Less Booze Not More Veg Is Key To Cut Cancer Risk

People should be warned that cancer is linked to obesity and alcohol, rather than urged to eat more fruit and vegetables to protect against the disease. A review, published yesterday in the British Journal of Cancer, which looks at decade of evidence on the links between fruit and vegetables and the development of cancer, concludes that the evidence is still not convincing…

In Mouse Model, Breast Milk Sugar Promotes Colitis In Offspring

A sugar found in mouse breast milk promotes the generation of colitis in offspring, according to a study published online in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

Tackling Obesity By Taxing Unhealthy Foods, Better Labelling And Restricting Advertising

The third paper in The Lancet Series on Chronic Diseases and Development examines a range of measures to combat obesity in nations of all incomes, and concludes that a combined approach of taxing unhealthy foods (and/or reducing tax on healthy foods), restricting food advertising, and improving labeling is among the most cost-effective ways to impact on obesity in all nations…

Breast Milk Study Furthers Understanding Of Critical Ingredients

Ask someone in the know to list the substances in breast milk that make it the ideal food for newborns and you may hear about proteins that guard against infection, fats that aid in the development of the nervous system and carbohydrates that promote the growth of healthy bacteria…

Type 2 Diabetes Study – International Scientific Forum On Alcohol Research

In a very large cohort of African-American women in the US, the association between the consumption of alcohol, tea, and coffee and the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (late onset diabetes) was studied for 12 years…

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