Food & Nutrition

Latin American blueberries found to be ‘extreme superfruits’

One of the treats of summer - fresh, antioxidant-rich blueberries - has new competition for the title of “superfruit.”

But at least…    

Why do people eat less when they have big forks?

Larger portion sizes usually mean we eat more food, but according to new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, bigger bites lead to…    

EU members approve stevia sweeteners for food use

Natural sweeteners derived from the stevia plant could be authorized for EU-wide use by the end of the year, after governments approved their sale…    

Red wine: Exercise in a bottle?

As strange as it sounds, a new research study published in the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org), suggests that the “healthy” ingredient in red wine,…    

TV and soda: small habits cause weight creep

Just a few bad habits—watching TV, eating potato chips, having a sugary soda at lunch or staying up too late at night—can add up…    

Study shows high prevalence and severity of childhood food allergy in the US

Chicago…A national study of food allergies in the US, the largest of its kind, finds that more children have food allergies than previously reported.…    

Eat your fruits and vegetables!

According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy People 2010 objectives, adequate fruit and vegetable consumption is a national public…    

Study confirms safety, cancer-targeting ability of nutrient in broccoli, other vegetables

Sulforaphane, one of the primary phytochemicals in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables that helps them prevent cancer, has been shown for the first time…    

Minorities see bottled water as safer, buy more

Poor minority parents are spending a sizeable chunk of their income on bottled water based on unfounded beliefs that it’s safer, researchers say.

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Plate replaces pyramid in USDA food guidelines

The pyramid guide to healthy eating that many Americans grew up with has been scrapped, and in its place the Obama administration is serving…    

Europe E.coli is toxic new strain, trade row grows

A highly infectious new strain of E.coli bacteria is causing a deadly outbreak of food poisoning that is spreading from Germany across Europe, scientists…    

Children eat more vegetables when allowed to choose

A study conducted at the University of Granada has proved that children eat up to 80 percent more vegetables when they are allowed to…    

Mechanism discovered for health benefit of green tea, new approach to autoimmune disease

One of the beneficial compounds found in green tea has a powerful ability to increase the number of “regulatory T cells” that play a…    

Food allergies cost $500 million a year: study

Doctor visits, hospital care, and lost work days due to food allergies come with an annual $500 million price tag, according to a new…    

Early nutrition has a long-term metabolic impact

Nutrition during the first days or weeks of life may have long-term consequences on health, potentially via a phenomenon known as the metabolic programming…    

Child malnutrition caused by more than lack of food

Giving poor families land on which to grow crops has been shown to improve child nutrition. New research also shows that giving families non-agricultural…    

Reasonable quantities of red pepper may help curb appetite

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?

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?

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

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

-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

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

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

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

If given the choice between eating a hot dog or enjoying some rotisserie chicken, consider the hot dog.

That’s because hot dogs,…