Heart Health | ArticlesA few squares of dark chocolate every day might cut the risk ofserious heart disease by helping to stave off the hardening ofarteries, according to a study published on Tuesday. Researchers fromUniversity Hospital in Zurich studied 20 male...
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Dark Chocolate May Help Cut Heart Disease
Women's Health | ArticlesA few squares of dark chocolate every day might cut the risk ofserious heart disease by helping to stave off the hardening ofarteries, according to a study published on Tuesday. Researchers fromUniversity Hospital in Zurich studied 20 male...
Diabetic Teens Show Early Signs of Artery Trouble
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...
Dieting May be Hardest for Emotional Eaters
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...
Dieting May be Hardest for Emotional Eaters
Weight Loss | 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 thoughts...
Diets May Backfire For Some Obese Children
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...
Diets May Backfire For Some Obese Children
Weight Loss | 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 an...
Farmers, others sue USDA over Monsanto GMO alfalfa
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...
Fatal Disease Possible From Artificial Flavoring
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...
FDA Proposes Definition for Whole Grains
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...
Green Tea May Lengthen Life Span
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...
Green Tea May Lengthen Life Span
Heart Health | 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 eleven...
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