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Fishy diet comes with lower risk of stroke
• Dieting • • Stroke • Jan 04 11
Women who eat more than three servings of fish per week are less likely to experience a stroke, a new study suggests.
Eating lots of red meat ups women’s stroke risk
• Dieting • • Stroke • Jan 01 11
Women who eat a lot of red meat may be putting themselves at increased risk of stroke, a new study in more than 30,000…
Calorie Control Council Predicts Top 5 Dieting Trends in 2011
• Dieting • • Weight Loss • Dec 23 10
As the hectic holiday season comes to a close and a new year approaches, many consumers are once again vowing to adopt weight loss…
Eating less healthy fish may contribute to America’s stroke belt
• Dieting • • Stroke • Dec 23 10
People living in the “stroke belt” states eat more fried fish than people living in the rest of the country, which may contribute to…
Eating healthier means living longer
• Cancer • • Dieting • • Heart • Dec 23 10
The leading causes of death have shifted from infectious diseases to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. These illnesses may be affected…
How To Drink Less During The Holidays
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 21 10
There seems to be a little bit more of everything during the holidays: more travel, more parties, more food, and certainly more alcoholic drinks.
…Study finds food in early life affects fertility
• Dieting • • Fertility and pregnancy • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 20 10
The research, which was published online this month (17 December 2010) in the journal Ecology, is the first study of its kind to show…
Beetroot juice could help people live more active lives
• Dieting • Dec 18 10
New research into the health benefits of beetroot juice suggests it’s not only athletes who can benefit from its performance enhancing properties – its…
Study shows caffeine negatively affects children
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Dec 16 10
Caffeine consumption in children is often blamed for sleep problems and bedwetting. Information on childhood caffeine consumption is limited, and many parents may not…
Go ahead, drink your milk
• Dieting • Dec 14 10
If you’re unsure about what foods to eat to maintain a healthy diet, you’re not alone. Increasing evidence continues to point people back to…
Fast food and sweets advertised when children watch television
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 14 10
Children in Sweden are exposed to a huge number of TV advertisements. Food adverts – primarily for fast food and sweets – dominate the…
Children who don’t like fruit and vegetables are 13 times more likely to be constipated
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 13 10
Primary school children who don’t like eating fruit and vegetables are 13 times more likely to develop functional constipation than children who do, according…
Some kiwi varieties may be less allergy-inducing
• Allergies • • Dieting • Dec 06 10
With kiwifruit becoming ubiquitous in grocery stores worldwide, reports of allergic reactions to the fruit have also increased. But some varieties may be less…
Research Provides New Insight Into Diet and Epilepsy
• Dieting • • Epilepsy • Dec 06 10
Many children with certain forms of epilepsy achieve seizure control through a stringent medically supervised diet, either the ketogenic diet (KD) or a Modified…
Soya beans could hold clue to treating fatal childhood disease
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Dec 02 10
Scientists from The University of Manchester say a naturally occurring chemical found in soy could prove to be an effective new treatment for a…
Omega-3s in fish, seafood may protect seniors’ eyes; a new test may catch glaucoma early
• Dieting • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 02 10
Seniors interested in lifestyle choices that help protect vision will be encouraged by a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine study, and people concerned about…
Study shows pregnant mother’s diet impacts infant’s sense of smell
• Dieting • • Pregnancy • Dec 01 10
A major new study shows that a pregnant mother’s diet not only sensitizes the fetus to those smells and flavors, but physically changes the…
Skipping breakfast may not enlarge a kid’s lunch
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Nov 29 10
Skipping breakfast may not change how much food a kid eats during the rest of the day, suggests a new study.
Fish health benefits may outweigh mercury concerns
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 28 10
It may be a red herring to worry over whether people who eat lots of fish may lose whatever heart benefits they might have…
Female fish - and humans? - lose interest when their male loses a slugfest
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 24 10
You may think of your love for your mate as the noble emotion of a pure heart, but some primitive parts of your brain…
School lunch programs might break poverty cycle
• Dieting • • Public Health • Nov 24 10
Teens who live in households where food is scarce suffer academically, but a new study has found that government programs to provide meals in…
Eating orange and dark green vegetables linked to longer life
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 24 10
Eating lots of orange and dark green veggies such as carrots, sweet potatoes and green beans may be tied to less disease and longer…
For Your Teeth, Thanksgiving Dinner Is a Real Food Fight
• Dental Health • • Dieting • Nov 23 10
If you’re lucky, it will all be kisses and hugs around the Thanksgiving dinner table, with friends and family near and dear gathered about,…
Give Yourself a Present This Holiday Season and Forget About Dieting
• Dieting • Nov 17 10
Changing your focus from dieting to living healthy during the holidays boosts the chances of maintaining your perfect weight.
Less salt for teens means healthier adults
• Dieting • Nov 15 10
If teens could reduce their daily salt consumption by 3,000 milligrams, they would cut their risk for heart disease and stroke significantly in adulthood,…