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Pesticide DDT Linked to Slow Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes
July 30, 2014 — A new study is the first to show that developmental exposure to DDT increases the risk of females later developing metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of conditions that include increased body fat, blood ... full story -
Brain Response to Appetizing Food Cues Varies Among Obese People
July 30, 2014 — People who have the most common genetic mutation linked to obesity respond differently to pictures of appetizing foods than overweight or obese people who do not have the genetic mutation, according ... full story -
Soy May Help Women's Hearts If They Start Early
July 30, 2014 — A diet rich in soy may help feminine hearts, but timing matters, finds a new study. "This study underscores how important it is for women to get into the best cardiovascular shape they can ... full story -
Research Shows Impact of Soft Drinks in Meal Planning
July 29, 2014 — New research has looked into whether we take liquid calories into account when planning meals. Participants completed a computer-based match-fullness task which assessed the expected satiation of ... full story -
Problem Drinking in Midlife Doubles Chance of Memory Problems in Later Life
July 29, 2014 — Middle-aged adults with a history of problem drinking are more than twice as likely to suffer from severe memory impairment in later life, research shows. The study highlights the hitherto largely ... full story -
A Blood Test Could Help Prevent Neural Tube Birth Defects
July 29, 2014 — A blood test to measure folate concentrations in a mother's red blood cells could help in the prevention of neural tube birth defects, suggests a large ... full story -
Five Daily Portions of Fruit and Vegetables May Be Enough to Lower Risk of Early Death
July 29, 2014 — Eating five daily portions of fruit and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of death from any cause, particularly from cardiovascular disease, but beyond five portions appears to have no ... full story -
Children Whose Parents Spend More Time Cooking Choose Healthier Foods Later
July 29, 2014 — New research suggests that the amount time parents spend on food preparation at home influences children's food intake decisions made in the laboratory without parental ... full story -
Striatal Dopamine Transporter Binding Correlates With Body Composition and Visual Attention Bias for Food Cues in Healthy Young Men
July 29, 2014 — Scientists have described a way that brain chemistry may make some people notice food more easily, which can tempt overeating even in people who are not ... full story -
Dieting Young May Lead to Poor Health Outcomes Later: Trends in Dieting Strategies in Young Adult Women from 1982 to 2012
July 29, 2014 — The younger a woman is when she goes on her first diet, the more likely she is to experience several negative health outcomes later in ... full story -
Drinking Sugar-Sweetened Beverages During Adolescence Impairs Memory, Animal Study Suggests
July 29, 2014 — Daily consumption of beverages sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup or sucrose can impair the ability to learn and remember information, particularly when consumption occurs during adolescence, a ... full story -
Blood Sugar Levels Closely Linked to How Our Brains Respond to the Sight of Food, Twin Study Finds
July 29, 2014 — Our brain's response to the sight of food appears to be driven more by how low our blood sugar level is at the moment than our upbringing or ... full story -
Diet Affects Males' and Females' Gut Microbes Differently
July 29, 2014 — The microbes living in the guts of males and females react differently to diet, even when the diets are identical, according to a new study. These results suggest that therapies designed to improve ... full story -
When It Comes to Gluten-Free Diets, Unfounded Beliefs Abound
July 29, 2014 — Lots of people are eating gluten-free diets, but perhaps for the wrong reasons, a UF/IFAS researcher says. Such diets, while necessary for those with celiac disease, may lack nutrients essential to ... full story -
Favorite Foods Can Cause Serious Choking Accidents in Kids
July 29, 2014 — Food—not toys—is the most common culprit of choking accidents in kids under 5 years of age. An expert offers tips to prevent food choking ... full story -
The Role of Dairy in Maintaining Adult Bone and Skeletal Muscle Health
July 28, 2014 — Understanding that diets are often built around food groups rather than specific nutrients, researchers from Switzerland, France, and North America decided to examine interactions between four ... full story -
New Brain Pathways for Understanding Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity Uncovered
July 25, 2014 — Researchers have identified neural pathways that increase understanding of how the brain regulates body weight, energy expenditure, and blood glucose levels – a discovery that can lead to new ... full story -
Manipulating Key Protein in Brain Holds Potential Against Obesity, Diabetes
July 25, 2014 — A protein that controls when genes are switched on or off plays a key role in specific areas of the brain to regulate metabolism, researchers have found. The research potentially could lead to new ... full story -
Monitoring Rise and Fall of the Microbiome
July 25, 2014 — Close analysis of bacteria in the human digestive tract reveals links to diet and other lifestyle factors, researchers report. Trillions of bacteria live in each person's digestive tract. ... full story -
Vulnerable Populations Disproportionately Affected by Food Security, Despite Public Programs
July 25, 2014 — Vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, ethnic minorities, and low-income households are disproportionately affected by food security, despite the extensive private and public food ... full story
- Pesticide DDT linked to slow metabolism, obesity and diabetes
- Brain response to appetizing food cues varies among obese people
- Soy may help women's hearts if they start early
- Research shows impact of soft drinks in meal planning
- Problem drinking in midlife doubles chance of memory problems in later life
- A blood test could help prevent neural tube birth defects
- Five daily portions of fruit and vegetables may be enough to lower risk of early death
- Children whose parents spend more time cooking choose healthier foods later
