Alzheimer’s Biomarkers Unaffected By Antioxidants

Adding antioxidant supplements such as vitamin E and vitamin C to the diet does not appear to affect some cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers linked to Alzheimer’s disease, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial that were published online in Archives of Neurology on Monday. First author Dr Douglas R…

Mothers On Low-Income Risk Obesity To Feed Their Children

Mothers who financially struggle to provide food for their families tend to put themselves at risk for obesity while trying to feed their children, according to Penn State sociologists…

Eating Red Meat Regularly Linked To Higher Risk Of Early Death

People who regularly consume red meat have a higher risk of dying from any cause, from cancer, or from a cardiovascular disease, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health reported in Archives of Internal Medicine. The authors added that those who switched over to other sources of protein, such as nuts, soya, poultry, fish and legumes are likely to lower their risk of mortality…

Electronic Device Helps Overweight And Obese Adults Stick To Diet, Exercise Regime

Overweight and obese adults who used an electronic diary program on a personal digital assistant did better at staying on diet and physical activity programs, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2012 Scientific Sessions…

Is It A Peanut Or A Tree Nut? Half Of Those With Allergies Aren’t Sure

Adults and children in a recent study could correctly identify, on average, fewer than half of an assortment of the peanuts and tree nuts that are among the most common food allergens in the United States. Parents of children with peanut and tree-nut allergies did no better at identifying the samples in the survey than did parents of children without this food allergy…

The Mystery Of ‘Pine Mouth’ Remains Unsolved

A new study of the composition of pine nuts, including those associated with “pine mouth,” leaves unsolved the decade-old mystery of why thousands of people around the world have experienced disturbances in taste after eating pine nuts…

Exposure To Cadmium Increases Risk Of Breast Cancer

A recent study, published in Cancer Research , a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, explains that dietary cadmium, which is a metal found in fertilizers used on farms and is very toxic, can potentially pose a risk of breast cancer. Agneta Akesson, Ph…

Calorie Consumption Likely To Increase With Insufficient Sleep

If you don’t get enough sleep, you may also eat too much – and thus be more likely to become obese.

Taste Perception Affected By Visual Images Of Food

Just looking at images of food can change our taste experience, according to research published in the open access journal PLoS ONE…

Practice What You Preach: Doctors With Healthy Lifestyles More Likely To Recommend Them To Patients

Physicians who have more healthy habits are more likely than doctors without such habits to recommend five important lifestyle modifications to patients, including eating healthy, limiting sodium, maintaining a healthy weight, limiting alcohol and being more physically active…

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