New Children’s Book Labeled "Dangerous" By Diet Guru

The founder of Britain’s top weight loss organization has called a book about the story of a short overweight girl who diets and becomes the school soccer star “an outrage”…

Promoting Physical Activity And Healthy Eating Among Children In Child-Care – More Can Be Done

At a young age physical activity and eating habits for a lifetime can develop. As preschool child care usage rises and the commonness of childhood obesity is at an all-time high, the opportunity to positively influence eating and physical activity habits within this setting presents itself…

Chocolate Wars: Flavored Milk Ban In Schools Continues

There really is a war going on against obesity in the United States and now the childhood favorite of so many, the reason for multiple bullying incidents and a huge sugar delivery mechanism may be banned from schools…

Undernutrition In Childhood, Adolescence Or Young Adulthood Increases Risk Of Heart Disease Later

A study of women who were children, teenagers or young adults during the Dutch famine in 1944-45 has shown that undernutrition, particularly in the adolescent years, is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease in later life…

Vitamin A Supplements For Children – 600,000 Lives Could Be Saved Per Year

According to a study published on bmj.com today, children in low and middle-income countries should receive vitamin A supplements to prevent death and illness. Researchers believe further trials to be unethical as the effectiveness of vitamin A supplementation is extremely well documented and press the need to provide supplements for all children at risk of deficiency to policymakers…

Under-Nutrition During Childhood Leads To Greater Risk Of Heart Disease In Later Life

A study published online today in the European Heart Journal research showed the first concrete evidence that acute under-nutrition during the time that children grow up can have a significant impact on their future health…

Doctors’ nutrition advice hits home quickly

Hearing dietary advice twice is enough for patients to get the significant benefits of lower cholesterol, according to a new study.

Fighting Food Poisoning And Drug-Resistant Infections With Coriander Oil

Coriander oil has been shown to be toxic to a broad range of harmful bacteria. Its use in foods and in clinical agents could prevent food-borne illnesses and even treat antibiotic-resistant infections, according to the authors of a study published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology…

Study Links Low DHA Levels To Suicide Risk Among U.S. Military Personnel

A new study suggests that low levels of the highly unsaturated omega-3 essential fatty acids, in particular DHA, may be associated with increased risk of suicide…

Greater Decrease In LDL Levels Found In Diets Combining Cholesterol-Lowering Foods Than In Low Saturated Fat Diets

A new study, published in the August 24/31 issue of JAMA, has found that a diet combining foods with cholesterol-lowering properties can reduce levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) more effectively than a low saturated fat diet…

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