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Treat nutrition and cancer research cautiously: study
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 06 12

Studies suggesting that everything from cinnamon to lobster either raises or lowers a person’s risk of cancer may sometimes be a bunch of baloney,… Treat nutrition and cancer research cautiously: study   

 
 

Moderate coffee consumption may reduce risk of diabetes by up to 25 percent
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 04 12

Drinking three to four cups of coffee per day may help to prevent type 2 diabetes according to research highlighted in a session report… Moderate coffee consumption may reduce risk of diabetes by up to 25 percent   

 
 

Fruits, Vegetables Linked With Lower Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke: Study
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • • Stroke • Dec 04 12

Eating a diet heavy in vegetables, fruits, grains and fish could protect people with heart disease from experiencing a dangerous - and often fatal… Fruits, Vegetables Linked With Lower Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke: Study   

 
 

Fast food menus still pack a lot of calories, Temple-led study finds
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 14 12

With increased scrutiny over the past decade by the mass media and several legislative efforts by local governments, you might think fast food has… Fast food menus still pack a lot of calories, Temple-led study finds   

 
 

Sambazon disputes study on energy drink caffeine levels
• Food & Nutrition • Oct 27 12

Sambazon, a California-based maker of fruit juices and protein drinks, said it contests a report in the December issue of Consumer Reports magazine stating… Sambazon disputes study on energy drink caffeine levels   

 
 

Omega-3 Intake Heightens Working Memory in Healthy Young Adults
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 25 12

While Omega-3 essential fatty acids - found in foods like wild fish and grass-fed livestock - are necessary for human body functioning, their effects… Omega-3 Intake Heightens Working Memory in Healthy Young Adults   

 
 

Rutgers Researchers Say Daily Drinking Can Be Risky
• Brain • • Food & Nutrition • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 25 12

Drinking a couple of glasses of wine each day has generally been considered a good way to promote cardiovascular and brain health.  But a… Rutgers Researchers Say Daily Drinking Can Be Risky   

 
 

After counseling, people ate more fruit - not more vegetables
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Oct 19 12

African American adults who were counseled to eat more produce and get more exercise as ways to reduce their chances of getting cancer and… After counseling, people ate more fruit - not more vegetables   

 
 

Nestle to cut sugar and salt in breakfast cereals
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 15 12

Nestle SA and General Mills Inc will cut sugar and salt in the children’s breakfast cereals they jointly market outside North America, the latest… Nestle to cut sugar and salt in breakfast cereals   

 
 

Eat chocolate, win the Nobel Prize?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 11 12

Of all the chocolate research out there, the most unabashed tribute to the “dark gold” has to be a study just published in one… Eat chocolate, win the Nobel Prize?   

 
 

More Canadians fall sick in huge E. coli beef recall
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Oct 08 12

Ten people have now fallen sick from contaminated beef products from a Canadian plant that sent its meat across Canada and the United States,… More Canadians fall sick in huge E. coli beef recall   

 
 

New study sheds light on cancer-protective properties of milk
• Cancer • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 03 12

Milk consumption has been linked to improved health, with decreased risks of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and colon cancer. A group of scientists in… New study sheds light on cancer-protective properties of milk   

 
 

Fish linked to heart failure risk, omega-3 results mixed
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Oct 03 12

For people conscious about their heart health, a new study suggests it may be best to eat fish instead of taking individual omega-3 fatty… Fish linked to heart failure risk, omega-3 results mixed   

 
 

Eating Cherries Lowers Your Gout Attack Risk
• Arthritis • • Food & Nutrition • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 30 12

Eating cherries over a two-day period reduced the risk of gout attacks by 35%, according to a new study led by Boston University (BU)… Eating Cherries Lowers Your Gout Attack Risk   

 
 

Eating cherries lowers risk of gout attacks by 35%
• Arthritis • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 28 12

A new study found that patients with gout who consumed cherries over a two-day period showed a 35% lower risk of gout attacks compared… Eating cherries lowers risk of gout attacks by 35%   

 
 

Chocolate makes snails smarter
• Dermatology • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 27 12

Type the word ‘superfood,’ into a web browser and you’ll be overwhelmed: some websites even maintain that dark chocolate can have beneficial effects. But… Chocolate makes snails smarter   

 
 

Regular consumption of sugary beverages linked to increased genetic risk of obesity
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Sep 24 12

Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health have found that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is linked with a greater genetic susceptibility to… Regular consumption of sugary beverages linked to increased genetic risk of obesity   

 
 

McDonald’s Posts Calorie Counts on Menu Boards
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 16 12

McDonald’s is going to start posting calorie counts for all of its products on menu boards starting the week of September 16, 2012. The… McDonald’s Posts Calorie Counts on Menu Boards   

 
 

Fruit and vegetable school programs help a little
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 14 12

School-based programs aimed at getting children to eat more fruits and vegetables were somewhat successful in a new review of the interventions - although… Fruit and vegetable school programs help a little   

 
 

New York OKs nation’s first ban on super-sized sugary drinks
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 14 12

New York City passed the first U.S. ban of oversized sugary drinks on Thursday in its latest controversial step to reduce obesity and its… New York OKs nation’s first ban on super-sized sugary drinks   

 
 

Kids With Food Allergies Can Fall Through the Cracks
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 13 12

More can be done to properly manage the care of American children with food allergies, especially when it comes to diagnostic testing and… Kids With Food Allergies Can Fall Through the Cracks   

 
 

BYU study says exercise may reduce motivation for food
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Sep 13 12

Research challenges assumption that you can ‘work up an appetite’

It is commonly assumed that you can “work up an appetite” with a vigorous… BYU study says exercise may reduce motivation for food   

 
 

Gut microbes help the body extract more calories from food
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 12 12

You may think you have your food all to yourself, but you’re actually sharing it with a vast community of microbes waiting within… Gut microbes help the body extract more calories from food   

 
 

New analysis of drinking water-related gastrointestinal illness
• Food & Nutrition • Sep 12 12

The distribution system piping in U.S. public water systems that rely on non-disinfected well water or “ground water” may be a largely unrecognized cause… New analysis of drinking water-related gastrointestinal illness   

 
 

Roasting peanuts may cause peanut allergies
• Allergies • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 12 12

According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, some countries, like China, have a lower incidence of peanut allergy than the United States. In… Roasting peanuts may cause peanut allergies   

 
 
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