Local food environments don’t affect diet or weight in Los Angeles

Local food environments may not affect the diet or body mass index (BMI) of adults living in Los Angeles, according to a Pardee RAND Graduate School and Los Angeles County Public Health study.

Health risks of saturated fats aggravated by immune response

High levels of saturated fat in the blood could make an individual more prone to inflammation and tissue damage, a new study suggests.

Lowering sugar-sweetened beverage intake by children linked to favorable HDL-C changes

In the first study to investigate blood lipid levels in association with consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in a racially and ethnically diverse sample of Boston area schoolchildren…

Food insecurity linked to adolescent obesity, metabolic syndrome

New research indicates that household food insecurity dramatically increases the likelihood of metabolic diseases in children, with many showing chronic disease markers before they graduate from…

Food insecurity linked to adolescent obesity, metabolic syndrome

New research indicates that household food insecurity dramatically increases the likelihood of metabolic diseases in children, with many showing chronic disease markers before they graduate from…

Study shows that nutrient shortfalls are a serious and persistent health disparity

A study published Monday in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (JHCPU) concludes that ethnicity is associated with nutrient shortfalls of important nutrients.

Study shows that nutrient shortfalls are a serious and persistent health disparity

A study published Monday in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (JHCPU) concludes that ethnicity is associated with nutrient shortfalls of important nutrients.

Gum disease treatment using blueberry extract in development

After finding extract of wild blueberries can help fight gum disease and reduce use of antibiotics, researchers are developing an oral device that slowly releases it.

Redefining pediatric malnutrition to improve treatment

In recent years, an effort has been underway to redefine malnutrition in pediatric patients to include both the acute clinical population and the more traditional ambulatory populations.

Study shows that food may be addictive: research indicates food craving is’hard-wired’ in the brain

A international group of researchers have found that food craving activates different brain networksbetween obese and normal weight patients.

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