Folic Acid Unlikely To Increase Risk of Cancer

Folic acid supplements are unlikely to increase people’s risk of cancer when taken for up to 5 years. The finding came from new research which looked at data on nearly 50,000 people and was published in The Lancet…

A Blend Of Soy & Dairy ProteinsÂPromotes Muscle Protein Synthesis When Consumed After Exercise

A Blend of Proteins Supplies Amino Acids to Muscles and Extends Growth & Repair. A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition demonstrates the benefits of consuming a protein blend for muscle protein synthesis after exercise…

Increased Fruit And Veg Consumption Associated With Positive Mood

Eating more fruit and vegetables may make young people calmer, happier and more energetic in their daily life, new research from New Zealand’s University of Otago suggests. Department of Psychology researchers Dr Tamlin Conner and Bonnie White, and Dr Caroline Horwath from Otago’s Department of Human Nutrition, investigated the relationship between day-to-day emotions and food consumption…

Single-Larger-Portion-Size And Dual-Column Nutrition Labeling May Help Consumers Make Better Food Choices

The Nutrition Facts label was introduced 20 years ago and provides consumers with important information, including: the serving size, the number of servings in the package, the number of calories per serving, and the amount of nutrients for each serving of a packaged food…

Fruit and vegetable intake is associated with lower risk of ER- breast cancer

There is no association between total fruit and vegetable intake and risk of overall breast cancer, but vegetable consumption is associated with a lower risk of estrogen receptor-negative (ER-) breast cancer, according to a new study.

Discovery That Bacteria May Help Pigs Stay Healthy During Weaning Could Have Implications For Human Health Too

In a study of 36 weanling-age pigs, researchers found that a dose of lipid-producing Rhodococcus opacus bacteria increased circulating triglycerides.

Many apples a day keep the blues at bay

Eating more fruit and vegetables may make young people calmer, happier and more energetic in their daily life, new research suggests.

Could Carrots Reduce Risk Of Type-2 Diabetes?

Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have found that for people harboring a genetic predisposition that is prevalent among Americans, beta carotene, which the body converts to a close cousin of vitamin A, may lower the risk for the most common form of diabetes, while gamma tocopherol, the major form of vitamin E in the American diet, may increase risk for the disease…

Promoting Health And Physical Activity Via Carefully Worded Text Messages To Teenagers

Teenagers spend a lot of time texting, receiving an average of 3,417 texts a month, or 114 per day, according to the Nielsen consumer research group. A new study from the University of Arizona looks at the feasibility of using text messaging to deliver educational information about nutrition and physical activity to teens…

Challenging Long-Held Belief That Low Blood Flow To The Premature Brain Necessarily Kills Brain Cells

Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital are challenging the way pediatric neurologists think about brain injury in the pre-term infant…

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