Nutrition / Diet

Soda Consumption Linked To Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Other Health Concerns

Drinking too much soda could have health consequences ranging from weight gain to osteoporosis to kidney problems, according to the August issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource. Soda was once considered an occasional treat, but consumption has steadily increased over the last three decades. Many Americans drink soda every...
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Great Tastes And International Recipes That Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has announced the upcoming launch of its all-new European Cook Book. Bringing together recipes created by leading cardiologists from across its membership, the aim of this high quality book is to demonstrate that a diverse, heart-friendly diet can be achieved without compromising on...
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Well-Defined Quantity Of Antioxidants In Diet Can Improve Insulin Resistance

A diet rich in natural antioxidants improves insulin sensitivity in insulin-resistant obese adults and enhances the effect of the insulin-sensitizing drug metformin, a preliminary study from Italy finds. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San...
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Bacon, Sausage, Deli, Processed Red Meat Linked To Higher Risk Of Heart Disease, Diabetes

After reviewing worldwide evidence, US researchers concluded that eating processed red meats like bacon, sausage, hot dogs and deli meats, but not unprocessed red meat, for example from beef, lamb and pork, is linked to a significantly higher risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes. The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that every 50 gram...
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New Clues To The Process Involved In Dietary Choices Opens The Door For Future Treatments For Metabolic And Eating Disorders

When given a choice, organisms will choose a diet that maintains a nutritional balance in tune with their needs. That choice, studied in fruit flies for the first time, is regulated by activity in a molecular pathway involved in aging, cancer and...
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Engineering Wheat Arabinoxylan For New Applications

Arabinoxylan, the major dietary fibre component of wheat bran, is important both from the technological and nutritional point of view. New enzymatic technologies were developed in the HEALTHGRAIN project to partly and selectively degrade arabinoxylan. The results offer potential for a new soluble fibre ingredient based on wheat...
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Greater Weight Gain And Complications During Pregnancy More Of A Risk In Food Insecure Households

Living in a food-insecure household during pregnancy may increase the odds of greater weight gain and pregnancy complications, particularly gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a new study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic...
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Louisiana Tech Students, Faculty Earn Accolades From Louisiana Dietetic Association

Students and faculty from Louisiana Tech University's School of Human Ecology have been recognized by the Louisiana Dietetic Association (LDA) and afforded the honor of presenting to the membership at the 2010 Annual Meeting and Food and Nutrition Conference in Lake...
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‘Mediterranean Diet’ And Genetic Basis For Health Benefits

Eating a diet rich in the phenolic components of virgin olive oil represses several pro-inflammatory genes. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics suggest that this partly explains the reduced risk of cardiovascular disease seen in people who eat a 'Mediterranean...
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Doctors Call For Trans-fat Ban, UK

Doctors writing in the British Medical Journal are calling for trans-fats, also known as trans fatty acids, to be banned from the UK - they claim this would help save thousands of lives and prevent thousands of heart attacks every year. Trans-fats are chemically altered vegetable oils which increase the shelf life of food products but have no nutritional...
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