DHA Fish Oils Same As Placebo For Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers report that those with mild/moderate Alzhimer’s Disease symptoms who received omega-3 DHA fatty acid (docosahexaenoic acid) over an 18-month period experienced the same rates of cognitive and functional decline as those on a placebo. Their study has been published in today’s issue of JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) which focuses on aging this week…

DHA Fish Oils Same As Placebo For Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers report that those with mild/moderate Alzhimer’s Disease symptoms who received omega-3 DHA fatty acid (docosahexaenoic acid) over an 18-month period experienced the same rates of cognitive and functional decline as those on a placebo. Their study has been published in today’s issue of JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) which focuses on aging this week…

Unhealthy High Calorie Drinks Still Widely Available In US Public Elementary Schools

Despite campaigns to reduce overweight and obesity in American schools, the availability of sugar-laden or full fat drinks in US public elementary schools is still far too high, researchers report in the peer reviewed journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. The study is called “Wide Availability of High-Calorie Beverages in U.S.

Unhealthy High Calorie Drinks Still Widely Available In US Public Elementary Schools

Despite campaigns to reduce overweight and obesity in American schools, the availability of sugar-laden or full fat drinks in US public elementary schools is still far too high, researchers report in the peer reviewed journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. The study is called “Wide Availability of High-Calorie Beverages in U.S. Elementary Schools”…

Energy Drinks: Is It Time To Tighten Regulation?

Concerns about energy drinks have been gathering pace, with some groups, particularly in the US and the UK, now calling for them to be more tightly regulated and for greater public awareness of what they contain, their potential side-effects and risk of addiction…