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For nutrition info, moms like the Web best
• Dieting • • Neurology • Jan 10 08
A Web site is a better source of information on nutrition than a video game or printed pamphlet, according to a study of low-income…
Marathon Runners Beware of Drinking Too Much Water
• Dieting • Jan 04 08
Many runners know it’s important to drink plenty of water during a marathon to keep their bodies hydrated. However, drinking too much water during…
Why Fish Oil Is Good for You
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • Dec 25 07
It’s good news that we are living longer, but bad news that the longer we live, the better our odds of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s…
Green tea may protect brain cells against Parkinson’s disease
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • Dec 14 07
Does the consumption of green tea, widely touted to have beneficial effects on health, also protect brain cells” Authors of a new study being…
Mediterranean diet and physical activity each associated with lower death rate over 5 years
• Dieting • Dec 11 07
Eating a Mediterranean diet and following national recommendations for physical activity are each associated with a reduced risk of death over a five-year period,…
Early Determinants of Fruit and Vegetable Acceptance: study
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Dec 10 07
Our goal was to evaluate the effects of breastfeeding and dietary experiences on acceptance of a fruit and a green vegetable by 4- to…
How to Help Baby Like Fruits And Veggies
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 03 07
Moms, want your baby to learn to like fruits and vegetables?
According to new research from the Monell Center, if you’re breast feeding, you…
Eating more fish may improve seniors’ memory
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 22 07
Misplaced your keys? Can’t place that face? Study findings suggest that you may be able to lessen the frequency of these “senior moments’ simply…
Coffee’s Costs, Calories Stack Up For Kids
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 16 07
More and more teenagers are bypassing the school lounge or the library to hang out at a local coffee shop. The cost and the…
Experts Report Progress in Food Allergy Prevention and Diet Restrictions
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Dieting • • Immunology • Nov 14 07
Progress has been made in food allergy prevention and management according to investigators presenting the latest research at the Annual Meeting of the American…
High-fat Diet Disrupts Body Clock
• Dieting • Nov 07 07
Our body’s 24-hour internal clock, or circadian clock, regulates the time we go to sleep, wake up and become hungry as well as the…
Another Reason to Enjoy Dark Chocolate?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 01 07
A small, tantalizing new study shows that dark chocolate may help reduce hypertension.
The November issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter highlights a recent…
Study finds that people are programmed to love chocolate
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 12 07
For the first time, scientists have linked the all-too-human preference for a food — chocolate — to a specific, chemical signature that may be…
Kids still not drinking enough milk
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Oct 04 07
American children are drinking too little milk and what they are consuming is too high in fat, according to a Penn State study.
New study shows Concord grape juice has a heart-healthy effect not yet reported with red wine
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Oct 02 07
Many studies have suggested that moderate red wine consumption is beneficial to cardiovascular health. But what if you’d like to skip the alcohol?
New test could help consumers avoid surprise headaches from chocolate, wine
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Headaches • Oct 01 07
Researchers in California are reporting development of a fast, inexpensive test suitable for home use that could help millions of people avoid those ‘out…
High-carb diet may help you think faster
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 30 07
A low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet and a high-carbohydrate/low-fat diet both improve weight loss, enhance mood, and speed thinking, a study shows, but the low-carb diet may…
Healthy Lunches, Key to School Success
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Sep 15 07
School cafeterias have an indistinguishable smell… no matter what’s on the menu. The sectioned off Styrofoam or cardboard plates usually hold some kind of…
Mediterranean diet may help Alzheimer’s patients live longer
• Dieting • • Neurology • Sep 11 07
A Mediterranean diet may help people with Alzheimer’s disease live longer than patients who eat a more traditional Western diet. The study is published…
Adolescent Girls on Diets More Apt to Become Smokers
• Dieting • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 31 07
Teenage girls who are dieting are almost twice as likely to start smoking regularly as girls who are not dieting, according to a new…
Fish Oil Could Provide Measure of Relief for Some MS Patients
• Dieting • • Neurology • Aug 22 07
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease found in one in 700 Americans. It affects women more often than men, and generally begins to show…
In Women, Caffeine May Protect Memory
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Aug 06 07
Caffeine may help older women protect their thinking skills, according to a study published in the August 7, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical…
More Fish Oil, Less Vegetable Oil, Better for Your Health
• Dieting • Jul 26 07
Scientists have provided new evidence that using more fish oil than vegetable oil in the diet decreases the formation of chemicals called prostanoids, which,…
Eat fish—especially if you drink high levels of alcohol
• Dieting • Jul 25 07
Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are a necessary part of an individual’s healthy diet.
New findings indicate that binge-drinking men have lower intakes…
Healthy Diets Are Important, Even in Your College Years
• Dieting • Jul 13 07
With the number of Americans overweight and obese at an all-time high, the diet choices of young people are of concern, especially as they…