Soda Marketing Campaigns Undermine Public Health

In this week’s PLoS Medicine series on ‘Big Food’ US experts call for health advocates to launch strong public health campaigns to educate policymakers and the public regarding the dangers of sugary beverages and to clarify the fact that industry corporate social responsibility campaigns are misleading and distract from their products’ health risks…

Food Industry Needs Closer Monitoring By Public Health Authorities

Starting on the 19 June 2012, PLoS Medicine will feature a major new series with 7 articles over the next three weeks entitled “Big Food”, which examines the impact of the food and beverage industry on public health…

Apple Peel Compound Protects Mice From Obesity

A new study in mice finds that ursolic acid, a compound naturally present in apple peel, partially protected the animals against obesity and some of its harmful effects such as pre-diabetes and fatty liver disease…

The Role Of Cellular Protein In Regulation Of Binge Eating

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have demonstrated in experimental models that blocking the Sigma-1 receptor, a cellular protein, reduced binge eating and caused binge eaters to eat more slowly…

Carcinogens Linked To Cancer Stem Cells, But Spinach Can Help

Researchers at Oregon State University have for the first time traced the actions of a known carcinogen in cooked meat to its complex biological effects on microRNA and cancer stem cells. The findings are part of a growing awareness of the role of epigenetics in cancer, or the ways in which gene expression and cell behavior can be changed even though DNA sequence information is unaltered…

Adolescents Who Have More Than 4 Meals A Day Are Thinner

A study carried out in Spain reveals that certain healthy habits, like eating more than four times a day or not eating too fast, are associated with lower body fat levels independently of exercise habits during free time. SINC The key to preventing obesity is in keeping up healthy eating habits and this is not a new concept…

Development Of Pancreatic Cancer Accelerated By High-Fat/Calorie Diet

Study results presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Pancreatic Cancer: Progress and Challenges conference, strongly suggest that a diet high in fat and calories can hasten the development of pancreatic cancer in humans…

Eating Disorders Affect Older Women Too

Eating disorders and aggressive weight loss strategies are commonly seen as something more associated with teenagers and young women and bulimic or anorexic girls are generally believed to be rarely older than in their early twenties. However, this is not so, says a new study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders…

New Studies Highlight Health Benefits Of The Exceptional Cranberry

San Diego, Experimental Biology Conference, Debuts Five Abstracts that Provide Further Evidence that Cranberry Helps Promote Total Body Health Recent results reported at Experimental Biology 2012 continue to build on the growing body of research on the cranberry’s key role in total body health. For nearly three decades, many studies have confirmed the cranberry’s urinary tract health benefits…

Salad Dressings May Improve Nutrient Uptake

The vegetables in salads are chock-full of important vitamins and nutrients, but you won’t get much benefit without the right type and amount of salad dressing, a Purdue University study shows…

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