From mother to baby: ‘Secondhand sugars’ can pass through breast milk

Add breast milk to the list of foods and beverages that contain fructose, a sweetener linked to health issues ranging from obesity to diabetes.

Eat Your Beets – And Build A Better Brain

Add beets to the list of superfoods vital to your diet: A new study suggests that a daily dose of beet juice boosts blood flow to the brain, keeping your mind sharp and potentially creating a safeguard against dementia as you age…

Let’s Get Sugary Drinks Off Food Stamps List, Say Mayor Bloomberg And Governor Paterson

As sugar-sweetened drinks are a major contributor towards America’s obesity epidemic, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor David Paterson have proposed to the Department of Agriculture that they be excluded from the list of products that can be purchased with food stamps, known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…

Blood Pressure Unaffected By Pine-Bark Extract

Add pine-bark extract to the list of dietary supplements that don’t live up to their promises of improved health. A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine shows that pine-bark extract had no effect in lowering blood pressure or reducing other risk factors for heart disease…