Food & Nutrition

Chocolate lovers have fewer strokes, study finds

A sweet tooth isn’t necessarily bad for your health-- at least not when it comes to chocolate, hints a new study.

Researchers…    

When Too Much Coffee Can Negatively Affect Your Health?

It goes without saying that coffee is a popular beverage. It is at the heart of a multi-billion dollar industry and at the lips…    

More U.S. Tax Dollars Spent on Junk Food than Fruit

The Iowa Public Interest Research Group has just taken a look at how U.S. government food subsidies are being allocated. They made a pretty…    

Listeria outbreak from cantaloupes kills 15, infects 84: CDC

A listeria outbreak caused by tainted cantaloupes has killed 15 people in the United States and infected 84, U.S. health officials said on Friday.…    

Potatoes are the largest and most affordable source of potassium of any vegetable or fruit

A frequently expressed concern in the ongoing public health debate is that fresh fruits and vegetables, particularly those that are nutrient dense, are not…    

Can eating fish lower the risk of strokes?

People who eat fish a few times each week are slightly less likely to suffer a stroke than those who only eat a little…    

An Apple a Day May Just Keep Strokes Away

According to lead study author Linda M. Oude Griep, M.Sc., a postdoctoral fellow in human nutrition at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, “To prevent…    

Food for thought: can fish lower your stroke risk?

People who eat fish a few times each week are slightly less likely to suffer a stroke than those who only eat a little…    

Deadly Link Between High Salt Intake And Obesity May Be Explained

Deadly Link Between High Salt Intake And Obesity May Be Explained By Abnormal Activation Of A Protein

Dietary salt intake and obesity…    

Abnormal activation of a protein may explain deadly link between high salt intake and obesity

Dietary salt intake and obesity are two important risk factors in the development of high blood pressure. Each packs its own punch, but when…    

Milk-drinking teens reap health benefits through adulthood

Developing healthy habits like drinking milk as a teen could have a long-term effect on a woman’s risk for type 2 diabetes, according to…    

New translator app makes sense of foreign-language food menus

Researchers have created an application that enables cell phones and other portable devices to translate foreign-language food menus for English speakers and could be…    

McDonald’s New Menu Includes Calorie Information, UK

The Department of Health announced today that starting this Wednesday, McDonald’s will be introducing calorie information to all of its menus in all of…    

A pinch of doubt over salt

In Britain it started with Sid, the “giant slug with a message”, who slicked his way onto television screens back in 2004 as part…    

Half of Americans sip sugary drinks daily

When it was first invented, soda pop was a treat most people had once in a while for special occasions.

Now it’s…    

It’s official—chocolate linked to heart health

High levels of chocolate consumption might be associated with a one third reduction in the risk of developing heart disease, finds a study published…    

College students not eating enough fruits and veggies

College students aren’t eating enough fruits and vegetables – in fact, a new study shows students aren’t even eating one serving per day, far…    

More evidence that caffeine lowers risk of skin cancer

There might be a time when instead of just drinking that morning cup of coffee you lather it on your skin as a way…    

Dark beer has more iron than pale beer

A team of researchers from the University of Valladolid (Spain) has analysed 40 brands of beer, discovering that dark beer has more free iron…    

Junk food still stars in TV ads seen by kids

Children are seeing fewer sugary, fatty foods advertised on TV, but unhealthy fare still makes up the bulk of food commercials they see, a…    

Gazpacho ingredients lose vitamin C during preparation

In summer, more dishes like gazpacho –a cold soup containing raw vegetables, bread, olive oil and vinegar– are consumed. A new study has revealed…    

Comfort eating helps stave off the blues: study

A sweet tooth might not be the only reason why we reach for ice cream and cake in times of stress.

Comfort…    

70 percent of 8-month-olds consume too much salt

Seventy per cent of eight-month-old babies have a salt (sodium chloride) intake higher than the recommended UK maximum level, due to being fed salty…    

As unhealthy food outlets multiply, teens eat more junk

Got lots of fast food restaurants and other outlets that sell junk food in your neighborhood? Then your teen is more likely to nosh…    

Home is where the healthy meal is

Can a cozy dining table and nice music prompt people to reach for the greens and go light on dessert?

So suggests…