Gluten-free diet gains popularity, despite no rise in celiac disease

There has been a rise in the number of Americans choosing to go gluten-free, even though the prevalence of celiac disease has remained steady, study finds.

Overweight individuals more likely to make unhealthier choices when faced with real food

Scientists find link between brain structure and body mass index.Overweight people make unhealthier food choices than lean people when presented with real food, even though both make similar…

Weight gain study suggests polyunsaturated oil healthier option

Rapid weight gain from eating foods rich in saturated fats quickly increased bad cholesterol levels, even in otherwise healthy and normal-weight adults in their mid-20s. The opposite was true in those who ate products made with polyunsaturated fats, even though they gained equal weight in the same amount of time.

Eating Problems Persist 3 Months After Stroke And 56 Percent Still Face Malnutrition Risk

People who suffered a stroke continued to experience eating problems and more than half still risked malnutrition after three months, even though there had been a marked improvement in most of their physical functions. That is one of the key findings of a study in the March issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing…

Acute Lung Injury Patients Don’t Benefit From Less Nutritional Support

A study published early in JAMA , to coincide with the presentation at the 41st Critical Care Congress, reveals that even though some data indicated that lower caloric nourishment via a feeding tube may be beneficial for critically ill patients in need of mechanical ventilation, those with acute lung injury who received a smaller amount of nourishment displayed no improvement i…

Multi-State Listeria Outbreak Deaths Continue

The Listeria scare that began with a voluntary recall 14th Sept of Jensen Farms Rocky Ford-brand cantaloupes, and followed with a recall of shredded lettuce, continues to cause deaths, and has now become an economic issue for farms across California with farmers and resellers abandoning the cantaloupes even though they are perfectly safe to eat. “We can’t sell the fruit …