Colon Cancer Metastasis May Be Reduced By Consumption Of Soy Peptide

After a recent University of Illinois study showed that injection of the soy peptide lunasin dramatically reduced colon cancer metastasis in mice, the researchers were eager to see how making lunasin part of the animals’ daily diet would affect the spread of the disease…

Mining The Wealth Of The World’s Seed Banks Today Essential For Feeding The Future

With fewer than a dozen flowering plants out of 300,000 species accounting for 80 percent of humanity’s caloric intake, people need to tap unused plants to feed the world in the near future, claims Cornell University plant geneticist Susan McCouch in the Comment feature of the recent issue of Nature…

What Are Calories? What Is A Calorie?

A calorie is a unit of energy. In nutrition and everyday language, calories refer to energy consumption through eating and drinking and energy usage through physical activity. For example, an apple may have 80 calories, while a 1 mile walk may use up about 100 calories…

Study Highlights The Need To Focus Dietary Messages On Eating A Healthy Balanced Diet

Research recdently published shows why people find it hard to follow Government guidelines to cut their fat and sugars intake at the same time – a phenomenon known as the sugar-fat seesaw…

Human Health, Biofuel Production Will Likely Benefit From Newly Developed Medium For The Cultivation Of Beneficial Microorganisms Called Lactobacilli

Texas A&M University System scientists from the departments of nutrition and food science and poultry science have developed a new medium for the cultivation of beneficial microorganisms called lactobacilli. A better understanding of lactobacilli metabolism can help improve feed efficiency in animals and combat malnutrition in humans, according to the researchers…

Insulin’s Role In Making Breast Milk

The reason so many women have trouble making enough breast milk to feed their newborn is partly because a large proportion of them are prediabetic – insulin dysregulation undermines their milk supply, researchers from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of California Davis suggested in PLoS ONE…

How Much Sugar Is In Your Food?

With people living ever more frantic and fast-paced lives, we can often lose track of which essential and non-essential nutrients we consume. Sugar is vital for good health, without it all the cells in our body would come to a halt and perish. However, too much sugar raises the risk of several diseases and conditions, including rotting teeth, obesity and type 2 diabetes…

Dietary Supplements And Doctor-Patient Communication

Vitamins, minerals, herbs and other dietary supplements are widely available in supermarkets and drug stores across the nation without a prescription, so it’s no surprise that nearly half of all Americans take them. But they do carry risks, including potentially adverse interactions with prescription drugs, and some people may even use them in place of conventional medications…

Fish Oil DHA Is Used To Create Maresins, Which Cause Macrophages To ‘Turn Off’ Inflammation

Chronic inflammation is a major factor in a wide range of problems from arthritis to cardiovascular disease, and DHA (found in fish oil) is known to temper this problem…

Nutrition Interventions Aim To Boost Childrens’ Vegetable Consumption

Every parent has a different strategy for trying to get his or her kid to eat more vegetables, from growing vegetables together as a family to banning treats until the dinner plate is clean. New research suggests that teaching young children an overarching, conceptual framework for nutrition may do the trick…

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