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Coffee break: Compound brewing new research in colon, breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 12 09

A compound in coffee has been found to be estrogenic in studies by Texas AgriLife Research scientists.

Though the studies have not been conducted… Coffee break: Compound brewing new research in colon, breast cancer   

 
 

Human Milk Saves Lives
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Nov 12 09

UC San Diego Medical Center recently launched a website dedicated to offering families and the medical community valuable information about the best way to… Human Milk Saves Lives   

 
 

Fruits, vegetables not so pricey after all
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 11 09

The common perception that fresh fruits and vegetables are more expensive than packaged snack foods may not be correct after all, a new study… Fruits, vegetables not so pricey after all   

 
 

New Evidence That Dark Chocolate Helps Ease Emotional Stress
• Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • Nov 11 09

New Evidence That Dark Chocolate Helps Ease Emotional Stress

The “chocolate cure” for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial published online in ACS’ Journal of Proteome Research: Gut Microbiota,… New Evidence That Dark Chocolate Helps Ease Emotional Stress   

 
 

What kids drink at 5 could affect weight at 15
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 09 09

Parents may be setting their daughters up for weight problems simply by allowing them to drink two or more sweetened drinks daily while young,… What kids drink at 5 could affect weight at 15   

 
 

Water and Health: Global Issues and Our Shared Responsibilities
• Food & Nutrition • Nov 09 09

On November 13, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the New York Academy of Sciences will host a symposium to address… Water and Health: Global Issues and Our Shared Responsibilities   

 
 

Breast feeding may not alter older kids’ health
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 06 09

Exclusive breast feeding for up to 6 months, though beneficial for an infants’ immunity and mothers’ weight, may not alter children’s health risks over… Breast feeding may not alter older kids’ health   

 
 

Powerful pumpkins, super squash
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 04 09

Carotenoids, the family of yellow to red pigments responsible for the striking orange hues of pumpkins and the familiar red color of vine-ripe tomatoes,… Powerful pumpkins, super squash   

 
 

An inexpensive ‘dipstick’ test for pesticides in foods
• Food & Nutrition • Nov 04 09

Scientists in Canada are reporting the development of a fast, inexpensive “dipstick” test to identify small amounts of pesticides that may exist in foods… An inexpensive ‘dipstick’ test for pesticides in foods   

 
 

Green tea may cut the risk of dying from pneumonia
• Food & Nutrition • • Infections • Oct 19 09

Drinking green tea continues to show health benefits, particularly among women, hints a new study from Japan.

Drinking five or more cups a day… Green tea may cut the risk of dying from pneumonia   

 
 

Can fish for dinner lead to diabetes?
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 14 09

Making sure fish ends up on your dinner plate a couple of times a week may be a good way to cut your risk… Can fish for dinner lead to diabetes?   

 
 

Water drinkers may have better diets
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 13 09

People who get much of their daily liquids from plain water rather than other beverages may have healthier diets overall, a study suggests.

Using… Water drinkers may have better diets   

 
 

Fruit juices contain more vitamin C than their labels indicate
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 05 09

A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices… Fruit juices contain more vitamin C than their labels indicate   

 
 

Paradoxically, food insecurity may be underlying contributor to overweight
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 01 09

Both household food insecurity (HFInsec) and childhood overweight are significant problems in the United States. Paradoxically, being food-insecure may be an underlying contributor to… Paradoxically, food insecurity may be underlying contributor to overweight   

 
 

Children with Cancer Face Unique Nutritional Needs
• Children's Health • • Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • Aug 31 09

Proper nutrition is important for all children, but especially for those undergoing treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Some treatments for cancer and… Children with Cancer Face Unique Nutritional Needs   

 
 

Drinkers More Physically Active Than Abstainers
• Food & Nutrition • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 31 09

Drinkers aren’t just bending their elbows: according to a new study, the more alcohol people drink, the more likely they might be to exercise.

… Drinkers More Physically Active Than Abstainers   
 
 

Taking the pee? Cranberry juice fails to cut it
• Food & Nutrition • • Urine Problems • Aug 24 09

Current clinical evidence for using cranberry juice to combat urinary tract infections is ‘unsatisfactory and inconclusive’, according to Raul Raz.

“An apple a day…”… Taking the pee? Cranberry juice fails to cut it   

 
 

Smoking may worsen malnutrition in developing nations
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 24 09

A new study finds that smokers in rural Indonesia finance their habit by dipping into the family food budget—which ultimately results in poorer nutrition… Smoking may worsen malnutrition in developing nations   

 
 

Daylight could help control our weight
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Aug 22 09

Exciting research into Brown adipose tissue (BAT) — brown fat, which is found in abundance in hibernating animals and newborn babies — could lead… Daylight could help control our weight   

 
 

Caltech researchers pinpoint neurons that control obesity in fruit flies
• Fat, Dietary • • Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • • Obesity • Aug 18 09

A team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have pinpointed two groups of neurons in fruit fly brains that have the… Caltech researchers pinpoint neurons that control obesity in fruit flies   

 
 

More evidence that fish is brain food
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Aug 17 09

Older adults in developing countries who regularly eat fish seem to have a lower risk of dementia, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that… More evidence that fish is brain food   

 
 

Tips to Stop Emotional Eating (Because Food Doesn’t Fix Stress)
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Aug 13 09

For emotional eaters, food is a best friend, there to boost sprits, calm stress and alleviate boredom.

But according to the August issue of… Tips to Stop Emotional Eating (Because Food Doesn’t Fix Stress)   

 
 

Exercise and Mediterranean-type diet combined associated with lower risk for Alzheimer’s
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • Aug 12 09

Both being more physically active and adhering to a Mediterranean-type diet appears to be associated with reduced Alzheimer’s risk, according to a new… Exercise and Mediterranean-type diet combined associated with lower risk for Alzheimer’s   

 
 

What you eat depends on with whom you eat
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Aug 05 09

If you are a woman who dines with a man, chances are you choose food with fewer calories than if you dine with a… What you eat depends on with whom you eat   

 
 

Long-term tea drinking may cut stroke risk
• Food & Nutrition • • Stroke • Jul 27 09

Long-term tea drinking may cut stroke risk

There could be good news brewing for tea drinkers: Drinking tea consistently - particularly two kinds - is linked to a significantly lower risk… Long-term tea drinking may cut stroke risk   

 
 
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