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Reasonable quantities of red pepper may help curb appetite
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 25 11
Spicing up your daily diet with some red pepper can curb appetite, especially for those who don’t normally eat the popular spice, according to…
Are dietary supplements working against you?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 21 11
Do you belong to the one-half of the population that frequently uses dietary supplements with the hope that it might be good for you?
…When a salad is not a salad: Why are dieters easily misled by food names?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 19 11
Dieters are so involved with trying to eat virtuously that they are more likely than non-dieters to choose unhealthy foods that are labeled as…
Food safety in Canada is lax and needs better oversight, says CMAJ
• Food & Nutrition • Apr 13 11
Canada needs better regulation and oversight of food safety to protect Canadians as the current system is lax, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian…
Alcohol helps the brain remember, says new study
• Brain • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 12 11
-Drinking alcohol primes certain areas of our brain to learn and remember better, says a new study from the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and…
New review suggests drinking 100 percent fruit juice may offer disease-fighting benefits
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 11 11
Drinking 100 percent fruit juices could have protective health benefits similar to those of whole fruits, according to research presented in a literature review…
China halts nearly half dairy producers in quality crackdown
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Apr 03 11
China’s quality inspection agency has ordered nearly half the nation’s dairy firms to halt production as part of a campaign to clean up an…
K-State chemists’ biosensor may improve food, water safety and cancer detection
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Mar 29 11
A nanotechnology-based biosensor being developed by Kansas State University researchers may allow early detection of both cancer cells and pathogens, leading to increased food…
Most ready-to-eat meat products contain very few cancerous compounds
• Cancer • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 22 11
If given the choice between eating a hot dog or enjoying some rotisserie chicken, consider the hot dog.
That’s because hot dogs, as well…
Gardening linked to increased vegetable consumption in older adults
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Aging and Gerontology • Mar 17 11
New research from Texas A&M University and Texas State University found that older adults who participate in gardening may be more likely to eat…
Some Lean Cuisine dishes recalled
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Mar 16 11
More than 10,000 pounds of Lean Cuisine frozen spaghetti and meatball dishes have been recalled because of the possible presence of foreign materials, the…
Michigan Tech Students, Staff Belly Up to Healthy Eating
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 08 11
March is National Nutrition Month, and Michigan Technological University is taking that seriously. The public research university in Houghton, on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, encourages…
Polishing the apple’s popular image as a healthy food
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 02 11
Scientists are reporting the first evidence that consumption of a healthful antioxidant substance in apples extends the average lifespan of test animals, and does…
Maternal fructose intake impacts female and male fetuses differently
• Endocrinology • • Food & Nutrition • • Pregnancy • Feb 25 11
A recent study accepted for publication in Endocrinology, a publication of The Endocrine Society, reports for the first time that maternal fructose intake during…
The 9 Most Fattening Foods of Winter
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 25 11
Controlling weight during the cold, dark days of winter is an issue for most of us. Studies show that many people gain at least…
For kids in poverty, no brain benefit to iron, zinc
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 22 11
Giving impoverished infants iron and zinc supplements to prevent nutritional deficiencies may not have lasting benefits for their mental skills, a new study shows.
…Is the link between poverty and water-related disease making rich people sick?
• Food & Nutrition • • Infections • Feb 21 11
Despite clean water and improved public services, water-related diseases continues to spread in cities around the world. Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar Kate Mulligan presents…
Food tax could trim some people’s calorie intake
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 18 11
People are generally more likely to pass on high-calorie food when there is a tax on it - though it might not matter…
Drink cherry juice to recover quicker
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 11 11
Gym-goers and joggers have been advised to drink cherry juice after a study found that it helps reduce muscle damage caused by exercise.
…Extensive research demonstrates fructose does not increase food intake or impact weight
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 10 11
A new comprehensive review, recently published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, concludes that fructose does not increase food intake or impact…
Solid food for infants should be carefully timed to lower obesity risk
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Feb 09 11
Solid foods should not be given to infants before 4 months of age, according to guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. A new…
Obesity, cheese politics and the USDA
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Feb 09 11
The U.S. is in the midst of an obesity epidemic, one of the most pressing public health issues today. Two-thirds of Americans, including 37…
Processed food diet in early childhood may lower subsequent IQ
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 08 11
A diet, high in fats, sugars, and processed foods in early childhood may lower IQ, while a diet packed full of vitamins and nutrients…
New Explanation for Heart-Healthy Benefits of Chocolate
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Feb 08 11
In time for the chocolate-giving and chocolate-noshing fest on Valentine’s Day, scientists are reporting discovery of how this treat boosts the body’s production of…
Chocolate is a ‘super fruit’
• Food & Nutrition • Feb 07 11
It is widely known that fruit contains antioxidants which may be beneficial to health. New research published in the open access journal Chemistry Central…