Norovirus spread by restaurants, say CDC

Norovirus is the leading identified cause of foodborne illness outbreaks in the US, says a CDC report that notes infected food service workers are often the source.

Metagenics’ Medical Food Lowers Cardiovascular Risk Factors Almost Twice As Effectively As Diet Alone

Researchers at the University of Florida and Metagenics Inc. have announced that a program consisting of a breakthrough medical food combined with a low-glycemic, Mediterranean-style diet is almost twice as effective as one of the best diets alone for lowering risk factors for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S…

Eat Healthy To Reduce The Risk Of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs)

The first WHO Global status report on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) launched on 27th April, confirms that NCDs are the leading killer today, with 36.1 million people dying from heart disease, strokes, chronic lung diseases, cancers and diabetes in 2008. In other words, NCDs killed 63% of people who died worldwide in 2008…

Eating more fruit and vegetables is linked to a lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease

A new study investigating the links between diet and disease has found that people who consume more fruit and vegetables have a lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease — the most common form of heart disease and one of the leading causes of death in Europe.

Eating more fruit and vegetables is linked to a lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease

A new study investigating the links between diet and disease has found that people who consume more fruit and vegetables have a lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease — the most common form of heart disease and one of the leading causes of death in Europe.