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Eczema in children is increasing, but diet is not the cause
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Dieting • Mar 20 09

The number of children who have eczema has risen – one in five children are now affected by this skin condition, which is often… Eczema in children is increasing, but diet is not the cause   

 
 

Moderate-protein diet may beat high-carb diet
• Dieting • Mar 19 09

People lose weight when they cut calories, but a diet with some extra protein may be especially effective at trimming body fat and improving… Moderate-protein diet may beat high-carb diet   

 
 

Low Fruit, Vegetable Intake Is a Worldwide Problem
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Mar 17 09

A new study that looks at the fruit and vegetable consumption of nearly 200,000 people in developing countries finds that the prevalence of inadequate… Low Fruit, Vegetable Intake Is a Worldwide Problem   

 
 

Fish may be brain food for teenage boys
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 17 09

Teenage boys who regularly eat fish may be doing their brains some good, a new study suggests.

Swedish researchers found that among nearly 5,000… Fish may be brain food for teenage boys   

 
 

Teenage boys who eat fish at least once a week achieve higher intelligence scores
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Mar 09 09

Fifteen-year-old males who ate fish at least once a week displayed higher cognitive skills at the age of 18 than those who it ate… Teenage boys who eat fish at least once a week achieve higher intelligence scores   

 
 

Regular family meals result in better eating habits for adolescents
• Dieting • Mar 09 09

Good eating habits can result when families eat together. In the March/April 2009 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers… Regular family meals result in better eating habits for adolescents   

 
 

Is one diet as good as another? U of I study says no and tells you why
• Dieting • Mar 04 09

Any diet will do? Not if you want to lose fat instead of muscle. Not if you want to lower your triglyceride levels so… Is one diet as good as another? U of I study says no and tells you why   

 
 

Want a Successful Diet? Just Pick One
• Dieting • Feb 26 09

According to Dr. George Bray’s latest findings, people wanting to lose weight can choose one of a variety of diets – they all worked.… Want a Successful Diet? Just Pick One   

 
 

Healthy Food Availability Could Depend on Where You Live
• Dieting • Feb 25 09

Healthy Food Availability Could Depend on Where You Live - So Does the Quality of Your Diet  

The availability of healthy food… Healthy Food Availability Could Depend on Where You Live   

 
 

Green, Black Tea Can Reduce Stroke Risk
• Dieting • • Stroke • Feb 23 09

Green, Black Tea Can Reduce Stroke Risk

Drinking at least three cups of green or black tea a day can significantly reduce the risk of stroke, a new UCLA study has… Green, Black Tea Can Reduce Stroke Risk   

 
 

Mediterranean diet may help prevent spina bifida
• Dieting • Feb 13 09

Moms-to-be can help prevent their babies from developing a serious spinal cord defect by eating a Mediterranean diet, Dutch researchers say.

Dr. Regine… Mediterranean diet may help prevent spina bifida   

 
 

Toothsome research: Deducing the diet of a prehistoric hominid
• Dieting • Feb 11 09

In an unusual intersection of materials science and anthropology, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and The George Washington University… Toothsome research: Deducing the diet of a prehistoric hominid   

 
 

Mediterranean Diet Associated with Lower Risk of Cognitive Impairment
• Dieting • Feb 09 09

Eating a Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with less risk of mild cognitive impairment—a stage between normal aging and dementia—or of transitioning from… Mediterranean Diet Associated with Lower Risk of Cognitive Impairment   

 
 

Going Vegetarian? With A Little Planning, It’s Easier than Ever
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Feb 04 09

There’s more to being a vegetarian than cutting meat from the menu. The February issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource offers suggestions for a… Going Vegetarian? With A Little Planning, It’s Easier than Ever   

 
 

Kids most in need least likely to take vitamins
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Feb 03 09

Children and teenagers who face the greatest risk of nutritional deficiencies tend to use vitamin and mineral supplements the least, researchers reported Monday.

Among… Kids most in need least likely to take vitamins   

 
 

No Proven Role for Diet in Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Arthritis • • Dieting • Jan 28 09

A new review finds no definitive connection between diet and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the lining… No Proven Role for Diet in Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis   

 
 

Eating Less May Not Extend Life
• Dieting • Jan 23 09

If you are a mouse on the chubby side, then eating less may help you live longer.

For lean mice – and possibly… Eating Less May Not Extend Life   

 
 

Youngsters often miss diet and exercise marks
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jan 19 09

According to their parents, pre-school children have somewhat better diets than school-age children, but both groups fall short when it comes to getting recommended… Youngsters often miss diet and exercise marks   

 
 

Fish oil may prevent Alzheimer’s weight loss
• Dieting • • Neurology • • Weight Loss • Jan 18 09

Fish oil supplements could help Alzheimer’s patients maintain a healthy weight, a new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shows.

… Fish oil may prevent Alzheimer’s weight loss   
 
 

Eating on the run may lead to a poor diet
• Dieting • Jan 15 09

Many young people say they lack the time to sit down to a meal, and that may be pushing them to make less-than healthy… Eating on the run may lead to a poor diet   

 
 

New model system may better explain regulation of body weight
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jan 14 09

A new mathematical model of the physiological regulation of body weight suggests a potential mechanism underlying the difficulty of losing weight, one that includes… New model system may better explain regulation of body weight   

 
 

Peanut butter linked to U.S. Salmonella outbreak
• Dieting • • Infections • Jan 14 09

Tests confirm that bacteria in recalled batches of contaminated peanut butter match the strain of Salmonella food poisoning that has made at least 410… Peanut butter linked to U.S. Salmonella outbreak   

 
 

Good childhood fitness tied to adult health
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jan 09 09

A person’s fitness level in childhood seems to influence certain measures of their health as young adults, new study findings suggest.

The study followed… Good childhood fitness tied to adult health   

 
 

Eating habits and exercise behaviors in children can deteriorate early
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jan 09 09

As children transition from preschool-age to school-age, they may develop eating habits and leisure-time patterns that may not meet current recommendations and may… Eating habits and exercise behaviors in children can deteriorate early   

 
 

Diet appears to alter heart failure risk
• Dieting • • Heart • Dec 25 08

Each serving of whole-grains may lessen heart failure risk by 7 percent among middle-aged African-American and white men and women, according to findings from… Diet appears to alter heart failure risk   

 
 
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