Study: Morbidly Obese Sedentary For More Than 99 Percent of Day
Public Release: 25-Mar-2009 - On average, 23 hours and 51.6 min per day were spent sleeping or engaged in sedentary activity and the remaining 8.4 minutes were spent in moderate…
Moderate alcohol intake associated with bone protection
Public release date: 3-Mar-2009 - The authors hypothesize that the silicon found in beer is contributing to the higher BMD scores in the men who reported consuming one or two…
Not so sweet: Over-consumption of sugar linked to aging
Public release date: 5-Mar-2009 University of Montreal scientists explain how sugar shortens lifespan in PLoS Genetics . Montreal, March 6, 2009 – We know that lifespan can be extended in…
A diet rich in calcium aids weight loss
Public release date: 12-Mar-2009 - Those who took the calcium tablets lost nearly 6 kg over the course of the program, the researchers found, compared to 1 kg for…
Doctors endorse vegan and vegetarian diets for healthy pregnancies
Public release date: 2-Mar-2009 WASHINGTON–Well-planned vegetarian and vegan diets are healthful choices for pregnant women and their children, and vitamin B12 needs can be easily met with fortified foods or…
Government’s voluntary approach to improving hospital food is not working, argues expert
- 3 out of 5 hospital meals found to contain more salt than a Big Mac In an article published on bmj.com today, she says the government has wasted more…
Diet rich in tomatoes may lower breast cancer risk
Fruits raised levels of hormone involved in regulating blood sugar, fat Chevy Chase, MD—A tomato-rich diet may help protect at-risk postmenopausal women from breast cancer, according to new research accepted…
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
150 year old proverb stands the test of time, say researchers Prescribing an apple a day to all adults aged 50 and over would prevent or delay around 8,500 vascular…
Nutrigenomics — developing personalized diets for disease prevention
Public release date: 29-Dec-2008 New Rochelle, NY, December 29, 2008—The emerging field of nutrigenomics, which aims to identify the genetic factors that influence the body’s response to diet and studies…
New anti-cancer components of extra-virgin olive oil revealed
Public release date: 17-Dec-2008 Good quality extra-virgin olive oil contains health-relevant chemicals, ‘phytochemicals’, that can trigger cancer cell death. New research published in the open access journal BMC Cancer sheds more…
Fast food a potential risk factor for Alzheimer’s
Public release date: 28-Nov-2008 - Mice that were fed a diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol for nine months developed a preliminary stage of the morbid irregularities that form…
Calcium and vitamin D may not be the only protection against bone loss
Public release date: 3-Dec-2008 New study finds diet rich in fruits and vegetables may strengthen bones Chevy Chase, MD—Diets that are high in protein and cereal grains produce…
Obese kids’ artery plaque similar to middle-aged adults
Public release date: 13-Nov-2008 Study highlights: • The plaque buildup in the neck arteries of obese children or those with high cholesterol is similar to levels in middle-aged…
Plastic surgeons warn of malnutrition in body contouring patients
Public release date: 13-Nov-2008 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Identifying malnutrition before surgery in massive weight loss patients seeking body contouring will significantly decrease surgical complications, accelerate wound healing,…
Eating red meat sets up target for disease-causing bacteria
Public release date: 29-Oct-2008 -Non-human molecules absorbed by eating red meat increase risk of food poisoning in humans Offering another reason why eating red meat could be bad for you,…
Grapes may aid a bunch of heart risk factors, animal study finds
Public release date: 29-Oct-2008 Research shows that grape intake lowered blood pressure and signs of heart muscle damage, and improved heart function in lab rats ANN ARBOR, Mich. —…
Researchers note differences between people and animals on calorie restriction
Public release date: 24-Sep-2008 St. Louis, Sept. 24, 2008 — Calorie restriction, a diet that is low in calories and high in nutrition, may not be as effective…
Animals farmed for meat are the No. 1 source of food poisoning bug, study shows
Public release date: 25-Sep-2008 A study by researchers from Lancashire, England, and Chicago, IL, found that 97 percent of campylobacteriosis cases sampled in Lancashire were caused by bacteria typically found…
Researchers study how pistachios may improve heart health
Public release date: 26-Sep-2008 Going green may be heart healthy if the green you choose is pistachio nuts, according to researchers at Penn State who conducted the first study…
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