What are the health benefits of folate?

Find out about the health benefits of folate including decreasing risk of birth defects, lowering risk of depression, maintaining a healthy heart and preventing cancer.

High TV usage linked to increased junk food consumption

Those of us who watch a lot of TV may be more likely to reach for the junk food, finds a new study, which claims this is due to poor knowledge and fatalistic views about nutrition.

Could eating an avocado each day help lower ‘bad’ cholesterol?

Consuming one avocado each day alongside a moderate-fat diet may help lower ‘bad’ cholesterol in people who are overweight or obese, a new study finds.

An avocado a day may help keep bad cholesterol at bay

Individuals on a moderate-fat diet who ate an avocado every day had lower bad cholesterol than those on a similar diet without an avocado a day or on a lower-fat diet, researchers report.

Nutrition education may help prevent breast cancer reoccurrence

Breast cancer is the most frequent cause of death among women worldwide, and five-year survival rates are just 58.4% in Brazil, lower than in many other regions.

Public call for health warnings on alcohol labels

Research from the Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) has shown that the overwhelming majority of the British public support more nutritional and health information on alcohol product labels, as well…

Risk of obesity-linked cancers likely reduced by cancer prevention guidelines

Low alcohol consumption and a plant-based diet, both healthy habits aligning with current cancer prevention guidelines, are associated with reducing the risk of obesity-related cancers, a New York…

Women’s diets not related to local offerings

Canadian men’s eating habits are associated with the availability of healthy food sources in their residential neighbourhood but women’s are not, according to researchers at the University of…

Breast cancer reoccurrence may be prevented through nutrition education

Breast cancer is the most frequent cause of death among women worldwide, and five-year survival rates are just 58.4% in Brazil, lower than in many other regions.

After the new year, shoppers make healthier purchases but don’t cut the regular less-healthy ones

First, the researchers found that shoppers spend 15% more on food during the holiday season (Thanksgiving to New Year’s) and only about 25% of that additional food is healthy.

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