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Good Diets Fight Bad Alzheimer Genes
• Dieting • • Genetics • • Neurology • Feb 15 11
Scientists today agree that there are five molecules that are known to affect or cause Alzheimer’s disease, which plagues an estimated five million Americans.…
Eating berries may lower risk of Parkinson’s
• Dieting • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 14 11
New research shows men and women who regularly eat berries may have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, while men may also further…
Drink cherry juice to recover quicker
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 11 11
Gym-goers and joggers have been advised to drink cherry juice after a study found that it helps reduce muscle damage caused by exercise.
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Extensive research demonstrates fructose does not increase food intake or impact weight
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 10 11
A new comprehensive review, recently published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, concludes that fructose does not increase food intake or impact…
Daily diet soda tied to higher risk for stroke, heart attack
• Dieting • • Heart • • Stroke • Feb 09 11
Just as you were starting to feel virtuous for having switched from sugary sodas to low- or no-calorie substitutes, a new study comes along…
Starting solid foods earlier linked to obesity risk
• Dieting • • Obesity • Feb 07 11
Babies raised on formula who start eating solid foods before they are 4 months old may be more likely to become obese than those…
Research suggests V8 100% vegetable juice can help people meet key dietary guidelines
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 04 11
Studies show drinking V8® 100% vegetable juice may be a simple way for people to increase their vegetable intake and may help them manage…
Coffee, Energy Drinkers Beware: Many Mega-Sized Drinks Loaded with Sugar, MU Nutrition Expert Says
• Dieting • Feb 03 11
Starbucks recently announced a new-sized 31-ounce drink, the “Trenta,” which will be in stores this spring. The mega-sized coffee joins the ranks of other…
GSA Supports New U.S. Call for Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 03 11
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging — commends the federal government’s recent…
Say Cheese! Five Ways to Enjoy Cheese at Your Super Bowl Party
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 03 11
Whether or not you’re a Green Bay Packer Cheesehead, you’ll probably serve the tasty, high-fat, high-calorie American classic at your Super Bowl party.
Although…
New diet guidelines push calorie reduction and exercise
• Dieting • Jan 31 11
Americans need to cut salt, eat less but at the same time eat more fruits and vegetables, the Obama administration said on Monday in…
Dietary Guidelines: General Mills on Whole Grain Importance
• Dieting • Jan 28 11
The General Mills Whole Grain Check-up, reveals 61 percent of Americans believe they get enough whole grain in their diet. In reality, only 5…
Organic food in pregnancy
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Pregnancy • Jan 27 11
Who eats organic food when they are pregnant? Is it just certain groups? What kind of organic foods are most popular? A recent study…
Industry debuts new U.S. food labels, critics pan
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Jan 26 11
U.S. grocers joined with food and drink makers to unveil a new system on Monday for putting nutritional information on packages ahead of plans…
More research needed on diet and environmental influences on childhood asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Dieting • Jan 24 11
Asthma is one of the world’s most common chronic diseases, affecting as many as 300 million people. It is estimated that by 2025 there…
New study of environmental contaminants in breast milk
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Gender: Female • Jan 24 11
The levels of environmental contaminants in a mother’s body decrease during breast-feeding. After a year of lactation, the levels of a number of environmental…
Big breakfast bunkum
• Dieting • • Weight Loss • Jan 17 11
Does eating a big breakfast help weight loss or is it better to skip breakfast altogether? Available information is confusing but new research published…
‘Yo-yo’ effect of slimming diets explained
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Jan 13 11
If you want to lose the kilos you’ve put on over Christmas, you may be interested in knowing that the hormones related to appetite…
Hold the Red Bull: Energy Drinks Don’t Blunt Effects of Alcohol, Study Finds
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 13 11
Marketing efforts that encourage mixing caffeinated “energy” drinks with alcohol often try to sway young people to believe that caffeine will offset the sedating…
Shellfish safer to eat thanks to breakthrough by Queen’s scientists
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 11 11
New technology to make shellfish safer to eat has been pioneered by scientists at Queen’s University Belfast.
The new test, developed at Queen’s Institute…
Spanish heart risk study challenges image of healthy Mediterranean diet and lifestyle
• Dieting • • Heart • Jan 10 11
A Spanish study has challenged the long-held belief that people in the Mediterranean all enjoy more healthy diets and lifestyles, after discovering alarmingly high…
Grape ingredient resveratrol increases beneficial fat hormone
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Jan 07 11
Resveratrol, a compound in grapes, displays antioxidant and other positive properties. In a study published this week, researchers at the UT Health Science Center…
Can diet protect against asthma?
• Allergies • • Asthma • • Dieting • Jan 07 11
What you eat might affect your risk of developing allergies or asthma, and possibly that of your kids, hints a new review of the…
Mother’s milk improves the physical condition of future adolescents
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jan 05 11
Enrique García Artero, the principal author of the study and researcher at the University of Granada pointed out that, “Our objective was to analyse…
The Effect of Diet on Mental Energy
• Brain • • Dieting • • Neurology • Jan 05 11
The Life Sciences Research Organization, Inc. (LSRO) has published a review article in the December 2010 issue of Nutrition Reviews entitled Do Specific Constituents…