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Yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced rate of common infections in daycare children
• Dieting • • Immunology • • Infections • May 19 10

The probiotic yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced the rate of common sicknesses such as ear infections, sinusitis, the flu and diarrhea in daycare children, say… Yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced rate of common infections in daycare children   

 
 

Diet soda for preventing kidney stones?
• Dieting • • Urine Problems • May 17 10

Certain diet sodas may have the potential to prevent the most common type of kidney stone, if new lab research is correct.

In the… Diet soda for preventing kidney stones?   

 
 

Diabetes does not mean end of good eats
• Diabetes • • Dieting • May 12 10

A diagnosis of diabetes means lifestyle changes are in order, but where to begin?

Katherine Younker, director of Health Care Services and Patient Education… Diabetes does not mean end of good eats   

 
 

Eating nuts associated with improvements in cholesterol levels
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 10 10

Consuming more nuts appears to be associated with improvements in blood cholesterol levels, according to a pooled analysis of data from 25 trials reported… Eating nuts associated with improvements in cholesterol levels   

 
 

Fight Obesity With A Low Sodium Diet
• Dieting • • Obesity • May 09 10

Its no surprise to see the growing awareness among people to switch to low-sodium alternatives, as they understand how high sodium intake is related… Fight Obesity With A Low Sodium Diet   

 
 

How Dark Chocolate May Guard Against Brain Injury from Stroke
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Stroke • May 06 10

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that a compound in dark chocolate may protect the brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals… How Dark Chocolate May Guard Against Brain Injury from Stroke   

 
 

Toys banned from kids’ fast food in California county
• Children's Health • • Dieting • May 04 10

California’s Santa Clara County has become the first county in the U.S. to ban toys as rewards or promotion from fast food children’s meals,… Toys banned from kids’ fast food in California county   

 
 

Eating Like the Greeks Can Improve Brain Power
• Brain • • Dieting • Apr 27 10

Findings about what specific components of diets are most beneficial are frequently changing. However, an ongoing study of older adults shows evidence that one… Eating Like the Greeks Can Improve Brain Power   

 
 

Grapes reduce risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, U-M animal study shows
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Heart • Apr 26 10

Could eating grapes slow what’s for many Americans a downhill sequence of high blood pressure and insulin resistance leading to heart disease and… Grapes reduce risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, U-M animal study shows   

 
 

Dual studies vilify sugar and salt in U.S. diet
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 21 10

Sugar and salt are damaging the health of Americans by raising blood pressure and cholesterol - and regulation may be the only way… Dual studies vilify sugar and salt in U.S. diet   

 
 

Diet can sharply cut Alzheimer’s risk: US study
• Dieting • • Neurology • Apr 13 10

A diet rich in olive oil, nuts, fish, poultry and certain fruits and vegetables may have a powerful effect at staving off Alzheimer’s… Diet can sharply cut Alzheimer’s risk: US study   

 
 

Keeping the Weight Off After a Very-Low-Energy Diet
• Dieting • Apr 12 10

Simple advice can reduce the risk of weight regain after a very-low-energy diet: the secret to keeping the weight off is to switch back… Keeping the Weight Off After a Very-Low-Energy Diet   

 
 

U.S. sugar group says sugar not to blame for obesity
• Dieting • • Obesity • Apr 09 10

Sugar is being unfairly blamed for obesity problems in the United States at a time when per capita consumption of sweeteners has declined over… U.S. sugar group says sugar not to blame for obesity   

 
 

Researchers develop new method to detect melamine in milk
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 01 10

University of Miami assistant professor in the College of Engineering, Na Li and her collaborators have developed a fast, economical and easy method to… Researchers develop new method to detect melamine in milk   

 
 

Soy supplements show no diabetes benefit in study
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 01 10

Adding soy supplements to the diet may not improve blood sugar control in older women who are at high risk of or in the… Soy supplements show no diabetes benefit in study   

 
 

Cutting fat—and calories—from cakes and frostings
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Mar 29 10

Delicious new cakes and frostings may someday contain less fat and fewer calories, thanks to work by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists such as… Cutting fat—and calories—from cakes and frostings   

 
 

High protein diet won’t harm young women’s bones
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 26 10

Young women who eat a typical high protein Western diet need not worry that their protein consumption will harm their bone health.

According to… High protein diet won’t harm young women’s bones   

 
 

Want kids to eat veggies? Keep it simple, study says
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 25 10

For all those parents out there who struggle to feed their children vegetables, Dutch researchers have some advice: keep them crunchy by steaming or… Want kids to eat veggies? Keep it simple, study says   

 
 

We are how we eat, and the problem of fast-food culture
• Dieting • Mar 23 10

Dr. Valerie Taylor doesn’t believe that most people with a weight problem would say, “This is not my fault,” or, “This is because of… We are how we eat, and the problem of fast-food culture   

 
 

A Dangerously Tasty Treat: the Hot Dog Is a Choking Hazard
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 22 10

Hot dogs, those ubiquitous and savory symbols of the American diet, have caught the attention of pediatricians at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and… A Dangerously Tasty Treat: the Hot Dog Is a Choking Hazard   

 
 

Mediterranean diet tied to fertility treatment success
• Dieting • • Fertility and pregnancy • Mar 19 10

Women who closely adhere to a Mediterranean-style diet rich in vegetables, vegetable oils and fish may have a higher likelihood of becoming pregnant after… Mediterranean diet tied to fertility treatment success   

 
 

Diet may alter fibroid risk in black women
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 17 10

Black women who tend to eat foods more likely to lead to higher blood sugar may have slightly greater risk for uterine fibroids, suggest… Diet may alter fibroid risk in black women   

 
 

Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, researchers say
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Mar 16 10

The researchers, writing in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine on Monday, suggested taxing could be used as a weapon in the fight against… Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, researchers say   

 
 

New Jersey Woman Wants to Weigh 1,000 Pounds
• Dieting • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 16 10

Simpson, of Old Bridge, N.J., is 42 years old, has two kids and a boyfriend, and she weighs 602 pounds. That’s right ... 602… New Jersey Woman Wants to Weigh 1,000 Pounds   

 
 

Check For 2 Fish Oils That Matter Most
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Mar 16 10

Different brands of fish oil contain varying amounts of the two fats that are showing to offer health benefits.

The Good Housekeeping institute reminded… Check For 2 Fish Oils That Matter Most   

 
 
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