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Omega-3’s linked to a lower risk of gum disease
• Dental Health • • Dieting • Nov 11 10
People who consume a good amount of omega-3’s - the fatty acids predominantly found in oily fish - may have a lower risk of…
Infant foods should be screened for mycotoxins
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 10 10
An international team of scientists calls for protecting complementary food for infants in developing countries – especially those where corn is a staple food…
Drinking 100 percent fruit juice is linked to higher intake of essential nutrients
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 09 10
With so few Americans consuming the recommended amounts of fruit each day, finding quick and simple ways to add additional fruit servings – and…
High-calorie beverages still widely available in elementary schools##
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Nov 01 10
High-calorie beverages not allowed by national guidelines are still available in a majority of U.S. elementary schools, according to a report posted online today…
Fatty fish may help prevent gum disease
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 28 10
Polyunsaturated fatty acids like fish body oils show promise in preventing and treating periodontitis, gum disease, U.S. researchers suggest.
Asghar Z. Naqvi of the…
Restaurant customers willing to pay more for local food
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 26 10
Not only are restaurant patrons willing to pay more for meals prepared with produce and meat from local providers, the proportion of customers preferring…
CRN responds to JAMA fish oil study
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 20 10
In response to a study regarding fish oil use during pregnancy published in the October 20 issue of the Journal of the American Medical…
Professional sports persons should drink more water
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 19 10
Top sports persons must always perform to their maximum capacity, making them the most vulnerable to the effects of dehydration. Now, a new study…
New York takes new aim at sugary drinks
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Oct 10 10
New York expanded its anti-obesity campaign on Thursday with a proposal to ban the use of food stamps to buy sugary drinks, drawing beverage…
Meat diets pose environmental danger - report
• Dieting • Oct 05 10
People will have to cut meat from their diets if the world is to stay within safer limits of planet-warming greenhouse gases, nitrate pollution…
Walnuts, walnut oil, improve reaction to stress
• Dieting • • Neurology • Oct 04 10
A diet rich in walnuts and walnut oil may prepare the body to deal better with stress, according to a team of Penn State…
After 50 years, Americans still eat too much salt
• Dieting • Oct 01 10
Despite warnings about the risk, Americans have not reduced the salt in their diets in 50 years, Harvard School of Public Health researchers conclude.
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Coffee, tea linked to lower risk of brain tumor
• Cancer • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 01 10
Coffee and tea lovers may have a decreased likelihood of developing the most common form of malignant brain tumor in adults, a new…
Key nutrient found to prevent cataracts in salmon
• Dieting • • Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 01 10
The role of a key nutrient which prevents cataracts in salmon has been revealed by eye specialists at the University of East Anglia.
Research…
Drinking coffee lowers risk of gout in older women
• Dieting • • Gender: Female • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 16 10
A few cups of java every day over many years cuts the risk of gout in postmenopausal women in half, Boston researchers report.
Characterized…
Eating broccoli could guard against arthritis
• Arthritis • • Dieting • Sep 15 10
Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are launching a groundbreaking new project to investigate the benefits of broccoli in the fight against…
Diet and Exercise Intervention for Patients at Risk for Heart Disease Improves Quality of Life
• Dieting • • Heart • Sep 14 10
A lifestyle intervention incorporating exercise training and diet counseling in primary health care settings appears to improve quality of life among adults at…
Appetite Hormones May Predict Weight Regain after Dieting
• Dieting • Sep 09 10
Many people have experienced the frustration that comes with regaining weight that was lost from dieting. According to a new study accepted for publication…
Bigger low-birth-weight babies need extra iron too
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Sep 08 10
Babies at the larger end of the low-birth-weight spectrum are at risk of iron deficiency, and should get iron supplements, according to a…
Aqua Bounty biotech salmon OK to eat: FDA staff
• Dieting • Sep 06 10
Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc’s genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said in a preliminary analysis…
Action Needed to Eliminate Food Insecurity in the U.S
• Dieting • Sep 01 10
The American Dietetic Association has published an updated position paper on food insecurity in the United States, calling for funding for food and nutrition…
Western diet link to ADHD
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 29 10
A new study from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shows an association between ADHD and a ‘Western-style’ diet in adolescents.
The research…
Mom’s pregnancy diet not tied to wheezing risk
• Dieting • • Pregnancy • Jul 28 10
A woman’s overall diet during pregnancy may not be related to her child’s risk of developing wheezing problems by preschool age, a new…
Do multivitamins improve student performance?
• Dieting • Jul 28 10
Despite its well-known health benefits, a daily multivitamin may not help students ace exams or even make it to school on time, suggests a…
Heart risk factors less common in fish lovers
• Dieting • • Heart • Jul 23 10
Middle-aged and older men who eat fish every day are less likely than infrequent fish eaters to develop a collection of risk factors for…