Ronald McDonald Stays, Despite Growing Childhood Obesity In The USA

Despite receiving a request from 550 healthcare workers to cease targeting children in its marketing campaigns of fast foods, Jim Skinner, McDonald’s Chief Executive, said “Ronald McDonald is going nowhere.” A group of nuns (The Sisters of St…

BU Study Finds Diet High In Vegetables And Fruit Associated With Less Weight Gain In African American Women

Investigators from the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University have reported that African American women who consumed a diet high in vegetables and fruit gained less weight over a 14-year period than those who consumed a diet high in red meat and fried foods…

Diet high in vegetables and fruit associated with less weight gain in African-American women

A new study finds that African-American women who consume a diet high in vegetables and fruit gain less weight over a 14-year period than those who consume a diet high in red meat and fried foods.

UCSB Localizing Fruit, Vegetable Consumption Doesn’t Solve Environmental, Health Issues

To David Cleveland, a professor of environmental studies at UC Santa Barbara, it seemed as though Santa Barbara County would be a great example of what many are advocating as a solution to the problems of a conventional agrifood network – a local food system…

Metagenics’ Medical Food Lowers Cardiovascular Risk Factors Almost Twice As Effectively As Diet Alone

Researchers at the University of Florida and Metagenics Inc. have announced that a program consisting of a breakthrough medical food combined with a low-glycemic, Mediterranean-style diet is almost twice as effective as one of the best diets alone for lowering risk factors for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S…

Start The Day With A Protein-Rich Breakfast To Reduce Food Cravings, Prevent Overeating Later

A University of Missouri researcher has found that eating a healthy breakfast, especially one high in protein, increases satiety and reduces hunger throughout the day. In addition, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) the researchers found that eating a protein-rich breakfast reduces the brain signals controlling food motivation and reward-driven eating behavior…

Traditional remedy bitter cumin is a great source antioxidant plant phenols, study suggests

Bitter cumin is used extensively in traditional medicine to treat a range of diseases from vitiligo to hyperglycemia.