Breaking news on nutrition-agriculture
Research Shows That You Have To Read The Labels When Counting Carbs published
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:00:00 PDT
Findings from a recent study in the September/October issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior demonstrates that consumers often read nutritional information on foodstuff labels, and don't clearly understand the true definition of health, weight loss and carbohydrate claims...
Low Carb Plant Sourced Diet Better Than Animal Sourced One published
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:00:00 PDT
If you want to live longer, you are better off on a low carb diet which is vegetable based, rather than one whose proteins are sourced from animals, according to a study involving 129,716 men and women published this week in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine...
Consumers Misled By Low-Carbohydrate Claims published
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Food manufacturers advertise a variety of foods on grocery store shelves by using nutrient claims on the front of packaging. A study in the September/October issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior evaluates how consumers are interpreting certain carbohydrate-related content claims and the effects of claims on consumer perceptions of food products...
What Are Babies Made Of? Research Shows For Some It Is Sugar, Salt And Not All Things Nice published
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Children as young as four weeks old are being fed a poor diet of biscuits, ice-cream and soft drinks, according to new Australian research. A study published in the journal Nutrition & Dietetics found some month-old babies had been introduced to high fat, salt and sugar foods, despite health authorities recommending exclusive breastfeeding to six months of age...
Umea Researchers In Pediatrics, More Infants Should Receive Iron Supplements published
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Giving iron supplements to children with marginally low birth weights (2000-2500 grams) dramatically reduces the risk of developing iron deficiency and anemia. This is shown by Umea researcher Magnus Domellöf and associates in the coming edition of the pediatric scientific journal Pediatrics...
Talented Bacteria Make Food Poisoning Unpredictable published
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:00:00 PDT
While we are often exposed to bacteria in our food which could cause food poisoning, we don't always become ill why should this be so? Professor Colin Hill who is presenting his work at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham today describes how bacteria use different tricks to aid their survival inside the body, helping to explain why food poison...
Food Industry, USDA Criticized For Recent Salmonella Outbreak, Egg Recall published
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDT
USA Today reports that food safety groups are slamming how well U.S. Department of Agriculture regulated the farms implicated in the salmonella outbreak...
Vended Foods And Beverages May Be Linked To Obesity, Diabetes And Coronary Artery Disease published
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDT
School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality - and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, according to research from the University of Michigan Medical School...
Children Who Eat Vended Foods Face Health Problems, Poor Diet published
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDT
School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality - and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, according to research from the University of Michigan Medical School...
Herbalife Family Foundation Expands Successful Nutrition Programs For Children In UK And Mexico published
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDT
The Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) has established two new Casa Herbalife programs to support nutrition and wellness programs at Scotland's Action for Children (North Lanarkshire Young Carers Project), and in Queretaro, Mexico at La Alegria de los Niños, IAP (Children's Happiness)...
Genetically Modified Salmon As Safe To Eat As Normal Atlantic Salmon published
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:00:00 PDT
U.S. regulators say that genetically engineered salmon as safe to eat as wild Atlantic salmon, after completing a preliminary analysis. Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc., have genetically modified their salmon so that they eat all year round and grow twice as fast as salmon typically would in their natural environments. Genetically modified (engineered) salmon is an Atlantic salmon...
Chemical In Widely Consumed Foods Linked To Skin Cancer published
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDT
The September cover story of the nation's leading cancer journal, Cancer Research, features a new study from The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, that links capsaicin, a component of chili peppers, to skin cancer...
Egg Recall, Drug Approval Time Raise Questions About FDA Resources published
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:00:00 PDT
The recent salmonella outbreak/egg recall is raising questions about whether the FDA is fulfilling its regulatory role, PBS' NewsHour reports. "For the past few years, it's been one food safety scare after another. There was E. coli-laced spinach, salmonella-tainted peppers. ... There have also been problems with drugs. The ingredients in a contaminated blood thinner came from China...
