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  Dominant Deer Hinds Choose the Best Food

  July 20, 2012 — When food is abundant, it seems that animals do not have to compete but dominant deer hinds still uphold rivalry and select the most nutritious food to maintain their status. This is the case ... > full story
• Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
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  In Utero Exposure to Diesel Exhaust a Possible Risk Factor for Obesity

  July 19, 2012 — Pregnant mice exposed to high levels of air pollution gave birth to offspring with a significantly higher rate of obesity and insulin resistance in adulthood than those that were not exposed to air ... > full story
• Nutrition
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  Triglycerides
  Obesity
   

  Menu Labeling Requirements Lead to Healthier Options at Chain Restaurants

  July 19, 2012 — The recent Supreme Court decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has cleared the way for national requirements about posting nutritional information at chain restaurants. Listing ... > full story
• Nutrition
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  How Does Fat Influence Flavor Perception?

  July 19, 2012 — Fat in food can reduce activity in several areas of the brain which are responsible for processing taste, aroma and ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
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  Neanderthals in Northern Spain Had Knowledge of Plants' Healing Qualities, Study Reveals

  July 18, 2012 — An international team of researchers has provided the first molecular evidence that Neanderthals not only ate a range of cooked plant foods, but also understood its nutritional and medicinal ... > full story
• Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Thermodynamics
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  Fighting Obesity With Thermal Imaging

  July 18, 2012 — Scientists in the United Kingdom believe they've found a way of fighting obesity -- with a pioneering technique which uses thermal imaging. This heat-seeking technology is being used to trace our ... > full story
• Liver Disease
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  Vitamin D
   

  Vitamin E May Lower Liver Cancer Risk

  July 18, 2012 — High consumption of vitamin E either from diet or vitamin supplements may lower the risk of liver cancer, according to a new ... > full story

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  • Vitamin E May Lower Liver Cancer Risk
• Children's Health
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  Nutrition
   

  Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Are Not Replacing Milk in Kid's Diets

  July 18, 2012 — National data indicate that milk consumption has declined among children while consumption of sweetened beverages of low nutritional quality has more than doubled. Although this suggests that ... > full story
• Diabetes
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  Vitamin D
  Obesity
  Dietary Supplement
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  Obesity Plus Low Vitamin D May Add Up to a Greater Risk of Diabetes

  July 17, 2012 — The combination of obesity and vitamin D deficiency may put people at even greater risk of insulin resistance than either factor alone, according to new ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
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  Helping Pigs to Digest Phosphorus

  July 17, 2012 — Research has determined how adding various levels of the enzyme phytase to the diet improves how pigs digest the phosphorus in four different feed ingredients. Improving phosphorus digestibility has ... > full story

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