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Fish may be brain food for teenage boys
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 17 09

Teenage boys who regularly eat fish may be doing their brains some good, a new study suggests.

Swedish researchers found that among nearly 5,000… Fish may be brain food for teenage boys   

 
 

Obama picks FDA chief, starts food safety panel
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Mar 16 09

President Barack Obama on Saturday chose public health and biological threat expert Dr. Margaret Hamburg to run the troubled U.S. Food and Drug… Obama picks FDA chief, starts food safety panel   

 
 

Peanut-allergic kids can build tolerance
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 16 09

In carefully conducted ongoing studies, giving peanut-allergic children peanuts in increasingly higher amounts over time has eased their allergic reactions to the nuts… Peanut-allergic kids can build tolerance   

 
 

Coffee may cut women’s stroke risk
• Food & Nutrition • • Gender: Female • • Stroke • Feb 19 09

Female coffee drinkers can enjoy their java in good health - at least when it comes to stroke risk, new research from Spain shows.

… Coffee may cut women’s stroke risk   
 
 

Coffee drinkers show lower dementia risk
• Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 03 09

In more good news for coffee lovers, a new study suggests that middle-aged adults who regularly drink a cup of java may have… Coffee drinkers show lower dementia risk   

 
 

Apple juice slows buildup of Alzheimer’s protein
• Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • Feb 03 09

Drinking apple juice helps slow the accumulation of the protein fragments that damage the brain in Alzheimer’s disease, new research in mice shows.

The… Apple juice slows buildup of Alzheimer’s protein   

 
 

Scientists find nutty risk reducer: Eat more nuts
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 22 08

Here’s a health tip in a nutshell: Eating a handful of nuts a day for a year — along with a Mediterranean diet rich… Scientists find nutty risk reducer: Eat more nuts   

 
 

‘Twas the Week Before Christmas and Santa’s Due for a Check-Up
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 17 08

Santa Claus, a.k.a. Kris Kringle, was declared “fit for duty” yesterday at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas after undergoing his annual physical. At… ‘Twas the Week Before Christmas and Santa’s Due for a Check-Up   

 
 

Honey adds health benefits, is natural preservative and sweetener in salad dressings
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 09 08

Honey adds health benefits, is natural preservative

Antioxidant-rich honey is a healthy alternative to chemical additives and refined sweeteners in commercial salad dressings, said a new University of Illinois study.

“To… Honey adds health benefits, is natural preservative and sweetener in salad dressings   

 
 

Food can affect a cell in the same way hormones do
• Endocrinology • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 08 08

VIB researchers connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have discovered an important new mechanism with which cells can detect nutrients. This happens in the… Food can affect a cell in the same way hormones do   

 
 

Honey Holds Some Promise for Treating Burns
• Food & Nutrition • Oct 08 08

Can honey treat a wound? What a sweet idea.

Smeared on a burn, the sticky elixir could reduce the time it takes for… Honey Holds Some Promise for Treating Burns   

 
 

100 Percent Juice Fills the Bill for Healthy School Lunches
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 06 08

Percent Juice Fills the Bill for Healthy School Lunches

For decades, children of all ages have consumed fruit juice as part of their school foodservice meals or in the lunches they have… 100 Percent Juice Fills the Bill for Healthy School Lunches   

 
 

Caffeine Experts Call for Warning Labels for Energy Drinks
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 24 08

Johns Hopkins scientists who have spent decades researching the effects of caffeine report that a slew of caffeinated energy drinks now on the… Caffeine Experts Call for Warning Labels for Energy Drinks   

 
 

Caffeine Experts Call for Warning Labels for Energy Drinks
• Food & Nutrition • Sep 24 08

Johns Hopkins scientists who have spent decades researching the effects of caffeine report that a slew of caffeinated energy drinks now on the market… Caffeine Experts Call for Warning Labels for Energy Drinks   

 
 

Hot peppers really do bring the heat
• Food & Nutrition • Aug 07 08

Chili peppers can do more than just make you feel hot, reports a study in the August 1 Journal of Biological Chemistry; the active… Hot peppers really do bring the heat   

 
 

Coffee drinking, smoking common in AA members
• Addiction • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 23 08

People recovering from alcoholism seem to drink more coffee and have a higher rate of smoking than the average American, a new study shows.

… Coffee drinking, smoking common in AA members   
 
 

The final verdict on coffee
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 18 08

If contradicting research has you wondering if coffee is healthy or harmful, the answer is simple: it depends.

A recent study showed a benefit… The final verdict on coffee   

 
 

Red wine ingredient wards off effects of age on heart, bones, eyes and muscle
• Dieting • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Jul 03 08

Large doses of a red wine ingredient can ward off many of the vagaries of aging in mice who begin taking it at midlife,… Red wine ingredient wards off effects of age on heart, bones, eyes and muscle   

 
 

Green Tea Compounds Beat OSA-Related Brain Deficits
• Brain • • Food & Nutrition • May 15 08

Researchers examined the effects green tea polyphenols (GTP), administered through drinking water, on rats who were intermittently deprived of oxygen during 12-hour “night” cycles,… Green Tea Compounds Beat OSA-Related Brain Deficits   

 
 

What Does the Label on Your Chicken Really Mean?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • May 12 08

Buying chicken these days is not like it used to be. With labels like “100 percent natural,” “organic,” “grain-fed,” and “free range,” many consumers… What Does the Label on Your Chicken Really Mean?   

 
 

4 Steps to Reverse the Damage from a ‘Super-Size Me’ Diet
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 29 08

It was probably enough to make many Americans lose their appetite: A recent study from Europe showed that eating too much fast food –… 4 Steps to Reverse the Damage from a ‘Super-Size Me’ Diet   

 
 

Safe water? Lessons from Kazakhstan
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 29 08

Despite significant efforts to improve access to safe water and sanitation, a new report co-authored by an expert at The University of Nottingham, argues… Safe water? Lessons from Kazakhstan   

 
 

Flavored milk may be as healthy for kids as plain
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 24 08

Despite its added sugar, flavored milk may be better for kids than no milk at all, and may even be as healthy as the… Flavored milk may be as healthy for kids as plain   

 
 

Brain reacts to fairness as it does to money and chocolate
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 21 08

The human brain responds to being treated fairly the same way it responds to winning money and eating chocolate, UCLA scientists report. Being treated… Brain reacts to fairness as it does to money and chocolate   

 
 

The Top 10 Functional Food Trends in America
• Food & Nutrition • Apr 18 08

Foods that may provide a health benefit beyond basic nutrition, identified as functional foods, are becoming a key part of everyday life, according to… The Top 10 Functional Food Trends in America   

 
 
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