Study Links Fluoride To Pre-term Birth And Anemia In Pregnancy published
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:00:00 PDT
Fluoride avoidance reduced anemia in pregnant women, decreased pre-term births and enhanced babies' birth-weight, concludes leading fluoride expert, AK Susheela and colleagues, in a study published in Current Science (May 2010)...
Chemopreventative Effects Of Protandim® Examined Further In New Peer-Reviewed Study published
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:00:00 PDT
LifeVantage Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: LFVN), the maker of Protandim®, a clinically proven, science-based therapy for oxidative stress, announced that a new peer-reviewed study involving Protandim® was published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE...
Action Needed To Eliminate Food Insecurity In The U.S. - ADA Position published
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDT
The American Dietetic Association has published an updated position paper on food insecurity in the United States, calling for funding for food and nutrition assistance programs, increased nutrition education and efforts to promote economic self-sufficiency for all households and individuals...
New Research: Cranberry Juice Shows Promise Blocking Staph Infections published
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Expanding their scope of study on the mechanisms of bacterial infection, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have reported the surprise finding from a small clinical study that cranberry juice cocktail blocked a strain of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) from beginning the process of infection...
The MU Healthy Lifestyle Initiative Is Helping Redefine Efforts To Combat Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyles published
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDT
As the nation becomes more aware of health issues related to nutrition and lifestyle choices, communities are struggling to find ways to make healthy living easier. The University of Missouri is helping communities turn healthy ideas into sustainable changes through the Healthy Lifestyle Initiative...
Teens Who Sleep Less Eat More Fatty Foods And Snacks published
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDT
A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that teens who slept less than eight hours per weeknight ate higher proportions of fatty foods and snacks than adolescents who slept eight hours or more. The results suggest that short sleep duration may increase obesity risk by causing small changes in eating patterns that cumulatively alter energy balance, especially in girls...
Organic Strawberries Have More Antioxidants And Vitamin C But Less Potassium And Phosphorus published
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 PDT
Organic strawberries were found to have more vitamin C and antioxidants than non-organic ones, and they also had a nicer taste, but are 13.4% smaller and have considerably lower levels of dietary minerals potassium and phosphorous, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal PloS One...
Infrared Detects E. Coli In Beef Within An Hour Instead Of A Week Protecting Public Health More Efficiently published
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:00:00 PDT
Where's the beef? Rather, where are the Escherichia coli (commonly referred to and spelled as E. coli) in my beef? It has been found that infrared spectroscopy detects E. coli (named for discovery by German pediatrician and bacteriologist Theodor Escherich) far more rapidly than current testing options...
Students Learn To Shop Healthy, Smart On Supermarket Tours published
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:00 PDT
For many students away from home for the first time, college marks the first time they begin shopping, cooking and eating for themselves. Figuring out how to prepare quick yet healthy meals on a budget can be a daunting task, and the allure of fast take-out food often leads to the dreaded "Freshman Fifteen...
WFP, UNICEF Heads Appeal For More Flood Aid For Pakistan published
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:00 PDT
After touring flood-hit areas in Pakistan on Tuesday, the executive directors of UNICEF and the World Food Program (WFP) appealed for more flood relief aid, VOA News reports (Maroney, 8/31). WFP head Josette Sheeran "warned during a joint press conference in the capital, Islamabad, that there is a triple threat unfolding as the crisis widens and deepens," U.N. News Centre writes...
Will Extra Protein And Exercise Help Dialysis Patients? published
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:00 PDT
University of Illinois scientists will learn whether protein supplements and cycling during treatments can help dialysis patients fight cardiovascular disease and retain physical function, thanks to a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). "Patients with kidney failure face many health problems...
NHS Confederation Comments On Age UK Report On Malnutrition Among Elderly Hospital Patients published
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Commenting on the report from Age UK claiming that one in three nurses would not trust the NHS to care for an elderly relative, deputy policy director Jo Webber said the NHS has made huge strides on nutrition but more still remains to be done...
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