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…

Some Gene Mutations May Be Treatable With Diet

Scientists have moved a step closer to correcting some unhealthy gene mutations with diet, according to a new research report appearing in the April 2012 issue of the journal GENETICS…

Anti-Inflammatory Polyphenols Discovered In Apple Peels

Here’s another reason why “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” – according to new research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology*, oral ingestion of apple polyphenols (antioxidants found in apple peels) can suppress T cell activation to prevent colitis in mice…

Three Kiwis A Day To Keep The Cardiologist At Bay

Apples are out and Kiwis are in, now its three kiwis a day to keep the doctor away. New Zealanders can be proud of their native fruit once again, as a new research shows the furry fruit lowering blood pressure…

Thousands of lives could be saved if rest of UK adopted average diet in England, study concludes

Around 4,000 deaths could be prevented every year if the UK population adopted the average diet eaten in England, new research concludes.

Muscle-Building With Mustard

If you are looking to lean out, add muscle mass, and get ripped, a new research report published in The FASEB Journal suggests that you might want to look to your garden for a little help. That’s because scientists have found that when a specific plant steroid was given orally to rats, it triggered a response similar to anabolic steroids, with minimal side effects…

Different Fruits And Vegetables Affect Cancer Risk In Different Parts Of Bowel

Eating more apples is linked to lower risk of distal colon cancer, brassicas like cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and Brussels sprouts are linked to lower risk of cancer in both the proximal and the distal colon, while on the other hand, drinking more fruit juice appears to raise the risk of rectal cancer, according to new research from Australia published in the October…

Teens Who Consume Milk Reap Health Benefits Through Adulthood, Less Likely To Develop Type 2 Diabetes

Developing healthy habits like drinking milk as a teen could have a long-term effect on a woman’s risk for type 2 diabetes, according to new research in this month’s issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1)…

Go With Your Gut; Diet Influences Microbe Type In Stomach

It turns out that you have to “go with your gut” after all, or in fact, your gut goes with you and what you consume. Gut microbes play a significant, and underestimated, role in human health new research shows…

Potatoes Can Reduce Blood Pressure

Just a couple of servings of potato a day can reduce blood pressure in obese or overweight people with high blood pressure, calling into question the lowly spud’s current reputation as a fattening, unhealthy food, according to new research presented at a conference in Denver, Colorado, USA, on Wednesday…

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