- Striatal dopamine transporter binding correlates with body composition and visual attention bias for food cues in healthy young men
- Dieting young may lead to poor health outcomes later: Trends in dieting strategies in young adult women from 1982 to 2012
- Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages during adolescence impairs memory, animal study suggests
- Blood sugar levels closely linked to how our brains respond to the sight of food, twin study finds
- Diet affects males' and females' gut microbes differently
- When it comes to gluten-free diets, unfounded beliefs abound
- Favorite foods can cause serious choking accidents in kids
- New brain pathways for understanding type 2 diabetes and obesity uncovered
- Manipulating key protein in brain holds potential against obesity, diabetes
- Monitoring rise and fall of the microbiome
- Vulnerable populations disproportionately affected by food security, despite public programs
- Overweight, obese preschoolers lose more weight when parent is also treated
- Low-carb diet recommended for diabetics
- Targeting the brain to treat obesity
- Strategy proposed for preventing diseases of aging
- Brown fat protects against diabetes, obesity in humans
- Benefits of combo lipid emulsion no greater than soy-based emulsion for pediatric patients
- The 92 percent clean plate club: You're not alone in eating everything on your plate
- Therapeutic bacteria prevent obesity in mice, study finds
- Vitamin D deficiency raises risk of schizophrenia diagnosis
- High-salt diet doubles threat of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes
- Trying to get kids to eat healthier? Don't tell them veggies are good for them
- Cost-effectiveness of weight-loss programs, drugs
- Room for improvement in elementary school children’s lunches and snacks from home
- Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure
- Parents rank their obese children as 'very healthy'
- New research links bad diet to loss of smell
- Process to purify water using seed extracts now simplified
- Advanced cancer patients can benefit from programs combining exercise, nutrition
- Healing the heart with fat? 18-HEPE might help, study suggests
- Adults with eosinophilic esophagitis should consider a diet change
- Eight ways zinc affects the human body
- Weight management program also reduces depression among black women
- Consuming probiotics for a month helps diminish fat accumulation in the liver, according to a new study
- Adding alcohol to energy drinks leads to an increased urge to drink
- Eating lean beef daily can help lower blood pressure, study suggests
- Obese women may have learning deficit specific to food
- Brown fat found to be at the root of cancer-related wasting syndrome
- Gut microbes turn carbs into colorectal cancer, study shows
- New link found between obesity, inflammation, and insulin resistance
- Children not eating enough fruit and vegetables
- Effects of starvation can be passed to future generations, through small RNAs apparently without DNA involvement
- Sun exposure, vitamin D levels and mortality
- Mediterranean diet has varied effects on cognitive decline among different races, study shows
- Fish oil supplements reduce incidence of cognitive decline, may improve memory function
- Obesity may be impacted by stress, study shows
- Experts voice concerns over arsenic in rice
- New statement on 'PEG' feeding tubes in children published
- Taking B vitamins won't prevent Alzheimer's disease, researchers conclude
- Eating disorders and depression in athletes: Does one lead to the other?
- Moderate alcohol use associated with increased risk for atrial fibrillation
- Weighty issue: Stress and high-fat meals combine to slow metabolism in women
- Text message medicine: Texts from the ER can reduce binge drinking
- Obesity alone does not cause arthritis in animals
- Omega 3 fatty acids lessen severity of osteoarthritis in mice
- Inherited 'memory' of poor nutrition during pregnancy passed through sperm of male offspring
- What you eat may affect your body's internal biological clock
- How antioxidants can accelerate cancers, and why they don't protect against them
- Food imagery ideal for teaching doctors -- but they must have strong stomachs
- Why weight-loss surgery cures diabetes: New clues
- New persimmon milkshake with high antioxidant potential created by scientists
- Alternative to surgery for Graves' eye disease: Low-carb, gluten-free diet may help
- Making a more healthful, low-fat hot dog without giving up texture
- Vitamin D ups bowel cancer survival odds, study finds
- Adolescents from southern Europe are less fit, more obese than central-northern European peers
- Think fun when exercising and you'll eat less later
- Neighborhoods with healthy food options less likely to have overweight kids
- New compounds that could affect circadian rhythm uncovered in study
- Healthy lifestyle adds years to life
- Advantages of standardizing diabetes treatments
- Sibling composition impacts childhood obesity risk
- Non-diet approach to weight management more effective in worksite wellness programs
- Less exercise, not more calories, responsible for expanding waistlines
- 'Unhealthy' food and drinks have starring role in kids' TV programs, UK study finds
- High-protein weight loss diets can work, scientists show
- Explaining 'healthy' obesity
- Bone marrow fat tissue secretes hormone that helps body stay healthy
- Nutrition screenings should be regular part of geriatric health assessment, researchers say
- Prolonged use of stomach feeding tubes in children may increase risk of stomach fistulas
- Malnutrition screening of hospital patients common but hospitals failing on nutrition care
- Polyphenols could yield small benefit for people with PAD
- Process that affects fat distribution, metabolic syndrome found by researchers
- Hazardous drinking in UK athletes linked with alcohol industry sponsorship
- Enough to put you off your popcorn? Food labelling study underway
- Healthy lifestyle is crucial for women of childbearing age: Updated position, new practice papers published
- Influence of westernization spells danger for public health in Nigeria
- Childhood malnutrition linked to higher blood pressure in adults
- Vitamin D deficiency linked to higher risk of cardiovascular, cancer death
- Almonds reduce the risk of heart disease, research shows
- Fat damages the lungs of heavy drinkers
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