Dieting

Eating broccoli could guard against arthritis

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are launching a groundbreaking new project to investigate the benefits of broccoli in the fight against…    

Diet and Exercise Intervention for Patients at Risk for Heart Disease Improves Quality of Life

A lifestyle intervention incorporating exercise training and diet counseling in primary health care settings appears to improve quality of life among adults at…    

Appetite Hormones May Predict Weight Regain after Dieting

Many people have experienced the frustration that comes with regaining weight that was lost from dieting. According to a new study accepted for publication…    

Bigger low-birth-weight babies need extra iron too

Babies at the larger end of the low-birth-weight spectrum are at risk of iron deficiency, and should get iron supplements, according to a…    

Aqua Bounty biotech salmon OK to eat: FDA staff

Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc’s genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said in a preliminary analysis…    

Action Needed to Eliminate Food Insecurity in the U.S

The American Dietetic Association has published an updated position paper on food insecurity in the United States, calling for funding for food and nutrition…    

Western diet link to ADHD

A new study from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shows an association between ADHD and a ‘Western-style’ diet in adolescents.

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Mom’s pregnancy diet not tied to wheezing risk

A woman’s overall diet during pregnancy may not be related to her child’s risk of developing wheezing problems by preschool age, a new…    

Do multivitamins improve student performance?

Despite its well-known health benefits, a daily multivitamin may not help students ace exams or even make it to school on time, suggests a…    

Heart risk factors less common in fish lovers

Middle-aged and older men who eat fish every day are less likely than infrequent fish eaters to develop a collection of risk factors for…    

Overweight want to eat more at a meal, but don’t

Overweight people may respond more to a piping hot pizza, but they don’t necessarily eat more of it in a single sitting, according to…    

Iced Tea May Raise Your Risk of Painful Kidney Stones, Urologist Warns

Mark Mulac was an “avid lover” of iced tea, downing up to six glasses a day of the popular summertime thirst-quencher.

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Fish eaters show lower risk of age-related eye disease

Older adults who eat fatty fish at least once a week may have a lower risk of serious vision loss from age-related macular degeneration,…    

Children in good shape have better appetite control and energy expenditure

The research conducted at the University of Granada reveals that this improvement may be caused by the metabolic changes generated by physical activity through…    

Obesity surgery may curb ‘drive to eat’

Gastric bypass surgery may reduce the high drive to eat that is typically found in severely obese people, a new study suggests.

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Family meals, vegetables may keep kids trim

Children who regularly sit down to family meals and get plenty of vegetables in their diet tend to be thinner than their peers without…    

Mother’s diet, genes raise birth defect risk in mice

Mothers who eat a high fat diet before and during pregnancy may be putting their offspring at risk of birth defects, scientists said on…    

Eating chocolate ‘as good for your heart as 30 minutes exercise’

Dark chocolate can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke by up to 20 per cent, the study suggests.

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Computer fun helps improve girls’ food choices, fitness

Lively, educational comic strips, geared to 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls, can help these young viewers make better food choices and improve their physical…    

Cutting Carbs is More Effective than Low-Fat Diet for Insulin-Resistant Women

Obese women with insulin resistance lose more weight after three months on a lower-carbohydrate diet than on a traditional low-fat diet with the same…    

Women who consume large amounts of tea have increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis

Women who drink tea have an increased risk of developing Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) compared with those who drink none (p=0.04), according to results presented…    

Teenage boys really do eat a lot: study

Parents of teenage boys often believe they are being eaten out of house and home. A new study suggests they’re right.

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US food guidelines should focus on fat, panel says

New U.S. nutritional guidelines should focus on keeping Americans from getting fatter than they already are, with an emphasis on whole grains, fruit and…    

Healthy Diet Could Slow Or Reverse Early Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease

Patients in the early to moderate stages of Alzheimer’s Disease could have their cognitive impairment slowed or even reversed by switching to a healthier…    

Online games new marketing tool for unhealthy foods

UC Davis public health researchers have found that children, who are already saturated with television messages about unhealthy food choices, are the targets of…