The Importance Of A Father’s Diet Before Conception

When fathers eat a high-fat diet before conception of offspring, the male offspring have increased body weight after weaning and high body fat in midlife despite eating a low-fat diet, a new study in mice finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco…

Adolescents’ high-fat diet impairs memory and learning

A high-fat diet in adolescence appears to have long-lasting effects on learning and memory during adulthood, a new study in mice finds.

Men with prostate cancer should eat healthy vegetable fats, study suggests

Men with prostate cancer may significantly improve their survival chances with a simple change in their diet, a new study has found.

Vegetable oil is good for you, experts say

Since the 1970s, researchers have known that lineolic acid (LA) helps reduce blood cholesterol levels, and for decades, scientists have known that consuming LA can help lower the risk of heart disease. However, some experts have been claiming recently that Americans might be getting too much of a good thing.

Vegetarians Live Longer Than Meat-Eaters

Vegetarians may live longer than meat-eaters, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The research involved over 70,000 members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and showed that vegetarian diets are linked to reduced death rates with more favorable results for males than females…

Increased TV Exposure Associated With Higher Consumption Of Sweetened Beverages Among Children

More time in front of the TV set and higher exposure to TV adverts may lead to increased consumption of sweetened beverages among children. This is the conclusion of a new study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden

More Sugary Fruit Juice Consumed By Minority Children Than Their White Peers

While there has been a steep decline in kids’ consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in California, African-American and Latino children may be replacing soda with 100 percent fruit juice while their white peers are not, according to a new study from UC San Francisco.

40 Percent Of 9-18 Year Olds Use Calorie Information In Fast Food Restaurants When Making Food Choices

A new study published online in the Journal of Public Health has found that of young people who visited fast food or chain restaurants in the U.S. in 2010, girls and youth who were obese were more likely to use calorie information given in the restaurants to inform their food choices…

Calorie Information In Fast Food Restaurants Used By 40% Of 9-18 Year Olds When Making Food Choices, Study Finds

Girls and obese youth 70-80% more likely to use information than boys and youth with a healthy BMI.

Analysis Reveals That Slimming World Programme Successfully Helps People Of All Sizes To Lose Weight Equally, While Men Do Better Than Women

A new study of 1.2 million self-funded Slimming World members – presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity in Liverpool, UK – reveals that people of all sizes, from slightly overweight to severely overweight in the higher body-mass index (BMI) range are equally likely to lose weight through a programme based on healthy lifestyle behaviour change…

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