Thursday, November 26, 2009

diet and nutrition

Fast Eating Limits Gut Hormones That Induce Fullness

The result is overeating, research shows more >>

Health Buzz: Findings by 'Consumer Reports' on BPA Criticized and Other Health News

7 swine flu facts you should know now; building a diet that lowers inflammation more >>

Folate Levels in Pregnancy Tied to ADHD in Offspring

Prenatal nutrition seems to affect child's nervous system, brain growth, researchers say more >>

Sugar Shortens Life Span in Worms

But it's unclear whether the same holds true for humans, researchers say more >>

Living With Less TV, More Sweat Boosts Weight Loss

Home environment plays role in effort to drop pounds, experts say more >>

Building a Diet That Lowers Inflammation

Certain foods reduce inflammation, while others raise it. What to eat, what to avoid. more >>

Diet Soda, Sodium Tied to Kidney Trouble: Studies

It's more proof that what you eat and drink affects health, researchers say more >>

Food Stamps Help Stave Off Hunger in Many U.S. Homes

Over 30-year period, nearly half of American children received nutrition assistance, analysis shows more >>

Health Buzz: Group to Track H1N1 Vaccine Safety and Other Health News

Americans and their preference for the sweet and salty; House healthcare bill and women's issues more >>

Pumpkin May Fight Yeast Infections

Age-old folk remedy may lead to new antibiotic therapy, study finds more >>

Can Americans Change Their Taste for the Sweet and Salty?

Public-health advocates say we need to change our collective palate, but it won't be easy. more >>

Veggies in Pregnancy Lowers Child's Diabetes Risk

Type 1 less likely in kids whose moms favored these foods, study found more >>

Fructose May Raise Blood Pressure

Drinking more than two sweetened sodas a day boosts risk of hypertension, study finds more >>

Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study

Lifestyle changes really do work to prevent type 2, experts say more >>

New Clues to How Fish Oils Help Arthritis Patients

Findings may boost treatments for other inflammatory diseases, researchers say more >>

Herbicides, Fibrate Drugs May Block Taste Receptors

More research needed to determine the health consequences of compounds in question, experts say more >>

Fitness Fades Fast After 45

But healthy habits can stave off the inevitable declines, research finds more >>

Health Tip: Dietary Needs of Aging Women

Find out what your body needs more >>

Cocoa in Chocolate May Be Good for the Heart

Study shows it reduces inflammation associated with heart disease more >>

Diabetes Drug May Boost Weight Loss in Obese Patients

Combo of diet, exercise and injections helped non-diabetics shed pounds, study finds more >>

Red-Grape Compound May Improve Diabetes

But so far resveratrol works only as an injection into the brain of mice, study finds more >>

Health Buzz: Vaccination Hits and Misses and Other Health News

The FDA takes a hard look at claims on food labels; are 10 popular beliefs true or false? more >>

Health Buzz: Cancer Society Shifts Stance on Screening and Other Health News

Recommending a calorie limit on school lunches; which of America's Best Hospitals satisfy patients? more >>

Junk Food Turns Rats Into Addicts

Bacon, cheescake and Ho Hos alter pleasure centers in rats' brains. more >>

Is a ‘Traffic Light’ Coming to Food Labels?

The FDA might take a lesson from a British program to inform consumers about unhealthful foods. more >>

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