Paving the way for a fructose tolerance test – new study finds that the hormone FGF21 is stimulated by fructose ingestion

Increased consumption of table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup has been linked to rising rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes in the United States and throughout the world.

Mediterranean diet with nuts, olive oil ‘may reverse metabolic syndrome’

Researchers say that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts or extra-virgin olive oil could reverse metabolic syndrome in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease.

Two billion people suffering from hidden hunger according to 2014 Global Hunger Index, even as levels of hunger in many developing countries decrease

A staggering 2 billion people get so little essential vitamins and minerals from the foods they eat that they remain undernourished, according to the 2014 Global Hunger Index (GHI) being released…

Babies benefit if mothers are given lifestyle advice during pregnancy

Researchers from the University of Adelaide in South Australia gave eating and exercise advice to pregnant women who are overweight or obese during the world’s largest study of its kind.

Probiotic decreases the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis

A team of UC Davis and University of Arizona researchers discovered that adding the bacteria Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (B.

Survey: Moms who choose to breastfeed older babies motivated by health, nutrition benefits

Mothers who decide to breastfeed their children beyond 1 year of age consider their child’s physical and social development to be most important, while the advice of health care professionals, family…

Colorectal cancer risk decreases with multiple healthy behaviors

A new study finds that for each healthy lifestyle behavior adopted, the risk of developing colorectal cancer, particularly in men, is lower.

Seaweeds pass nutrition and taste tests: new Deakin research

Australian seaweeds have passed taste and nutrition tests in a Deakin University study that could eventually pave the way for seaweed to become a regular part of our national diet.

Associations between saturated fat and heart disease risk should be reassessed

Researchers at the Institute of nutrition and functional foods (INAF) of Universite Laval are calling for a review of dietary recommendations on saturated fat (SFA) in relation to cardiovascular…

Regular coffee or decaf? Drinking both may benefit the liver

The debate on whether decaf coffee confers the same health benefits as regular coffee has been put to rest – at least when it comes to lowering liver enzymes.

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