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Acai Counteracts Oxidative Stress, Lengthens Lifespan in Fruit Flies
August 21, 2012 Scientists found that a commercially available acai berry product can lengthen the lives of fruit flies, when the flies' lives are made short through additional oxidative stress. Under certain ... > full story -
In Your Future: More Healthful Foods to Nourish the Non-Human You
August 21, 2012 The focus of nutrition for good health is quietly shifting to include consumption of food ingredients specifically designed to nourish the non-human cells that comprise 80 percent of the cells in the ... > full story -
Evidence-Based Public Health Interventions for Policy Makers Identified
August 20, 2012 Researchers analyzed more than 1,000 scientific studies and identified the public health interventions with the strongest evidence for improving dietary habits, increasing physical activity and ... > full story -
Electrifying Success in Raising Antioxidant Levels in Sweet Potatoes
August 20, 2012 Already ranked by some as number one in nutrition among vegetables, the traditional sweet potato can be nutritionally supercharged with a simple, inexpensive electric current treatment that increases ... > full story -
Stop Grilling Dinner: Specific Toxic Byproduct of Heat-Processed Food Leads to Increased Body Weight and Diabetes, Mouse Study Finds
August 20, 2012 Researchers have identified a common compound in the modern diet that could play a major role in the development of abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. The research team ... > full story -
Drink Made from Berry Wine May Provide Tasty Drug for Diabetes
August 20, 2012 In evaluating the bioactive compounds of Illinois blueberry and blackberry wines, scientists have found compounds that inhibit enzymes responsible for carbohydrate absorption and assimilation. And ... > full story -
Good Mood Foods: Some Flavors in Some Foods Resemble a Prescription Mood Stabilizer
August 19, 2012 New evidence reveals the possibility of mood-enhancing effects associated with some flavors, stemming at least in part from natural ingredients bearing a striking chemical similarity to valproic ... > full story -
Pan-Fried Meat Increases Risk of Prostate Cancer, New Study Finds
August 16, 2012 New research indicates that how red meat and chicken are cooked may influence risk of prostate cancer. Men who ate more than 1.5 servings of pan-fried red meat per week increased their risk of ... > full story -
A Pack of Walnuts a Day Keeps the Fertility Specialist Away?
August 15, 2012 After eating 75 grams of walnuts every day for 12 weeks, healthy young men aged 21 to 35 saw increased sperm vitality, motility, and morphology, researchers ... > full story -
Mediterranean Diet Enriched With Olive Oil May Protect Bone
August 15, 2012 Consumption of a Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil for two years is associated with increased serum osteocalcin concentrations, suggesting a protective effect on ... > full story
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