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Magnesium Supplement Helps Boost Brainpower
New research finds that an
increase in brain magnesium
improves learning and memory
in young and old rats. The
study suggests that
increasing magnesium intake
may be a valid strategy to
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Finally, an Excuse for Pregnant Women to Eat Bacon and Eggs
If you're pregnant and
looking for an excuse to eat
bacon and eggs, now you've
got one: new research shows
that choline plays a
critical role in helping
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Diet High in Methionine Could Increase Risk of Alzheimer's
A diet rich in methionine,
an amino acid typically
found in red meats, fish,
beans, eggs, garlic,
lentils, onions, yogurt and
... > full story
Skin Color Gives Clues to Health
Researchers have found that
the color of a person's skin
affects how healthy and
therefore attractive they
appear, and have found that
diet may be crucial to
achieving the most desirable
... > full story
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Mediterranean Diet May Lower Risk of Brain Damage That Causes Thinking Problems
February 9, 2010 — A Mediterranean diet may help people avoid the small areas of brain damage that can lead to problems with thinking and memory, according to a new ... > full story -
Winning the War on Weight
February 8, 2010 — An Australian study into the health beliefs and behaviors of obese people has found that the more severely obese a person is, the less likely they feel they can reduce their ... > full story -
New Study Shows Effectiveness of MEND Program in Prevention and Treatment of Pediatric Obesity
February 1, 2010 — Groundbreaking results from a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the MEND Program, a multi-component community-based childhood obesity intervention have just been published. The independent study ... > full story -
Sweet Future: Fluctuating Blood Glucose Levels May Affect Decision Making
January 29, 2010 — People's preferences for current vs. later rewards may be influenced by blood glucose levels: Volunteers who drank a regular soda (and therefore had higher blood glucose levels) were more likely to ... > full story -
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Most Parents Don't Realize Their 4 Or 5-Year-Olds Are Overweight or Obese
January 29, 2010 — Half of the mothers who took part in a study thought that their obese four or five year-old was normal weight, as did 39 percent of the fathers. When it came to overweight children, 75 percent of ... > full story -
Gimmick-Free Weight-Loss Pill in the Works
January 27, 2010 — A Canadian research team is developing a pill composed of leptin, the protein that tells our brain to stop ... > full story -
Sticking to Diets Is About More Than Willpower -- Complexity Matters
January 15, 2010 — Cognitive scientists compared the dieting behavior of women following two radically different diets. The more complicated people found their diet plans, the sooner they were likely to bail. "For ... > full story -
New Eating Device Retrains Dietary Habits and Helps Children Lose Weight
January 6, 2010 — A new computerized device that tracks portion size and how fast people eat is more successful in helping obese children and adolescents lose weight than standard treatments, according to new ... > full story -
Depressed Women Can Lose Weight as Successfully as Others Do
January 5, 2010 — Women with major depression were no less likely than were women without it to have successful results with a weight loss program, according to an new ... > full story -
Adolescent Boys Seeking 'the Norm' May Take Risks With Their Appearances
December 21, 2009 — Teen-aged boys are more likely to use tanning booths, take diet pills and have their bodies waxed -- even if they think those activities are unhealthy -- if they are influenced by their peers, ... > full story
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