Mexican-American youth add pounds as they lose native eating habits

Researchers have found that Mexican-American youth gain pounds as they move away from the dietary habits of their native country, a move that is putting them at risk for serious health problems.

Eating Fish Can Reduce The Risk Of Diabetes

A study analyses the dietary patterns of the adult Spanish population with high cardiovascular risk. The results reveal a high consumption of both red meat and fish

Healthy Eating Costs Much More In America

If you want to follow a healthy diet in the USA it will cost you more money, researchers revealed in the journal Health Affairs. According to their analysis, those wishing to follow the federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 – which means consuming more potassium, vitamin, calcium and dietary fiber – most will have more expensive grocery bills…

Dietary Changes Appear To Affect Levels Of Biomarkers Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease

Following a low-saturated fat and low-glycemic index diet appears to modulate the risk of developing dementia that proceeds to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), although making a switch to this dietary pattern may not protect those already experiencing cognitive difficulty, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Neurology, one of theJAMA/Archives journals…

From Pasture To Plate

The package on a supermarket steak may say “grass-fed” or “grass-finished,” but how can a consumer know whether the cow spent its days grazing peacefully on meadow grass or actually gorged on feedlot corn? In ACS’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists are now reporting the development of a method that can reconstruct the dietary history of cattle and authentic…

Prepared Patient: Vitamins & Supplements, Before You Dive In

Vitamins, herbs and other dietary supplements are sold as natural alternatives to pharmaceuticals and many people turn to them in an attempt to improve their health. Others seek supplements to lose weight or after hearing that they can help with serious medical conditions…

Cancer Experts Say "Plates, Not Pyramids" Can Help Americans Make Dietary Changes

Experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) said that if Americans are going to put the latest Dietary Guidelines into action, they need to be shown how, simply and clearly. For years, AICR has advocated an approach that does just that: A rule-of-thumb for meal planning called The New American Plate…

Cancer Experts Say "Plates, Not Pyramids" Can Help Americans Make Dietary Changes

Experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) said that if Americans are going to put the latest Dietary Guidelines into action, they need to be shown how, simply and clearly. For years, AICR has advocated an approach that does just that: A rule-of-thumb for meal planning called The New American Plate…

Cut Daily Sodium Intake: ASN Statement In Support Of US Dietary Guidelines For Americans 2010

On January 31, The U.S.

Cancer Experts: Dietary Guidelines Could Help Lower US Cancer Rates

Experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), the nation’s leading cancer research organization focusing on the role of diet, weight and physical activity on cancer risk and survival, today welcomed the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans…

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