Calorie information on menus does not improve consumer choices
Despite the lack of any concrete evidence that menu labels encourage consumers to make healthier food choices, they have become a popular tool for policymakers in the fight… read more.
Despite the lack of any concrete evidence that menu labels encourage consumers to make healthier food choices, they have become a popular tool for policymakers in the fight… read more.
Taken from the BMJ – by Bruce Sylvester – The most common type of eating disorder diagnosed in the UK is not bulimia or anorexia, but, rather, “eating… read more.
Should women take calcium and vitamin D supplements after menopause for bone health? Recommendations conflict, and opinions are strong.
A new study by researchers from Brown University finds more evidence that breastfeeding is good for babies’ brains.
by Peter Mas Mollinedo – Vegetarians have a 32% lower risk of hospitalization or death from heart disease than persons who eat meat and fish, researchers from the… read more.
The LAP-BAND® weight loss procedure is safe and effective in an expanded group of patients, not just in people who are morbidly obese. This conclusion is reported in… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – taken from The Lancet – Results from a new retrospective study of data from a large mother-child population in the UK suggest that maternal… read more.
Study shows magnesium intake, absorption significantly associated with bone density in children. Parents are advised to make sure their children drink milk and eat other calcium-rich foods to… read more.
World Health Matters (The Netherlands) by Gary Finnegan – Eating while distracted generally makes people eat more without being aware of it, but reducing bite sizes may be… read more.
Results have helped develop first WHO guidelines on potassium intake. Cutting down on salt and, at the same time, increasing levels of potassium in our diet will have… read more.
Individuals who ingest the highest amounts of soy protein in a day appear to see a significant lowering of their systolic blood pressure, researchers reported here.
Results from a landmark study of specially formulated niacin in 25,673 high-risk patients appears to have extinguished any clinical role for niacin to reduce the risk of cardiovascular… read more.
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