Banning sodas from school vending machines, building walking paths and playgrounds, adding supermarkets to food deserts and requiring nutritional labels on restaurant menus: Such changes to the environments… read more.
Global progress towards tackling obesity has been “unacceptably slow”, with only one in four countries implementing a policy on healthy eating up to 2010, according to a major… read more.
Evidence suggests childhood obesity comes before asthma. For years, doctors have known that there is a link between childhood obesity and asthma, but have found it difficult to… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Heart attack survivors appear to live longer by increasing dietary intake of fiber, and consumption of increased cereal fiber is especially beneficial, researchers reported… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: A study published on Feb. 27, 2014 in The Lancet suggests that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients who are mildly obese are more likely to… read more.
Certain probiotics could help women lose weight and keep it off, according to a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition by a team of researchers headed by… read more.
For patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS), low levels of vitamin D were found to strongly predict disease severity and hasten its progression, according to… read more.
Eating high levels of flavonoids including anthocyanins and other compounds (found in berries, tea, and chocolate) could offer protection from type 2 diabetes – according to research from… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Long-term treatment with some prescription heartburn and ulcer medications appears to be related to an increased risk of vitamin B12 deficiency, researchers reported on… read more.
‘Big 4’ Journal Highlights – British Medical Journal (BMJ) – by Bruce Sylvester – Children of obese mothers are more likely to die before age 55 than children… read more.
World Health Matters by Gary Finnegan – Spain – A gene variant strongly associated with the development of type 2 diabetes appears to interact with a Mediterranean diet… read more.
Research shows that sight, smell and consumption of healthy food can help dieters to reduce their food intake. Many dieters’ experience difficulty adhering to diet plans when faced… read more.
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