 18 12
Your idea of a good time after a bad day is a scoop of dulce de leche ice cream piled high atop a fudge…
Fish Oil Flops in MS
• Dieting • • Neurology • Apr 17 12
Fish oil doesn’t appear to be of any help in treating multiple sclerosis, Norwegian researchers found.
In a randomized controlled trial, supplementation with omega-3…
Fast-food salt content varies by country: study
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 17 12
Fast food may often be high in salt, but the exact levels seem to vary based on the country you live in, according to…
Beer makes men smarter: study
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Gender: Male • Apr 14 12
Beer makes men smarter.
So say researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
They found that men with a couple beers under their…
Mom’s caffeine not linked to infant sleep problems
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Apr 13 12
A baby’s sleep may not suffer just because her mom likes a daily cup of coffee, a new study suggests.
The findings, experts say,…
Can a vegetable cure cancer?
• Cancer • • Dieting • Apr 07 12
We all know that vegetables are good for us - but some are better than others.
A diet rich in leafy green vegetables, for…
Eating More Red Meat May Mean Quicker Death
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 07 12
Increasing consumption of both processed and unprocessed red meat was associated with a greater risk of dying during the study period, data from two…
Heightened sensitivity to cheap, high-calorie food is linked with obesity
• Dieting • • Obesity • Apr 05 12
Obesity is increasing worldwide in adults and children and is currently viewed by many as one of the most serious threats to public health.…
Sugar And High Fructose Corn Syrup Are Equally As Toxic
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 02 12
Nowadays, sugar is more common in households and our diet than salt. We use it widely throughout our meals and beverages, not to mention…
Healthy Food for Your Kids
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Mar 29 12
FRENCH fries. Popcorn. Donuts. Would your child rather eat these than fruits and vegetables? If so, then your child may be showing signs of…
Study unravels health impact, interplay of diet soft drinks and overall diet
• Dieting • • Heart • Mar 29 12
Are diet sodas good or bad for you? The jury is still out, but a new study sheds light on the impact that zero-calorie…
Fish oil added to yogurt may help consumers meet daily nutritional requirements
• Dieting • Mar 28 12
Many consumers want to increase their intake of heart-healthy n-3 fatty acids, found naturally in fish and fish products, but find it difficult to…
Popcorn Has More Antioxidants Than Fruit and Vegetables, Study Says
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 26 12
Popcorn, when it’s not slathered in butter and coated in salt, is already known to be a healthy snack food and now a…
Low-calorie diet linked to higher death rate in bowel disease model
• Dieting • • Mortality and Morbidity • Mar 21 12
In a surprising result, Michigan State University researchers looking at the effects of diet on bowel disease found that mice on a calorie-restricted diet…
Coffee not linked to psoriasis
• Dermatology • • Dieting • Mar 20 12
First it was beer, then it was cigarettes. Finally, researchers have found a vice that’s not tied to psoriasis: coffee.
In fact, when Dr.…
A soda a day raises CHD risk by 20%
• Dieting • • Heart • Mar 19 12
Sugary drinks are associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) as well as some adverse changes in lipids, inflammatory factors,…