Well-defined quantity of antioxidants in diet can improve insulin resistance, study finds

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.

Cutting carbs is more effective than low-fat diet for insulin-resistant women, study finds

Obese women with insulin resistance lose more weight after three months on a lower-carbohydrate diet than on a traditional low-fat diet with the same number of calories, according to a new study.

Mediterranean-style diet improves heart function, twin study shows

Following a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce the risk of heart disease by maintaining heart rate variability, suggests results of a study of twins. The more a participant’s eating pattern matched a Mediterranean-style diet, the greater his heart rate variability.

Burger diet boosts kids’ asthma and wheeze risk, study finds

Eating three or more burgers a week may boost a child’s risk of asthma and wheeze — at least in developed nations — reveals a large international study.

Olive-oil enriched diet helps breast cancer survivors lose more weight

Olive oil may offer another potential health benefit — it produces greater weight loss in breast cancer survivors compared to a more traditional low-fat diet.

Peaches, plums induce deliciously promising death of breast cancer cells

Breast cancer cells — even the most aggressive type — died after treatments with peach and plum extracts in lab tests in Texas recently, and scientists say the results are deliciously promising. Not only did the cancerous cells keel over, but the normal cells were not harmed in the process.

TV food advertisements promote imbalanced diets, study finds

Making food choices based on television advertising results in a very imbalanced diet, according to a new study comparing the nutritional content of food choices influenced by television to nutritional guidelines.