Grandparents, are you putting your grandchildren at risk of cancer?

Researchers say that grandparents should be more careful: spoiling their grandchildren and exposing them to bad habits may increase their risk of cancer.

Breast cancer: Maternal high-fat diet raises risk across generations

Exposure to a high-fat diet during pregnancy may increase the risk of breast cancer in daughters and great-granddaughters, new research suggests.

Can you get diabetes from eating too much sugar?

Excessive sugar consumption is linked to a variety of health conditions. In this article, find out about how it may increase the risk of diabetes.

Dementia risk increased with calcium supplements in certain women

In seniors who have experienced cerebrovascular disease, including stroke, calcium supplements may increase the risk of dementia, study finds.

Artificial sweeteners: Healthy alternative or fast track to obesity?

Despite artificial sweeteners recommended as a sugar substitute to aid weight control, a new study finds that artificial sweeteners may increase appetite.

High-GI diet linked to increased lung cancer risk

A diet with a high glycemic index – a measure of how the carbohydrates in foods will affect blood glucose levels – may increase the risk of lung cancer, new research suggests.

Daily sugar-sweetened beverage habit linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

A daily sugar-sweetened beverage habit may increase the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HRNCA)…

Study shows how sales influence shoppers’ food purchases

The obesity epidemic has drawn attention to food marketing practices that may increase the likelihood of caloric overconsumption and weight gain.

Selenium and vitamin E supplements ‘increase prostate cancer risk’

A new study recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that taking high doses of selenium and vitamin E supplements may increase the risk of prostate cancer, depending on a man’s selenium levels prior to taking the supplements.The research team, including first author Dr.

Positive lifestyle changes linked to reversed aging process

Positive lifestyle changes, such as adopting a healthy diet and moderate exercise, may reverse the aging process, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology. Researchers from the University of California in San Francisco have discovered that certain lifestyle changes may increase the length of telomeres…

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