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Antioxidants - too much of a good thing?
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Jul 22 13

Antioxidants - too much of a good thing

In older men, a natural antioxidant compound found in red grapes and other plants - called resveratrol - blocks many of the cardiovascular benefits… Antioxidants - too much of a good thing?   

 
 

Personality May Predict If You Like Spicy Foods
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 18 13

Personality May Predict If You Like Spicy Foods

Certain aspects of an individual’s personality may be a determining factor in whether they like their food plain and bland or spicy and… Personality May Predict If You Like Spicy Foods   

 
 

Eating fruits and vegetables tied to longer life
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 12 13

Eating fruits and vegetables tied to longer life

Eating fewer than five servings of fruit and vegetables each day is linked with a higher chance of dying early, according to a large… Eating fruits and vegetables tied to longer life   

 
 

The cheapest way to diet? Drink at least a litre of WATER a day
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 08 13

The cheapest way to diet

Forget expensive gym memberships or ‘miracle’ diet pills, researchers have found the cheapest way to lose weight is by simply drinking more water.

A… The cheapest way to diet? Drink at least a litre of WATER a day   

 
 

Protecting drinking water systems from deliberate contamination
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Jul 05 13

Protecting drinking water systems from deliberate contamination

An international project has developed a response programme for rapidly restoring the use of drinking water networks following a deliberate contamination event.

The importance… Protecting drinking water systems from deliberate contamination   

 
 

Getting Kids to Eat Their Veggies: A New Approach to an Age-Old Problem
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 01 13

Getting Kids to Eat Their Veggies

Every parent has a different strategy for trying to get his or her kid to eat more vegetables, from growing vegetables together as a… Getting Kids to Eat Their Veggies: A New Approach to an Age-Old Problem   

 
 

Curious reaction to honey ‘can cause heart arrhythmia’
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Jun 27 13

Curious reaction to honey can cause heart arrhythmia

Eating honey made from the pollen of rhododendrons can trigger heart arrhythmias, warn experts.

Cardiologists told a European meeting about an… Curious reaction to honey ‘can cause heart arrhythmia’   

 
 

U-shaped curve revealed for association between fish consumption and atrial fibrillation
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Jun 24 13

U-shaped curve revealed for association between fish consumption and atrial fibrillation

Moderation seems to be key when it comes to eating fish to prevent atrial fibrillation (AF) according to an observational study presented at the… U-shaped curve revealed for association between fish consumption and atrial fibrillation   

 
 

Scientists find new tool to measure sugar consumption
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 19 13

Scientists find new tool to measure sugar consumption

Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks identified a new tool that can dramatically improve the notoriously inaccurate surveys of what and how… Scientists find new tool to measure sugar consumption   

 
 

Flaxseed no help for kids with high cholesterol
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 04 13

Flaxseed no help for kids with high cholesterol

Despite some evidence it might be beneficial for adults, eating flaxseed every day didn’t help children with high cholesterol get their numbers down, in… Flaxseed no help for kids with high cholesterol   

 
 

More TV time equals higher consumption of sweetened beverages among children
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 03 13

More TV time equals higher consumption of sweetened beverages among children

More time in front of the TV set and higher exposure to TV adverts may lead to increased consumption of sweetened beverages among children.… More TV time equals higher consumption of sweetened beverages among children   

 
 

New research shows that potatoes provide one of the best nutritional values per penny
• Food & Nutrition • May 25 13

New research shows that potatoes provide one of the best nutritional values per penny

A frequently expressed concern in the ongoing public health debate is the lack of affordability of fresh vegetables, especially those that are nutrient dense.… New research shows that potatoes provide one of the best nutritional values per penny   

 
 

Coffee consumption associated with reduced risk of autoimmune liver disease
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 19 13

Coffee consumption associated with reduced risk of autoimmune liver disease

Research presented today at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) explores new discoveries in liver disease research, with findings about the impact of coffee on… Coffee consumption associated with reduced risk of autoimmune liver disease   

 
 

Wrigley halts production of caffeine gum following FDA concern
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 09 13

Wrigley temporarily halted production of its new Alert Energy Caffeine Gum in response to concerns expressed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over… Wrigley halts production of caffeine gum following FDA concern   

 
 

Nutritional quality at fast-food restaurants still needs improvement
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 06 13

Nutritional quality at fast-food restaurants still needs improvement

More than 25 percent of American adults chow down on fast food two or more times each week. Known for menu items containing high… Nutritional quality at fast-food restaurants still needs improvement   

 
 

FDA looks at caffeine impact on kids after Wrigley gum
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 01 13

Wrigley’s new Alert Energy Caffeine Gum has prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to look into the potential impact that added caffeine may… FDA looks at caffeine impact on kids after Wrigley gum   

 
 

Why kids should avoid the ‘cinnamon challenge’
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 29 13

Parents need to warn their kids against yet another stupid health risk that some are taking: a “cinnamon challenge” where a tablespoon of ground… Why kids should avoid the ‘cinnamon challenge’   

 
 

New Link Found Between Red Meat and Heart Disease: an Intestinal Bacteria
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Apr 28 13

In a new study published April 7 in the journal Nature Medicine, scientists from the Cleveland Clinic reported evidence suggesting that the long-known link… New Link Found Between Red Meat and Heart Disease: an Intestinal Bacteria   

 
 

New studies prove lethal link between alcohol, weight
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 25 13

Research announced today at the International Liver CongressTM 2013 has revealed the deadly impact that alcohol and body weight have on liver disease.

Women… New studies prove lethal link between alcohol, weight   

 
 

Sugary drinks can raise diabetes risk by 22 percent -study
• Diabetes • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 25 13

Drinking just one can of sugar-laced soda drink a day increases the risk of developing diabetes by more than a fifth, according to a… Sugary drinks can raise diabetes risk by 22 percent -study   

 
 

Is food truly addictive?
• Food & Nutrition • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 22 13

Biological Psychiatry is proud to announce this week’s publication of a special issue focusing on the question of food as an addiction.

Addiction is… Is food truly addictive?   

 
 

Raw fruit may not be linked to lower blood pressure
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Apr 11 13

People who eat more raw fruits or drink juice do not necessarily have lower blood pressure, according to a new study that goes against… Raw fruit may not be linked to lower blood pressure   

 
 

Marketing research offers prescription for better nutrition
• Food & Nutrition • Apr 11 13

It may seem counter-intuitive to take health advice from a marketing professor, but when it comes to analyzing consumer data and its relationship to… Marketing research offers prescription for better nutrition   

 
 

Higher mercury levels in humans associated with increased risk for diabetes
• Diabetes • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 08 13

A new study found that higher levels of mercury exposure in young adults increased their risks for type 2 diabetes later in life… Higher mercury levels in humans associated with increased risk for diabetes   

 
 

Omega-3 fatty acids tied to longer life: study
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 05 13

Supporting recommendations that people eat a couple of servings of fish per week, a new study suggests adults with the highest levels of omega-3… Omega-3 fatty acids tied to longer life: study   

 
 
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