E. Coli Outbreak, Vegetable Sprouts Most Likely The Cause, Say German Authorities

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Athletes’ Health Boosted By Non-Alcoholic Wheat Beer

Many amateur athletes have long suspected what research scientists for the Department of Preventative and Rehabilitative Sports Medicine of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen at Klinikum rechts der Isar have now made official: Documented proof, gathered during the world’s largest study of marathons, “Be-MaGIC” (beer, marathons, genetics, inflammation and the cardiovascular sy…

Fathers Have A Substantial Influence Over What Children Are Eating

This Father’s Day, dad’s choice of where to eat could literally tip the scales on his children’s health. A father’s use of restaurants and his perceptions of family meals carry more weight, so to speak, than mothers’, according to a Texas AgriLife Research study, published recently in The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior…

Study Confirms Safety, Cancer-Targeting Ability Of Nutrient In Broccoli, Other Vegetables

Sulforaphane, one of the primary phytochemicals in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables that helps them prevent cancer, has been shown for the first time to selectively target and kill cancer cells while leaving normal prostate cells healthy and unaffected…

Cancer Experts Offer Four Tips For Healthy Grilling

It’s that time of year again. Hot weather sets picnic fever – and the nation’s barbeque grills – ablaze; in fact, according to the Hearth, Patio and Barbeque Association, 4 out of 5 American households will fire up backyard grills this summer