Gout In Women, A Not So Sweet Outcome Of Sugar-Sweetened Drinks

Women who consume fructose-rich beverages, such as sugar-sweetened soft drinks and orange juice, are at an increased risk for gout, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta. Gout is a painful and potentially disabling form of arthritis that has been recognized since ancient times…

Egypt Launches Ground-Breaking Oil Project To Boost Nutrition

Egypt has launched a major national project to protect its population from vitamin deficiencies, with production beginning this week of vitamin-enriched vegetable oil. The project is in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)…

DHA Fish Oils Same As Placebo For Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers report that those with mild/moderate Alzhimer’s Disease symptoms who received omega-3 DHA fatty acid (docosahexaenoic acid) over an 18-month period experienced the same rates of cognitive and functional decline as those on a placebo. Their study has been published in today’s issue of JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) which focuses on aging this week…

American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown Says Inaction On The Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill Is Unacceptable

It is truly disappointing that the U.S. House of Representatives failed to take action this week on critical legislation aimed at improving child nutrition programs in schools nationwide. It is simply not enough to temporarily extend outmoded school nutrition programs as our nation’s childhood obesity problem continues to grow…

Crop Experts Embrace One Of Agriculture’s Oldest Legumes As Food For People, Livestock And Astronauts

A long neglected crop with the potential to halt hunger for millions in Africa, sustain the livestock revolution underway in developing countries, rejuvenate nutrient-sapped soils, and even feed astronauts on extended space missions, is attracting scientists from around the world to Senegal this week for the Fifth World Cowpea Research Conference (27 September to 1 October 2010)…

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