Comparison Of Tube And IV Feeding In Malnourished Pediatric Cancer Patients

About 60 percent of pediatric cancer patients experience malnourishment during treatment. At that point, patients and families have a choice: tube feeding or IV nutrition supplement…

How Animals Taste, And Avoid, High Salt Concentrations Has Implications For Humans

For consumers of the typical Western diet – laden with levels of salt detrimental to long-term health – it may be hard to believe that there is such a thing as an innate aversion to very high concentrations of salt…

Major Health Benefits Expected From Low-Arsenic Rice Discovered In Bangladesh

Millions of people worldwide are regularly exposed to arsenic through drinking water and eating rice grown in soil and water containing high amounts of arsenic.

Neither High Fructose Corn Syrup Nor Table Sugar Increases Liver Fat Under ‘Real World’ Conditions

A study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism presented compelling data showing the consumption of both high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and sucrose (table sugar) at levels consistent with average daily consumption do not increase liver fat in humans, a leading cause of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)…

Recommended Vitamin D Doses The Same For African-American And Caucasian Women

African-American women battling vitamin D deficiencies need the same dose as Caucasian women to treat the condition, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM)….

Vitamin C Helps Marathon Runners Reduce Risk Of Catching A Cold

An updated review of placebo-controlled trials on Vitamin C and the common cold finds the vitamin may help people under heavy physical stress, such as marathon runners and skiers, to reduce their risk of catching a cold…

Limit Added Sugars In Beverages – Consumer Group Urges

High levels of sugar or corn syrup in sodas are a major cause of obesity, diabetes, and other health problems, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)…

Risk Of Cardiovascular Death Doubled In Women With High Calcium Intake – High Risk Only In Those Taking Supplements

High intakes of calcium (corresponding to diet and supplements) in women are associated with a higher risk of death from all causes, but cardiovascular disease in particular, compared with women with lower calcium intake, a study published today on bmj.com suggests…

Life-Saving Reduction In Sodium Consumption

Less sodium in the U.S. diet could save 280,000 to 500,000 lives over 10 years, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.

Cutting Salt Could Save Hundreds Of Thousands Of Lives

Reducing the amount of salt the U.S. population consumes could save hundreds of thousands of American lives, according to recent research published in the journal Hypertension. Salt is a chemical compound, called sodium chloride.

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