Living A More Active Life With The Help Of Beetroot Juice

New research into the health benefits of beetroot juice suggests it’s not only athletes who can benefit from its performance enhancing properties – its physiological effects could help the elderly or people with heart or lung-conditions enjoy more active lives…

Tackling Childhood Hunger: $5.5 Million Awarded To USDA

The USDA has awarded $5.5 million to fund research that will help alleviate childhood hunger in the United States. Craig Gundersen of the University of Illinois and James Ziliak of the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research will work together to coordinate a research program on childhood hunger…

Garlic Could Protect Against Hip Osteoarthritis

Researchers at King’s College London and the University of East Anglia have discovered that women who consume a diet high in allium vegetables, such as garlic, onions and leeks, have lower levels of hip osteoarthritis…

Squeezing maximum health benefits out of the orange in your stocking

In time for Christmas, nutritionists are squeezing all the healthy compounds out of oranges to find just the right mixture responsible for their age-old health benefits.

Three-Quarters Of All Kids Have Caffeine Regularly, This Could Undermine Their Sleep

75% of all children consume caffeine every day, a nutritional habit which could have a negative effect on their sleep, researchers from the University of Nebraska Medical Center wrote in the Journal of Pediatrics. As background information, the investigators wrote that caffeine consumption is frequently blamed for bedwetting and sleep problems…

Bridges Between Physical Activity And Food Diets For Disease Prevention

“A physical active lifestyle opens the gateway to a preventive lifestyle including healthy diets” – this was the main message from a scientific presentation of Prof. Wolgang Schlicht, Institute of Sport and Health Sciences, Stuttgart University, held during the last meeting of the EU supported Food Cluster Initiative in Ghent, Belgium…

Bridges Between Physical Activity And Food Diets For Disease Prevention

“A physical active lifestyle opens the gateway to a preventive lifestyle including healthy diets” – this was the main message from a scientific presentation of Prof. Wolgang Schlicht, Institute of Sport and Health Sciences, Stuttgart University, held during the last meeting of the EU supported Food Cluster Initiative in Ghent, Belgium…

Goji Berries Have The Same Nutrients As Fruits And Vegetables And A Significant Placebo Effect

A University of Granada professor specialist in Nutrition explained that the species Lycium Barbarum currently imported from China comes from the Mediterranean regions and grows in other mild regions of the world. Also, he stated that “Goji berries will not have any positive effect on people that do not follow a balanced diet”…

Gluten-Free Diet In Potential Celiac Disease Patients

Findings from a new study of 141 adults add to an ongoing medical debate over which patients with symptoms of celiac disease should go on a gluten-free diet. Published in ACS’ Journal of Proteome Research, the study concludes that people currently diagnosed as “potential” celiac disease patients and not advised to follow a gluten-free diet may not be “potential” patients at all…

A Child’s Healthy Eating Largely Influenced By The Mother’s Diet

As health professionals search for ways to combat the rise in obesity and promote healthy eating, new research reveals a mother’s own eating habits – and whether she views her child as a ‘picky eater’ – has a huge impact on whether her child consumes enough fruits and vegetables…

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