Five Fall Foods That Protect Against Cancer

There are an abundance of foods available this fall season that can help protect against cancer. Autumn is the best time to eat lots of fruits and vegetables because most of them are at their nutritional peak…

Eating At Home Likely To Prevent Childhood Obesity

University of Granada researchers have confirmed that there is a significant direct relationship between the nutritional status of children and the person who prepares their meal…

Eating Location Increasingly Important Factor In Diet Of American Children

As childhood obesity rises and the American diet shifts towards increasing consumption of foods eaten or prepared outside of the home, concerns about the nutritional quality and the total consumption of such foods are also increasing…

Cornell Expert: French Diet A Proven Recipe For Weight Loss Failure

David Levitsky, professor of Nutritional Sciences and Psychology at Cornell University, comments on the rising popularity of the French protein-centric, low-fat, low-carb Dukan Diet, the focus of a new book to be published in North American next month. Levitsky says: “We have had plenty experience with high protein diets for weight…

Vegetable-fed salmon still yield healthful fat

Vegetable ingredients can replace much of the fish proteins and fish oil used in conventional feeds for farmed salmon and salmon trout — without sacrificing the health benefits of consumer products.

Always Read The Labels; In 2012 You Can On Meat And Poultry Products

Beginning in 2012, you will be able to read the nutritional information on your poultry and meat products. We, as the general public, are always told to “read the labels” and be informed about our consumption choices, and now important nutritional information will be readily available to consumers on 40 of the most popular cuts of meat and poultry products, according to the U.S…

Lactobacillus Reuteri Good For Health

There is a great deal of interest in the impact of lactic acid bacteria on our health. Now a new study from the Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, in Sweden, shows that the occurrence of Lactobacillus reuteri in the body promotes health

Dietetics Professor Partners With Lincoln Parish To Study School Food Nutrition

Dr. Mary Murimi, professor of nutrition and dietetics at Louisiana Tech University, has partnered with Lincoln Parish Schools (LPS) to improve the nutritional value of food offered to students throughout the parish school system…

TV food advertisements promote imbalanced diets, study finds

Making food choices based on television advertising results in a very imbalanced diet, according to a new study comparing the nutritional content of food choices influenced by television to nutritional guidelines.

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