Food Insecurity Predicts Mental Health Problems In Adolescents

A study published in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that adolescents who experienced food insecurity in the past year have a higher prevalence of mental disorders than adolescents whose families have reliable access to food…

Food Insecurity Predicts Mental Health Problems In Adolescents

A study published in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that adolescents who experienced food insecurity in the past year have a higher prevalence of mental disorders than adolescents whose families have reliable access to food…

Menus Showing Miles Plus Calories Help People Choose Healthier Meals

A new US study that explores the effect of menu information on people’s choice of fast food meals finds they tend to choose healthier options when shown not only the calories they contain, but also how many miles they would have to walk to burn off those calories…

Hip Fracture Risk In Lean Men Reduced By Cartenoids

Speaking at the IOF Regionals Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, researchers from the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Ministry of Health, announced a study which links carotenoids to decreased hip fracture risk in elderly, lean Chinese men…

Regular family meals together boost kids’ fruit and vegetable intake

Regular family meals round a table boosts kids’ fruit and vegetable intake, and make it easier for them to reach the recommended five portions a day, a new study indicates.

Family Meals Boost Kids’ Fruit And Veg Intake

Children in families that eat meals together, even if only once or twice a week, eat more fruit and vegetables than children who never eat with their families. The boost they receive from learning eating habits from parents and older siblings is enough to bring kids’ fruit and veg consumption close to the recommended “5 a Day”, say researchers at the University of Leeds in the UK…

Should I Take Vitamin And Mineral Supplements?

Should we take vitamin and mineral supplements, are they a complete waste of money, do they do more harm than good?

Bone Loss Decreased In Postmenopausal Women With Increased Calcium Intake Following Community-Based Nutrition Education

At the International Osteoporosis Foundation’s Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, researchers from the National Institute of Nutrition in Hanoi presented a new research study that showed the benefits of educational intervention in increasing calcium intake and retarding bone loss in postmenopausal women…

Race May Play Important Role In The Complex Relationship Between Daytime Sleepiness And Vitamin D Levels

A new study suggests that there is a significant correlation between excessive daytime sleepiness and vitamin D, and race plays an important factor. Results show that in patients with normal vitamin D levels, progressively higher levels of daytime sleepiness were correlated inversely with progressively lower levels of vitamin D…

Myopathy In Chronic Alcoholism And Vitamin D Deficiency

Myopathy refers to a muscular disease in which muscle fibers do not function, resulting in muscular weakness and wasting.

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