Portion sizes, nutrient content of fast food remain ‘relatively consistent’ since 1996

From an analysis of three national fast-food chains between 1996-2013, researchers find there has been little change in portion sizes and nutrient content of popular menu items.

How to make realistic diet and exercise goals

New Year’s and weight-related resolutions go hand in hand. So why are they so quickly broken?

High-fat diet, obesity during pregnancy harms stem cells in developing fetus

Physician-scientists at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital reveal a high-fat diet and obesity during pregnancy compromise the blood-forming, or hematopoietic, stem cell system in the fetal liver…

Stress may increase desire for reward but not pleasure, research finds

Feeling stressed may prompt you to go to great lengths to satisfy an urge for a drink or sweets, but you’re not likely to enjoy the indulgence any more than someone who is not stressed and has the…

Changing diet to unmask cancer vulnerabilities and reduce cancer risk

Many recent studies showed that calorie restrictions reduce the incidence of cancer, whereas high-calorie diets cause obesity and diabetes, both of which increase the risk of developing cancers.

TX program fights childhood obesity with improvements to kids’ menus

Local restaurants will create healthier menus as part of community programs designed to address childhood obesity, Texas State University researchers find.

Animal-specific sugar may drive cancer risk in people who eat red meat

In a mouse model, scientists have found that consumption of the sugar Neu5Gc – found typically in beef, pork and lamb – may promote cancer-causing inflammation.

Maternal supplementation with multiple micronutrients, compared with iron-folic acid, does not reduce infant mortality

In Bangladesh, daily maternal supplementation of multiple micronutrients compared to iron-folic acid before and after childbirth did not reduce all-cause infant mortality to age 6 months, but did…

What is stevia? What are the health benefits of stevia?

Find out about stevia – a popular sugar substitute extracted from plants grown in Brazil and Paraguay. With no calories and numerous health benefits, is it too good to be true?

Many children and adolescents get too much caffeine from energy drinks

When children aged 10-14 consume energy drinks, one in five consumes too much caffeine.

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