Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesTeenagers with type 2 diabetes are likely to have blood vessels that resemble those of someone decades older, a small study suggests. The study, of 62 teenagers with and without type 2 diabetes, found that diabetic teens had greater...
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesA recent study finds that emotional eaters struggle the most with losing weight and keeping it off. Emotional eaters are people who eat when they are lonely or sad. Researchers found that study participants who ate more as a response to...
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesParents may be doing more harm than good by putting their overweight children on a diet. According to findings published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, dieting can backfire for some obese children. The dieting sets off...
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesA coalition of farmers, consumers and environmental activists on Thursday sued the U.S. government over its approval of a biotech alfalfa that critics say will spell havoc for farmers and the environment. Opening another front in the...
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesUnfortunately we find out about potentially harmful products after death or injury and of course a negative verdict in court. A potentially fatal lung disease linked to chemicals used in food additives such as those used in popcorn has...
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesWhat is a whole grain anyway?The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it has formulated a new definition of whole grain that will make it easier for consumers to follow a healthy diet. You would think that a whole grain is...
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesA new study claims green tea may prolong life by reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. The study, conducted by Dr. Shinichi Kuriyama, of Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, in Sendai, Japan, analyzed information over an...
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesHealthier eating habits could make a big difference in the epidemic of high blood pressure in the U.S., according to a report from the American Heart Association. Over the past 10 years, studies have bolstered evidence that diets rich in...
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesFor the 20th consecutive year, Japanese women have claimed the title of the world's longest living group. In Japan, the female life expectancy is 85.59 years. For Japanese men, the life expectancy is an average of 78.8 years, second only...
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesA Swedish study concludes that consuming lots of sugar and sugar-sweetened foods and drinks could increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer. The study followed a large group of men and women...
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesHormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing, particularly in lean women, according to a report in the medical journal Thorax. HRT use raised the risk of asthma, wheeze and hay fever by 57...
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesA recent study suggests that a diet lower in protein and calories may reduce the risk of certain types of cancer by lowering blood levels of several hormones and other substances that have been linked to cancer. In the study, researchers...
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