Sleep Apnea Symptoms Can Be Reduced By Mediterranean Diet And Exercise

Eating a Mediterranean diet combined with physical activity can help to improve some of the symptoms of sleep apnea, according to new research. The study, which is published online in the European Respiratory Journal, looked at the impact a Mediterranean diet can have on obese people with sleep apnea, compared to those on a prudent diet…

Those With Metabolic Syndrome Benefit From Nut Consumption

For the first time, scientists report a link between eating nuts and higher levels of serotonin in the bodies of patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS), who are at high risk for heart disease.

When The Fat Comes Out Of Food, What Goes In?

When fat, sugar and gluten come out of salad dressings, sauces, cookies, beverages, and other foods with the new genre of package labels shouting what’s not there, what goes into “light” or “-free” versions of products to make them taste like the original version? The answers appear in the cover story in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS’ weekly newsmagazine…

Study Challenges Assumed Links Between Poverty, Fast Food And Obesity

A new national study of eating out and income shows that fast-food dining becomes more common as earnings increase from low to middle incomes, weakening the popular notion that fast food should be blamed for higher rates of obesity among the poor.