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Onion extract may improve high blood sugar and cholesterol
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Mar 06 15

Onion extract may improve high blood sugar and cholesterol

The extract of onion bulb, Allium cepa, strongly lowered high blood glucose (sugar) and total cholesterol levels in diabetic rats when given with the… Onion extract may improve high blood sugar and cholesterol   

 
 

Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage
• Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • • Pain • Feb 24 15

Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage

An Indiana University study has revealed that there may be a greater connection between mussels and muscles than previously thought.

The study, by kinesiology… Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage   

 
 

36 Foods That Help Detox and Cleanse Your Entire Body
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 11 15

36 Foods That Help Detox and Cleanse Your Entire Body

Practiced for thousands of years by cultures around the world - detoxification is about resting, cleansing and nourishing the body from the inside out.… 36 Foods That Help Detox and Cleanse Your Entire Body   

 
 

‘Drink less’ campaigns should focus on why and how
• Food & Nutrition • Feb 11 15

'Drink less' campaigns should focus on why and how

Campaigns to get young people to drink less should focus on the benefits of not drinking and how it can be achieved, a new… ‘Drink less’ campaigns should focus on why and how   

 
 

Energy drinks significantly increase hyperactivity in schoolchildren
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 09 15

Energy drinks significantly increase hyperactivity in schoolchildren

Middle-school children who consume heavily sweetened energy drinks are 66% more likely to be at risk for hyperactivity and inattention symptoms, a new study… Energy drinks significantly increase hyperactivity in schoolchildren   

 
 

Another reason to drink wine: It could help you burn fat
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Food & Nutrition • • Weight Loss • Feb 06 15

Another reason to drink wine- It could help you burn fat

Drinking red grape juice or wine - in moderation - could improve the health of overweight people by helping them burn fat better,… Another reason to drink wine: It could help you burn fat   

 
 

Moderate drinking linked to lower heart failure risk
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Feb 06 15

Moderate drinking linked to lower heart failure risk

A large new study suggests that people who have up to seven drinks a week in middle age have a lower risk of heart… Moderate drinking linked to lower heart failure risk   

 
 

Oranges versus orange juice: Which one might be better for your health?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 21 15

Oranges versus orange juice: Which one might be better for your health

Many health advocates advise people to eat an orange and drink water rather than opt for a serving of sugary juice. But in ACS’… Oranges versus orange juice: Which one might be better for your health?   

 
 

Pizza days boost kids’ calorie and fat intake
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 21 15

Pizza days boost kids' calorie and fat intake

On any given day, a large proportion of kids and adolescents eat pizza - and on those days, they tend to eat more calories,… Pizza days boost kids’ calorie and fat intake   

 
 

To beet or not to beet? Researchers test theories of beet juice benefits
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 19 15

To beet or not to beet Researchers test theories of beet juice benefits

Athletes who down beet juice before exercising to increase blood flow and improve performance may be surprised at the results of a recent study… To beet or not to beet? Researchers test theories of beet juice benefits   

 
 

An avocado a day keeps the cardiologist away
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Jan 08 15

An avocado a day keeps the cardiologist away

Adding an avocado to your daily diet may help lower bad cholesterol, in turn reducing risk for heart disease, according to health researchers.

Avocados… An avocado a day keeps the cardiologist away   

 
 

Men’s diets are related to local offerings, unlike women’s
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Gender: Male • Jan 06 15

Men's diets are related to local offerings, unlike women's

Canadian men’s eating habits are associated with the availability of healthy food sources in their residential neighbourhood but women’s are not, according to researchers… Men’s diets are related to local offerings, unlike women’s   

 
 

How Red Wine Prevents Cancer
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 04 14

How Red Wine Prevents Cancer

Alcohol use is a major risk factor for head and neck cancer. But an article published in the November issue of the journal Advances… How Red Wine Prevents Cancer   

 
 

Young children take but often barely touch healthy school cafeteria food options
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 17 14

Young children take but often barely touch healthy school cafeteria food options

You can offer young children healthier food choices in the elementary school cafeteria, but will they actually put it on their trays and eat… Young children take but often barely touch healthy school cafeteria food options   

 
 

Olive oil more stable and healthful than seed oils for frying food
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 22 14

Olive oil more stable and healthful than seed oils for frying food

Frying is one of the world’s most popular ways to prepare food - think fried chicken and french fries. Even candy bars and whole… Olive oil more stable and healthful than seed oils for frying food   

 
 

Fish tale: new study evaluates antibiotic content in farm-raised fish
• Food & Nutrition • • Infections • Oct 21 14

Fish tale: new study evaluates antibiotic content in farm-raised fish

Antibiotics - one of modernity’s great success stories - are charms that come with a curse. Their overuse in human and animal populations can… Fish tale: new study evaluates antibiotic content in farm-raised fish   

 
 

Fresh milk keeps infections at bay
• Food & Nutrition • • Infections • Oct 20 14

Fresh milk keeps infections at bay

A study by LMU researchers shows that infants fed on fresh rather than UHT cow’s milk are less prone to infection. The authors recommend… Fresh milk keeps infections at bay   

 
 

Why your brain makes you reach for junk food
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 20 14

Why your brain makes you reach for junk food

Will that be a pizza for you or will you go for a salad? Choosing what you eat is not simply a matter of… Why your brain makes you reach for junk food   

 
 

New genetic variants associated with coffee drinking
• Food & Nutrition • Oct 07 14

New genetic variants associated with coffee drinking

A new, large-scale study has identified six new genetic variants associated with habitual coffee drinking. The genome-wide meta-analysis, led by Harvard School of… New genetic variants associated with coffee drinking   

 
 

Not all Hispanics are the same when it comes to drinking
• Food & Nutrition • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Sep 26 14

Not all Hispanics are the same when it comes to drinking

Hispanics are often grouped into a single category when it comes to alcohol use. Yet a new Michigan State University study indicates that the… Not all Hispanics are the same when it comes to drinking   

 
 

We Drink More Alcohol on Gym Days
• Food & Nutrition • • Physical activity -exercise • Sep 23 14

We Drink More Alcohol on Gym Days'

A new Northwestern Medicine® study finds that on days when people exercise more - typically Thursdays to Sundays - they drink more alcohol,… We Drink More Alcohol on Gym Days   

 
 

Even without kids, couples eat frequent family meals
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 19 14

Even without kids, couples eat frequent family meals'

Couples and other adult family members living without minors in the house are just as likely as adults living with young children or… Even without kids, couples eat frequent family meals   

 
 

Teens’ neural response to food commercials predicts future weight gain
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Sep 10 14

Teens' neural response to food commercials predicts future weight gain

Children and adolescents see thousands of food commercials each year and most of them advertise junk foods high in sugar, fat and salt. Yet,… Teens’ neural response to food commercials predicts future weight gain   

 
 

Are you as old as what you eat?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Immunology • Aug 24 14

Are you as old as what you eat?

Researchers from UCL (University College London) have demonstrated how an interplay between nutrition, metabolism and immunity is involved in the process of ageing.

The… Are you as old as what you eat?   

 
 

Pistachios may lower vascular response to stress in Type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • • Food & Nutrition • Aug 02 14

Pistachios may lower vascular response to stress in Type 2 diabetes

Eating pistachios may reduce your body’s response to the stresses of everyday life, according to a Penn State study conducted by principal investigator Sheila… Pistachios may lower vascular response to stress in Type 2 diabetes   

 
 
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