Eat protein before carbohydrates to lower post-meal glucose

A small pilot study suggests that the order in which we consume different food groups as part of a meal affects glucose and insulin levels.

TGen led study points towards new strategies for stopping the spread of Staph and MRSA

Twin study suggests that bacteria of the human nose are not genetically predetermined and that some nasal bacteria may protect against MRSAStaphylococcus aureus — better known as Staph — is a…

‘Balancing protein and carbs equal in benefit to cutting calories’

A new mouse study suggests that a diet that balances carbohydrate and protein consumption can be as beneficial to health as reducing calorie consumption.

Study extols anti-prostate cancer effects of walnuts

A new mouse study suggests it is a component of walnuts themselves – not their omega-3 fatty acid content – that confers health benefits of slowing prostate cancer growth.

Factors that may help parents encourage their obese children to become more healthy

A University of California, San Diego School of Medicine-led study suggests that parents of obese children often do not recognize the potentially serious health consequences of childhood weight gain…

You are what your father eats: Father’s diet before conception plays crucial role in offspring’s health, study suggests

Mothers get all the attention. But a study suggests that the father’s diet before conception may play an equally important role in the health of their offspring.

Harmful, hidden toxins in the diets of pregnant women

UC Riverside study suggests that prenatal health care professionals do more to advise patients to avoid tap water, certain types of fish, caffeine, and canned goods that may put developing babies at risk…

Heart Problems Associated With Diabetes Likely Worsened By Crusty Foods

A University of Illinois study suggests avoiding cooking methods that produce the kind of crusty bits you’d find on a grilled hamburger, especially if you have diabetes and know you’re at increased risk for cardiovascular disease because of your diagnosis…

Chocolate Gorging Linked To Opium Chemical In Brain

A new brain study suggests an opium-like chemical may drive the urge to gorge on chocolate candy and similar fatty and sweet treats. Researchers discovered this when they gave rats an artificial boost with a drug that went straight to a brain region called the neostriatum: it caused the animals to eat twice the amount of M&Ms they would otherwise have eaten…

Breastfed Babies Cry More, Harder To Soothe

New evidence from a UK study suggests that breastfed babies may be harder to soothe and cry more frequently than bottle-fed babies. But researchers say rather than being a sign of stress, irritability is a natural part of the communication between mothers and their infants and this should not put them off breastfeeding…

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