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02/02/2012
Brain Energy Metabolism Improved By Decaffeinated Coffee
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that decaffeinated coffee may improve brain energy metabolism associated with type 2 diabetes. This brain dysfunction is a known risk factor for dementia and other ...
02/02/2012
During Pregnancy, Consuming Fish Improves Offspring's Cognitive Development And Prosocial Conduct
Can pregnant women improve their progeny's intelligence by eating fish? A study recently submitted to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and coordinated by the University of Granada professor Cristina Campoy Folgoso revealed that ...
01/02/2012
Cadmium May Affect Newborn Girls More than Boys: Maternal Exposure Linked to Smaller Birth Size
Chronic exposure to cadmium, which primarily occurs through diet and smoking, damages the kidneys, weakens bones, and may increase cancer risk. The metal is also an endocrine disrupter and may adversely affect reproduction and child ...
31/01/2012
An apple a day . . .
‘Permitted’ levels of pesticides on our food may be harming our children, according to recent research, writes OLIVER MOORE APPLES ARE sprayed with up to 48 pesticides, which are detectable even after 10 seconds of washing with water. Does ...
30/01/2012
Cancer 'slowed by cooked tomatoes' – scientists
A NUTRIENT in cooked tomatoes has been shown in laboratory studies to slow the growth of - and even kill - prostate cancer cells, scientists said today.
28/01/2012
Study Links Cadmium Exposure to Learning Disabilities in Kids
Jan. 27, 2012 -- Children with high levels of the heavy metal cadmium in their urine may be more likely to have learning disabilities and/or need special education, a new study shows.
28/01/2012
Caffeine Alters Estrogen Levels
Researchers at the National Institute of Health, along with other institutions, have released a study online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, stating that Asian women have higher estrogen levels when drinking 200 milligrams or ...
28/01/2012
Animal Fat Consumption Before Conception Linked To Gestational Diabetes Risk
Women who consumed a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy were at higher risk for gestational diabetes than women whose diets were lower in animal fat and cholesterol, according to researchers at the National Institutes ...
26/01/2012
Cocoa Could Prevent Intestinal Pathologies Such As Colon Cancer
A new study on living animals has shown for the first time that eating cocoa (the raw material in chocolate) can help to prevent intestinal complaints linked to oxidative stress, including colon carcinogenesis onset caused by chemical ...
26/01/2012
Studying The Causes Of Obesity In Aboriginal Children
To fully understand the causes of the obesity epidemic in Aboriginal children requires an understanding of the unique social and historical factors that shape the Aboriginal community. A review article published in Applied Physiology, ...
25/01/2012
Consumption of fried foods and risk of coronary heart disease: Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study
The methods of the EPIC project have been reported elsewhere.7 13 14 15 16 For the present analysis we used the data from the Spanish cohort of EPIC, which included 41 438 healthy adults (15 632 men), aged 29-69. Study participants were ...
25/01/2012
Cell Death Induced In Colon Cancer Cells By Compounds In Mate Tea
Could preventing colon cancer be as simple as developing a taste for yerba mate tea? In a recent University of Illinois study, scientists showed that human colon cancer cells die when they are exposed to the approximate number of bioactive ...
24/01/2012
Natural Trans Fats Less Unhealthy Than Manmade Variety
Jan. 20, 2012 -- All trans fats are not created equal. Some are manmade, and have been added to all sorts of foods to increase their shelf life, but others can be found naturally in beef, pork, lamb, butter, and milk. Artery-clogging, ...
24/01/2012
Childhood Obesity Should Be Tackled Through Family Focus
Parents should be involved in treatment programs for their obese children, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
24/01/2012
Retail Meat Products Found To Contain High Levels Of MRSA Bacteria
Retail pork products in the United States have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by the University of Iowa College of Public Health and ...
24/01/2012
A prescription for nutrition
THE ARSENAL of weapons in the modern war against cancer is improving all the time. Irish patients with the disease now have chemotherapy, radiotherapy, biological and hormone therapies, and access to exciting new clinical trials.
20/01/2012
Appetite Sensation In The Brain Affected By Lack Of Sleep
New research from Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that a specific brain region that contributes to a person's appetite sensation is more activated in response to food images after one night of sleep loss than after one night of normal ...
