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| A Good Source Of Vitamin A: Corn Bred To Contain Beta-Carotene | Fri, 10 Sep 2010 |
| A new Iowa State University study has found that corn bred to contain increased levels of beta-carotene is a good source of vitamin A. The discovery gives added support to the promise of biofortified corn being developed through conventional plant breeding as an effective tool to combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. Beta-carotene is converted in the body to vitamin A... | |
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| Americans' Vegetable Consumption Drops 2% In A Decade | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| Nearly three-quarters of all Americans eat fewer vegetables each day than the national health objectives for fruit and vegetable consumption advises them to, says a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 67.5% of US adults consume fewer than two fruits per day, the report informs... | |
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| Appetite Hormones May Predict Weight Regain After Dieting | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| Many people have experienced the frustration that comes with regaining weight that was lost from dieting. According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), the levels of appetite hormones in the body prior to dieting may serve as a predictor of weight regain after dieting... | |
| ADA Supports National Restaurant Menu Labeling Legislation | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| The government's role in improving the nation's nutrition is now firmly established with nutritional labeling for restaurant meals now mandated across the United States as part of HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act... | |
| Reading Food Labels, Combined With Exercise, Can Lead To Weight Loss | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| Nutritional science and food marketing has become so sophisticated in recent decades that a trip to the supermarket can require a complete nutritional re-education. The average consumer needs to be on guard against preservatives, added fat, colorings, and calories, false advertising, and sophisticated but misleading labels... | |
| Colon Cancer Outcomes Unaffected By Multivitamin Use | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| Patients with colon cancer who used multivitamins during and after being treated with post-surgical chemotherapy did not reduce the risk of the cancer returning or their dying from it, according to researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute... | |
| Health, Agriculture, Biofuels Impacted By Microbial Breakthrough | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| For the first time ever, University of Illinois researchers have discovered how microbes break down hemicellulose plant matter into simple sugars using a cow rumen bacterium as a model. "This is ground-breaking research," said Isaac Cann, associate professor in the U of I Department of Animal Sciences and member of the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) in the Institute for Genomic Biology... | |
| FDA Warns Tea Drink Makers About Unsubstantiated Claims | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| Ever heard of tea-flavored beverage makers making health claims for their teas which really should only be made for properly brewed tea? It seems the FDA (Food and Drug Administration, USA) has, and is warning both Dr. Pepper Snapple Group about its Canada Dry Sparkling Green Tea Ginger Ale and Unilever Americas over its website claims and labeling for Lipton Green Tea... | |
| Weight Loss Raises Industrial Pollutant Levels In Blood | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| People with long-term weight loss have higher levels of persistent organic pollutants in their blood, which are known to increase the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, high blood pressure (hypertension) and diabetes, according to an article published today in the International Journal of Obesity... | |
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| FAO Names 15 Experts To New Food Security Advisory Body | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has named 15 experts to a committee "to help formulate policies to ensure food security and avoid a repeat of the food crisis of a few years ago," VOA News reports (DeCapua, 9/6)... | |
| Morning Sickness, Still No Relief | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| There are currently no reliably safe and effective treatments for morning sickness, according to Cochrane researchers who conducted a systematic review of the available evidence. There was very limited evidence for all pharmaceutical and alternative medicines tested. Morning sickness is the term used to describe vomiting and feelings of nausea in pregnant women... | |
| Celebrate National Fruits & Veggies - More Matters Month In September | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| September is National Fruits & Veggies-More Matters® Month! To help kick off this observance, the Alabama Department of Public Health is supporting the nationwide health campaign which includes a pledge to fight obesity and a community interactive element that contains resources for consumers... | |
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| Research Shows That You Have To Read The Labels When Counting Carbs | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| Findings from a recent study in the September/October issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior demonstrates that consumers often read nutritional information on foodstuff labels, and don't clearly understand the true definition of health, weight loss and carbohydrate claims... | |
| Low Carb Plant Sourced Diet Better Than Animal Sourced One | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| If you want to live longer, you are better off on a low carb diet which is vegetable based, rather than one whose proteins are sourced from animals, according to a study involving 129,716 men and women published this week in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine... | |
| Consumers Misled By Low-Carbohydrate Claims | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| Food manufacturers advertise a variety of foods on grocery store shelves by using nutrient claims on the front of packaging. A study in the September/October issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior evaluates how consumers are interpreting certain carbohydrate-related content claims and the effects of claims on consumer perceptions of food products... | |
| What Are Babies Made Of? Research Shows For Some It Is Sugar, Salt And Not All Things Nice | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| Children as young as four weeks old are being fed a poor diet of biscuits, ice-cream and soft drinks, according to new Australian research. A study published in the journal Nutrition & Dietetics found some month-old babies had been introduced to high fat, salt and sugar foods, despite health authorities recommending exclusive breastfeeding to six months of age... | |
| Umea Researchers In Pediatrics, More Infants Should Receive Iron Supplements | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| Giving iron supplements to children with marginally low birth weights (2000-2500 grams) dramatically reduces the risk of developing iron deficiency and anemia. This is shown by Umea researcher Magnus Domellöf and associates in the coming edition of the pediatric scientific journal Pediatrics... | |
| Talented Bacteria Make Food Poisoning Unpredictable | Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |
| While we are often exposed to bacteria in our food which could cause food poisoning, we don't always become ill why should this be so? Professor Colin Hill who is presenting his work at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham today describes how bacteria use different tricks to aid their survival inside the body, helping to explain why food poison... | |
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