Shift focus from calorie counting to nutritional value of foods for heart health, say experts

Clinicians have failed to act for far too long. but human and economic toll make this unaffordable, they argueIt’s time to stop counting the calories, and instead start promoting the nutritional…

Excessive vitamin intake in pregnant rats impacts food choices in offspring

A research group at the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine has been using a rat model to see how maternal intake of above-requirement vitamins (A, D…

A standard operation procedure to effectively detect dietetically absorbed plant miRNAs

In a new study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, Chen-Yu Zhang, Xi Chen and Ke Zen’s group at Nanjing University systematically characterized the kinetics of plant microRNAs…

The long-term consequences of nutrition during the first two years of life

Many studies have focused on the influence of breast-feeding on child health. From analysis of data from the ELANCE cohort, Marie Françoise Rolland-Cachera, former researcher at Inserm and her co-workers in the Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN)[1] have shown that breast-feeding has a protective effect on the risk of obesity at 20 years of age.

In mouse model of breast cancer peaches inhibit metastasis

Lab tests at Texas A&M AgriLife Research have shown that treatments with peach extract inhibit breast cancer metastasis in mice.AgriLife Research scientists say that the mixture of phenolic compounds present in the peach extract are responsible for the inhibition of metastasis, according to the study, which was this month published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.

Nutrition should be closely monitored following gastric banding surgery

Patients who have had bariatric surgery may need to take dietary supplements and pay closer attention to their nutritional intake, a UT Southwestern Medical Center study suggests.

Dietary treatment shows potential in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

New research findings indicate that an early onset of dietary treatment may slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The study was conducted on mice, and the results will be published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.

Study: federal nutrition program fails to improve dietary quality

The largest US federal nutrition program, called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – or SNAP – does not do enough to provide recipients with food security or the nutritional content that they need. This is according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

Food blogs serve as source of nutritionally balanced recipes? Analysis of six popular food blogs

More people are cooking at home, and more people are finding their recipes online via food blogs. The photos of dishes posted on the blogs, however, may attract potential cooks more than the nutritional value of the recipes.

Dark chocolate and red wine the food of love and health

Valentine’s Day staples of dark chocolate and red wine fuel the heart with love and health year ’round, says a dietitian. Catechins and resveratrol are just a few of the nutritional properties that make chocolate and red wine “diet foods” within moderation.

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