Researchers see added nutritional benefits in organic milk

A team of researchers has found that organic milk contains significantly higher concentrations of heart-healthy fatty acids compared to milk from cows on conventionally managed dairy farms. While all types of milk fat can help improve an individual’s fatty acid profile, the team concludes that organic whole milk does so even better. The study is the first large-scale, US-wide comparison of organic and conventional milk

‘Stomach clock’ limits food intake to specific times, study suggests

Researchers say they have uncovered the first evidence that nerves situated in the stomach follow a circadian rhythm and limit a person’s food intake to certain times throughout the day. This is according to a study published in The Journal of Neuroscience.

The influence of food order on healthy food selection at buffets

Every day millions of people stand in line at all-you-can-to-eat buffet lines waiting to satiate their palates with the delicious foods on the line. Most of these people, however, are unaware that food order biases what ends up on their plates: the first food in line is taken the most and biases what else is taken…

Diets low in polyunsaturated fatty acids may be a problem for youngsters

In the first study to closely examine the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake among U.S. children under the age of 5, Sarah Keim, PhD, principal investigator in the Center for Biobehavioral Health at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, has found what might be a troubling deficit in the diet of many youngsters…

New Bowel Cancer Risk Factor: High Intake Of Sugary Foods

Sugary snacks increase the risk of bowel cancer, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention. It is the first study of its kind to find a positive link between bowel cancer and high sugar and fat diets…

Critically Ill Children Helped To Achieve Necessary Nutrition For Recovery By Registered Dietitians

For the first time, researchers investigated enteral nutrition and caloric requirements (CR) among critically ill children in a new report published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This study also showed the value of including registered dietitians in the medical team…

Vitamin D Levels Significantly Increased By Probiotic Lactobacillus Reuteri NCIMB 30242

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism is the first report of an oral probiotic supplement significantly increasing circulating vitamin D levels in the blood…

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.

Poll Suggests Healthy Lifestyle Choices May Lead To Fewer Memory Complaints

Research has shown that healthy behaviors are associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, but less is known about the potential link between positive lifestyle choices and milder memory complaints, especially those that occur earlier in life and could be the first indicators of later problems…

Giving Babies Formula In Early Days May Help Prolong Breastfeeding For Some

In a bid to promote breastfeeding, hospitals push to reduce formula feeding in infants in the days following their birth. But in a new study, the first to carry out a randomized trial, researchers show that giving small amounts of formula to newborns who lose a lot of weight in their first few days of life, can actually help prolong breastfeeding in the long term…

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