19/01/2012
Diet rich in low-glycemic food may reduce markers of inflammation
A study published in The Journal of Nutrition shows that a diet rich in slowly digested carbohydrates, such as whole grains, legumes, and other high-fiber foods, may reduce markers of inflammation associated with chronic disease.
17/01/2012
Childhood Obesity Rates In The USA Have Changed Little
Two investigations being published by JAMA reveal that the prevalence of obesity in the United States has not changed considerably. Approximately 1 in 3 adults and 1 in 6 children and adolescents are obese, according to data from 2009-2010. ...
16/01/2012
Flavonoids 'provide health boost'
Dietary flavonoids found in foods such as berries and chocolate may reduce the risk of women with type 2 diabetes developing heart disease, a research group has claimed.
15/01/2012
Hopkins researchers find that cancer cells feed on sugar-free diet:
Cancer cells have been long known to have a “sweet tooth,” using vast amounts of glucose for energy and for building blocks for cell replication.
14/01/2012
Diet, exercise equally effective for reproductive function in obese women with PCOS
Nybacka A. Fertil Steril. 2011;96:1508-1513. Overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome benefit equally from dietary management and exercise for improved reproductive function, according to researchers from Sweden.
13/01/2012
Coffee Drinkers At Reduced Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
Why do heavy coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a disease on the increase around the world that can lead to serious health problems? Scientists are offering a new solution to that long-standing mystery in a ...
13/01/2012
Type Of Fat Matters: Dispelling The Low-Fat-Is-Healthy Myth; And The Muffin Makeover
Dozens of studies, many from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers, have shown that low-fat diets are no better for health than moderate- or high-fat diets - and for many people, may be worse.
13/01/2012
Age-Related Blindness May Be Warded Off By Grapes
Can eating grapes slow or help prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a debilitating condition affecting millions of elderly people worldwide? Results from a new study published in Free Radical Biology and Medicine ...
11/01/2012
CDC: One-third of major outbreaks in 2011 due to produce
There were 16 multistate outbreaks of foodborne illnesses in the U.S. in 2011, with five of them involving fresh produce, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual year in review.
11/01/2012
Dietary DHA Linked To Male Fertility
Who knew that male fertility depends on sperm-cell architecture? A University of Illinois study reports that a certain omega-3 fatty acid is necessary to construct the arch that turns a round, immature sperm cell into a pointy-headed super ...
11/01/2012
Children likely to have greater brainpower if mother ate fish during pregnancy
IF YOU want your children to be clever feed them fish. If you want them to be really clever, feed them fish while they are still in the womb.
10/01/2012
New Mechanism Discovered That Explains How Poor Maternal Diet Can Increase Risk Of Diabetes
Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council have shown one way in which poor nutrition in the womb can put a person at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other age-related diseases in later ...
10/01/2012
We all need a pinch of reality about salt
WE ADD too much salt to food and there is too much salt in most processed foods. There is no argument but that excessive salt in the diet raises blood pressure, which is a major cause of stroke, heart attack and kidney disease and that ...
09/01/2012
Red meat link to kidney cancer
Red and processed meat consumption can increase the risk of kidney cancer, according to a new study by US researchers. The results of the study, ‘Large prospective investigation of meat intake, related mutagens, and risk of renal cell ...
04/01/2012
25 Of The Best Diets Are Rated
It seems as though every month there is another dieting fad, that promises to melt away the pounds over night and keep you trim. The fashions come and go, rotating from the unknown, into flavor of the month, and often over to controversy ...
04/01/2012
Research to take fresh look at dairy's role in weight-loss
A RESEARCHER has secured a $520,000 grant to examine the role of dairy-rich products in weight loss. Professor John Hawley from the School of Medical Sciences at RMIT University was awarded the grant from the Dairy Health and Nutrition ...
02/01/2012
Trans fats and nutrient intake linked to Alzheimer’s brain shrinkage
Consumption of ‘junk food diets’ containing high levels of trans fats may lead to brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer’s, whilst consumption of foods high in vitamins may offer protection, says new research.
