Paying people incentives to make healthy choices only works in the long term if they are paid to NOT do something

Monetary incentives to encourage people to live healthier lifestyles only work in the longer term when they are designed to stop negative behaviour, rather than promote positive choices, suggests…

New review highlights principles of nutrition management of inherited metabolic disorders

Thanks to screening of newborns and newly developed therapies, the population of patients with inherited metabolic disorders has expanded.

Hyperlipidemia, caused by a high-fat diet, aggressively accelerates organ rejection

Studies provide a new model for understanding transplant rejectionIn two studies published online today in the American Journal of Transplantation, researchers determined that hyperlipidemia…

Vitamin D status related to immune response to HIV-1

Vitamin D plays an important part in the human immune response and deficiency can leave individuals less able to fight infections like HIV-1.

Researchers discover new enzyme, link to iron in vitamin A synthesis

A research team’s discovery of new information about how plants synthesize carotenoids, precursors for vitamin A that are essential for plant development and survival, and human health, could help…

New study finds that orange sweet potato reduces diarrhea in children

A new study has found that orange sweet potato (OSP) reduced both the prevalence and duration of diarrhea in young children in Mozambique.

Chocolate consumption linked to lower stroke and heart disease risk

Though various health benefits have been linked to eating dark chocolate, a new study suggests there are potential health benefits associated with milk chocolate consumption.

Bread: is bread bad for you?

Some argue that industrial bread production means too many preservatives, additives, salt and sugar, making it unhealthy. However, is bread really bad for you?

Vitamin D shows promise for treating Crohn’s disease in pilot study

New research published in this month’s edition of United European Gastroenterology journal suggests that supplementation with vitamin D may impact on the intestinal barrier dysfunction associated…

High salt in high-fat diet found to prevent weight gain in mice

Researchers say their mouse study of salt content in high-fat diets highlights the effect noncaloric nutrients can have on weight gain.

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