Protection Against Childhood Cancers May Be Provided By Folic Acid Fortification

Researchers from the University of Minnesota and Washington University in St. Louis have found folic acid fortification of grain products in the United States may have an impact on lowering some childhood cancers…

Adding Vitamin D To BCG Vaccine To Fight Bladder Cancer

The tuberculosis vaccine is often used as a treatment for bladder cancer, and adding vitamin D might improve the vaccine’s effectiveness, according to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center presented today at the American Urological Association annual meeting. Yi-Fen Lee, Ph.D…

Encouraging Healthy Eating To Avoid Childhood Obesity

Obesity among children has long been a rising problem in large parts of the world. Parents play a crucial role in shaping good childhood eating habits, according to new research from the University of Stavanger…

Beware Of Sugar-Laden "Healthy Option" Drinks

British consumers are considerably misjudging how much sugar supposedly “healthy option drinks” contain, researchers from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, revealed in a new report.

Regular Chocolate Consumption Linked To Leaner Bodies

People who eat chocolate regularly tend to be thinner than those who never or very rarely consume chocolate, researchers from the University of California, San Diego, reported in Archives of Internal Medicine…

Reheated Cooking Oils Contain Toxic Aldehydes

Researchers from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU, Spain) have been the first to discover the presence of certain aldehydes in food, which are believed to be related to some neurodegenerative diseases and some types of cancer. These toxic compounds can be found in some oils, such as sunflower oil, when heated at a suitable temperature for frying…

Weaning From Gluten May Be Pointless For Many

People who do not have celiac disease and believe they have “non-celiac gluten sensitivity” may be weaning themselves off gluten unnecessarily, researchers from the University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, reported in Annals of Internal Medicine…

Fish Consumption Linked To Lower Diabetes And Cardiovascular Risk

People who regularly eat fish as their primary source of animal protein have lower blood-glucose concentrations and a reduced risk of developing diabetes type 2 and cardiovascular disease, compared to other people, researchers from the University of Valencia reported in the journal Nutrición Hospitalaria…

Iron Fortified Infant Formula Linked To Poorer Long-Term Outcomes If Hemoglobin Levels Were High

Infants with high levels of hemoglobin who were given iron fortified infant formula were found to have poorer long-term developmental outcomes ten years later, researchers from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor reported in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine…

Bigger Bites Means Eating Less, So Go For A Bigger Fork

The larger your fork and the bigger your bite when you eat, the less you will probably end up eating when you are in a restaurant, say researchers from the University of Utah in the Journal of Consumer Research…

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