Posts Tagged ‘diet’
Hungry shoppers buy more junk food
CORNELL (US) — Skipping meals before going to the grocery store can sabotage your shopping—and your diet—according to new research. Continue…
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 16:02 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jan 15, 2013 11:55 - 8 Comments
At advanced age, healthy diet may not matter
PENN STATE (US) — For people over 75, eating a sugary, fatty diet doesn’t make a difference—and overly restrictive diets may not improve their health, say researchers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 20, 2012 13:08 - 0 Comments
Diet may make monkeys hungry for sex
UC BERKELEY (US) — Monkeys that eat leaves from a tree with estrogen-like compounds may care less about grooming and more about sex, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 12, 2012 13:12 - 2 Comments
Green tea with starch may calm blood sugar
PENN STATE (US) — An antioxidant found in green tea helps reduce blood sugar spikes in mice, and scientists say it could lead to new diet strategies for people. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 2, 2012 14:35 - 0 Comments
For hot flashes, soy is no ‘magic bullet’
UC DAVIS (US) — A new study shows that eating soy products such as soy milk and tofu does not ward off hot flashes and night sweats as women enter menopause. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 17, 2012 11:51 - 1 Comment
Fiber saves some antioxidants for later
U. QUEENSLAND (AUS) — Fiber helps protect the colon from cancer by transporting antioxidants to the large intestine, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2012 9:28 - 0 Comments
Choline does pregnant mom (and baby) good
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Eating more of a nutrient found in eggs and meat during pregnancy may lower babies’ risk of mental health disturbances and chronic conditions, like hypertension, later in life. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 18, 2012 13:04 - 0 Comments
Girls’ diet may boost breast cancer risk later
UC DAVIS (US) — Diet and related factors early in life that are totally independent of the body’s production of the hormone estrogen can increase the risk for breast cancer, new research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 18, 2012 11:48 - 0 Comments
For older men, healthy diet keeps sperm fit
UC BERKELEY (US) — Getting a healthy amount of micronutrients is strongly associated with improved sperm DNA quality in older men, report scientists, who found no such benefit for younger men. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 28, 2012 12:19 - 2 Comments
Fruit, veggies key to older women’s diets
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — A new study offers diet advice to women in their 50s and 60s who are trying to control their weight. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 11, 2012 10:13 - 1 Comment
More work, more weight for older women
MONASH (AUS) — Middle-aged women who work more than 35 hours per week are more at risk of gaining weight, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 3, 2012 10:03 - 0 Comments
Junk food inflames fatty tissue more than lard
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A diet based on US junk food may result in more obesity-induced inflammation than a diet high in animal fat, according to a new study. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 27, 2012 17:05 - 0 Comments
Pre-human chowed down like a chimp
TEXAS A&M (US) — One of humans’ early relatives ate leaves, bark, fruit, and nuts, which scientists say indicate it lived in a more wooded environment than previously thought. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 20, 2012 10:24 - 1 Comment
No-fat dressing may cut salad benefits
PURDUE (US) — The vegetables in salads are full of important vitamins and nutrients, but you won’t get much benefit without the right type and amount of salad dressing. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 12, 2012 10:26 - 0 Comments
Amazon women’s breast milk rich in omega-3s
UC SANTA BARBARA (US)— Economically impoverished women from an indigenous group in Bolivia have significantly higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their breast milk as compared to women in the U.S. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 7, 2012 12:44 - 0 Comments
Cutting calories may keep heart young
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — People who restrict their caloric intake in an effort to live longer have hearts that function more like those of people who are 20 years younger. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 27, 2012 9:14 - 1 Comment
High-fat diet inflames diabetic gut
U. WARWICK (UK) — Recommendations that people with Type 2 diabetes should eat a high-fat, low-carb diet to encourage weight loss may be misguided. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 14, 2012 16:30 - 1 Comment
Diets that trim belly fat improve blood flow
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Overweight people who shed belly fat improve their blood vessel health whether they use a low-carb or a low-fat diet, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 14, 2011 12:44 - 0 Comments
High fiber trumps low fat for teen diets
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A diet high in fiber—but not necessarily one low in saturated fat or cholesterol—is tied to a lower risk of heart disease and type-2 diabetes in teenagers. (more…)
