Consumers Would Benefit From More Guidance About Fish Consumption Choices
In a first-of-its kind summary of fish consumption choices, a team of researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital has determined that consumers are not getting all the information they need to make informed decisions about fish consumption. Their research is published in Environmental Health Perspectives…
June 5, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: brigham, diet, environmental, kind-summary, make-informed, nutrition / diet, the-information, women
Life Expectancy Of Women In Their 70s Extended By Exercise And A Healthy Diet Of Fruits And Vegetables
Women in their seventies who exercise and eat healthy amounts of fruits and vegetables have a longer life expectancy, according to research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Researchers at the University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins University studied 713 women aged 70 to 79 years who took part in the Women’s Health and Aging Studies…
June 1, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: health, healthy-amounts, longer-life, michigan, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, seniors / aging, studied-713, their-seventies, women, women-aged
Certain Types Of Fat Associated With Worse Memory And Overall Cognitive Function
It has been known for years that eating too many foods containing “bad” fats, such as saturated fats or trans fats, isn’t healthy for your heart. However, according to new research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), one “bad” fat – saturated fat – was found to be associated with worse overall cognitive function and memory in women over time…
May 21, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: brigham, eating-too, fats-or-trans, heart, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, saturated-fat, such-as-saturated, trans-fats, women
Strawberries And Blueberries Halt Cognitive Decline In Elderly
Elderly individuals who eat plenty of strawberries and blueberries are less likely to experience cognitive decline, compared to those who rarely or never eat berries, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School reported in Annals of Neurology…
April 26, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: brigham, elderly-individuals, harvard, harvard-medical, hospital, never-eat, nutrition, rarely-or-never, school, women
Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors Reduced By Soy-Based S-equol Supplement
A 12-week treatment of the fermented soy germ-based nutritional supplement containing S-equol significantly lowered hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), LDL cholesterol and improved vascular stiffness, all factors that occur as part of metabolic syndrome, according to a first-of-its-kind peer-reviewed study reported in a poster at the Women’s Health 2012 annual meeting…
March 20, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 2012-annual, all-factors, fermented, health, nutrition, occur-as-part, soy-germ-based, study-reported, vascular-stiffness, women
Red Wine Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
Regular alcohol consumption raises breast cancer risk, except for red wine, which has the opposite effect when consumed in moderation, researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles reported in the Journal of Women’s Health…
January 8, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alcohol-consumption, angeles, journal, medical, nutritional counseling, opposite, raises-breast, red-wine, sinai-medical, the-opposite, women
Nutrition education at WIC (U.S.) influences participants to consume more healthful foods
With more than 8.2 million low-income women and children receiving services from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children in 2009 alone, it is imperative that nutrition education, required as part of WIC services, effectively encourages healthful eating. A new study examines the impact of a new statewide WIC nutrition education curriculum in California that supports the 2009 revisions to the WIC food package.
April 26, 2010 · by webmaster · in Nutritional News · Tags: california, children, diet, impact, infants, new-statewide, new-study, nutrition, special, the-2009, wic, women