Study shows salivary biomarkers predict oral feeding readiness in preterm newborns

Results from a study published online in the Journal of Pediatrics hold the potential to substantially improve clinical decision-making to determine when a premature newborn is ready for oral feeding.

Stress during pregnancy can affect fetal development

Stress hormones in the mother can affect foetal development, according to a study published in the Journal of Physiology.

New study shows veg diets boost weight loss

Adopting a vegetarian diet causes weight loss, even in the absence of exercise or calorie counting, according to a new meta-analysis published as an online advance in the Journal of the Academy of…

Replacing a high-carb snack with almonds reduced belly fat and other heart disease risk factors

A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that a daily snack of 1.

Sugars may contribute to high blood pressure more than salt

Added sugars in processed foods are likely to have a greater role than salt in high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, according to new research in the journal Open Heart.

Heart disease may be prevented in some individuals by supplemental co-enzyme Q

New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that low birth weight in rats leads to a reduction in co-enzyme Q in the aorta and that supplemental dosage prevents age-associated damage leading to heart…

Pesticides linger longer in greenhouse crops

Researchers writing in the journal Chemosphere this week found that crops typically grown under glasshouses and poly-tunnels had higher levels and numbers of different pesticides in them than those…

A good diet before diagnosis is linked with lower mortality among OVCA survivors

Prediagnosis diet quality was associated with mortality and may have a protective effect after ovarian cancer, according to a new study published October 14 in the JNCI: Journal of the National…

Lose the weight, not the potatoes

Research published this week in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition demonstrates that people can eat potatoes and still lose weight.

Regular consumption of fried food before pregnancy increases risk of developing gestational diabetes

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that women who eat fried food regularly before conceiving are at increased risk of…

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