Processed food diet in early childhood may lower subsequent IQ
Public release date: 7-Feb-2011 Are dietary patterns in childhood associated with IQ at 8 years of age? A population-based cohort study A diet, high in fats, sugars, and processed foods…
Fiber intake associated with reduced risk of death
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Cooked - Sapore High Barley Fibre Natural Barley Fettuccine - AUD2.50 (Photo credit: avlxyz)[/caption] Public release date: 14-Feb-2011 Dietary fiber may be associated with…
Just 1 person out of 1,900 met the AHA’s definition of ideal heart health, says University of Pittsburgh study
Public release date: 18-Feb-2011 PITTSBURGH, Feb. 18 – Only one out of more than 1,900 people evaluated met the American Heart Association (AHA) definition of ideal cardiovascular health, according to…
Want more efficient muscles? Eat your spinach
Public release date: 1-Feb-2011 After taking a small dose of inorganic nitrate for three days, healthy people consume less oxygen while riding an exercise bike. A new study in the…
Restrictive Diet May Reduce ADHD Symptoms ( ADHD symptoms diminished in 78 percent )
Public release date: 4 -Feb- 2011 - When children between the ages of 4 and 8 were placed on a diet containing no processed foods for five weeks, ADHD symptoms…
Organic supermarket milk showed higher levels of nutritionally beneficial fatty acids compared with ‘ordinary’ milk regardless of the time of year or weather conditions.
Public release date: 16-Jan-2011 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Organic Valley in Singapore (Photo credit: micamonkey)[/caption] Choosing organic milk could offset effects of climate change (There is more on the health…
Study suggests potential association between soy formula and seizures in children with autism
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] SOY! SOY! SOY! (Photo credit: Call)[/caption] MADISON — A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher has detected a higher rate of seizures among children with autism who were…
Not all infant formulas are alike: Differential effects on weight gain
Public release date: 27-Dec-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Baby Formula under 24 hour video surveillance (Photo credit: Roebot)[/caption] PHILADELPHIA (December 27, 2010) – New findings from the Monell Center reveal…
Study supports gluten-free diet in potential celiac disease patients ( 2010 )
Public release date: 15-Dec-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Several gluten-free beers from Germany. Español: Algunas cervezas de Alemania y sing gluten. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Findings from a new study…
New study suggests almonds may help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease
Public release date: 16-Dec-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Almonds (Photo credit: Shelby PDX)[/caption] Modesto, CA (Dec. 16, 2010) – With nearly 16 million Americans living today with prediabetes, a condition…
Pregnant women who eat peanuts may put infants at increased risk for peanut allergy
Public release date: 1-Nov-2010 Researchers have found that allergic infants may be at increased risk of peanut allergy if their mothers ingested peanuts during pregnancy. The data are reported…
Western diet exacerbates sepsis
Public release date: 18-Oct-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Fast Food (Photo credit: SteFou!)[/caption] High fat diets cause a dramatic immune system overreaction to sepsis, a condition of systemic bacterial infection.…
Walnuts, walnut oil, improve reaction to stress
Public release date: 4-Oct-2010 - "This is the first study to show that walnuts and walnut oil reduce blood pressure during stress," [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Two Juglans regia walnuts.…
Shortfalls in carotenoid ( Pro-Vitamin A ) intake may impact women’s health
Public release date: 5-Oct-2010 - which found that on average eight out of 10 American adults are falling short on phytonutrient consumption [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Fresh Vegetables & Creamy…
Physical activity can reduce the genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent
Public release date: 31-Aug-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="252"] Obesity Campaign Poster (Photo credit: Pressbound)[/caption] Although the whole population can benefit from a physically active lifestyle, in part through reduced…
Study finds commercial organic farms have better fruit and soil, lower environmental impact
Public release date: 1-Sep-2010 •The organic strawberries had significantly higher antioxidant activity and concentrations of ascorbic acid and phenolic compounds. •The organic strawberries had longer shelf life. •The organic strawberries…
A Low-carb Diet Based on Animal Protein May Increase Death Risk
Public Release: 6-Sep-2010 - A vegetable-based low-carbohydrate diet was associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality rates. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Vegetables (Photo credit: neonbubble)[/caption] Evidence shows that a…
Bottled tea beverages may contain fewer polyphenols than brewed tea
Public release date: 22-Aug-2010 - contain fewer polyphenols than a single cup of home-brewed green or black tea. Some contain such small amounts that consumers would have to drink 20…
Black rice rivals pricey blueberries as source of healthful antioxidants
Public release date: 26-Aug-2010 - "Just a spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than are found in a spoonful of blueberries, but with less sugar…
Certain meat components may increase bladder cancer risk
Public release date: 2-Aug-2010 - People whose diets had the highest amount of total dietary nitrite (from all sources and not just from meat), as well as those whose diets…
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