Mediterranean diet seems to boost aging brain power

A Mediterranean diet with added extra virgin olive oil or mixed nuts seems to improve the brain power of older people better than advising them to follow a low-fat diet, according to new research.

Coffee Drinking Tied To Lower Risk For Rare Liver Disease PSC

New research from the US shows that regular consumption of coffee is linked to a reduced risk of a rare autoimmune liver disease called primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)…

Proximity Of Fast Food Restaurants Has Impact On Body Mass Index Of Low Income African-Americans

African-American adults living closer to a fast food restaurant had a higher body mass index (BMI) than those who lived further away from fast food, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and this association was particularly strong among those with a lower income…

Parental Communication Improves Students’ Diet And Physical Activity

College students eat more fruits and vegetables and exercise more on days when they communicate more with their parents, according to researchers at Penn State. “Only a third of college students consumes a diet that is consistent with national recommendations,” said Meg Small, research associate in the Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development…

Consuming Less Sugar-Sweetened Beverages May Reduce Kidney Stone Risk

Twenty percent of American males and 10 percent of American females will experience a kidney stone at some point in their lifetime. Often, these patients will be advised to drink more fluids as a way to prevent future stone formation. Now, new research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital finds that some beverages may be more helpful than others when it comes to preventing recurrent kidney stones…

Nutrition Science Focuses On White Vegetables In Supporting A Healthy, Well-Balanced Diet

Potatoes and other white vegetables are just as important to a healthy diet as their colorful cousins in the produce aisle, according to the authors of a scientific supplement published in the peer-reviewed journal, Advances in Nutrition…

Vitamin C Does Not Lower Uric Acid Levels In Gout Patients

Despite previous studies touting its benefit in moderating gout risk, new research reveals that vitamin C, also known ascorbic acid, does not reduce uric acid (urate) levels to a clinically significant degree in patients with established gout…

Population-Based Efforts May Be Necessary To Lower Excessive Dietary Sodium Intake

Recent studies that examine links between sodium consumption and health outcomes support recommendations to lower sodium intake from the very high levels some Americans consume now, but evidence from these studies does not support reduction in sodium intake to below 2,300 mg per day, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine…

Improving Food Security In Africa By Educating Women

The author of the thesis, Simon Wagura Ndiritu, has studied gender-related issues concerning agriculture and food management in Kenya and Tanzania.

Some Newborns Benefit From Early Formula, Helping Mothers To Breastfeed Longer

Recent public health efforts have focused extensively on reducing the amount of formula babies are given in the hospital after birth…

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