Day Care Snacks Lacking In Nutritional Value

Study indicates snacking is a “missed opportunity” From animal crackers to gummy fruit snacks and calorie-laden juice drinks, kids in child care are not getting the nutrition they need from daily snacks, according to a new study from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center published online in the journal Childhood Obesity…

Is There A Healthy Fast Food Option?

Subway may promote itself as the “healthy” fast food restaurant, but it might not be a much healthier alternative than McDonald’s for adolescents, according to new UCLA research. In a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, the researchers found that adolescents who purchased Subway meals consumed nearly as many calories as they did at McDonald’s…

Diet Linked With Daytime Sleepiness And Alertness In Healthy Adults

A new study suggests that your level of sleepiness or alertness during the day may be related to the type of food that you eat.

Eating Foods With Nicotine Could Help Prevent Parkinson’s Disease

Certain species of a flowering plant family called “Solanaceae” have chemical properties that can help prevent the development of Parkinson’s disease. Some of the species are edible sources of nicotine, a chemical which is thought to have a neuroprotective effect upon dopaminergic neurons, providing a protective effect against the disease…

Fast-Food Restaurants Still Need To Improve Nutritional Quality Of Meals

More than 25 percent of American adults chow down on fast food two or more times each week.

Soy and tomato may be effective in preventing prostate cancer

Tomatoes and soy foods may be more effective in preventing prostate cancer when they are eaten together than when either is eaten alone, said a new study.

Fast Food Restaurants Modestly Improving Nutritional Quality Of Food

Fast food restaurants are major contributors to the ever-growing heart disease and diabetes epidemic in the U.S.A. Close to a quarter of Americans go to fast food restaurants at least twice a week.

Deadly Intestinal Problem In Preemies May Be Prevented By Breast Milk Ingredient

An ingredient that naturally occurs in breast milk might be used to prevent premature babies from developing a deadly intestinal condition that currently is largely incurable, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC in this week’s online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…

800 IU Of Vitamin D3 Per Day May Be Necessary For Preterm Infants

Preterm infants may need to be given 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day to ensure they develop strong bones, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. Preemies are known to be at risk for vitamin D insufficiency…

Magnesium Intake, Absorption Significantly Associated With Bone Density In Children

Parents are advised to make sure their children drink milk and eat other calcium-rich foods to build strong bones. Soon, they also may be urged to make sure their kids eat salmon, almonds and other foods high in magnesium – another nutrient that may play an important role in bone health, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC…

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