Load up on fiber now, avoid heart disease later

A new study shows a high-fiber diet could be a critical heart-healthy lifestyle change young and middle-aged adults can make.

Metabolic abnormalities in obese teens may relate to poor diets

Obese teens may feel healthy, but blood tests reveal inflammation, insulin resistance and high homocysteine levels, metabolic abnormalities that heighten heart disease risk. Both obese and normal weight teens in the study did not eat enough fresh produce, fiber or dairy products, which resulted in deficiencies in important nutrients.

Oral Immunotherapy Desensitizes Milk-Allergic Children

Some 3 million children in the United States have some form of food allergy, ranging in severity from mild to life-threatening.

Putting The Pinch On Salt To Address High Sodium Intake Might Help Address Some Health Issues

Taking in too much sodium may turn out to be quite a salty situation. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2010 high blood pressure cost the United States $76.6 billion in health care services, medications, and missed days of work

What Is Vitamin B7 Or Vitamin H? What Is Biotin?

Biotin, also known as vitamin B7, and sometimes vitamin H is a water soluble B-complex vitamin. Water soluble means it dissolves in water

A Dose Of Safflower Oil Each Day Might Help Keep Heart Disease At Bay

A daily dose of safflower oil, a common cooking oil, for 16 weeks can improve such health measures as good cholesterol, blood sugar, insulin sensitivity and inflammation in obese postmenopausal women who have Type 2 diabetes, according to new research…