Study Points Out Dangers of Having Fat Around the Waist
By Brenda Goodman
A new study shows that people with coronary artery disease who carry extra fat around their waists appear to have an increased risk of dying compared to people who store their body f...
By Kathi Jo Robinson
Although there is seven man-made food dyes which is predominantly in use for the food manufacturing and processing industry, the #40 Red seems to cause the most problems for the largest percentage of children and adults. Reported cases of sensitivity rang...
By Roger D. Deutsch
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Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD
Americans may eat too many calories, but we're still falling short on essential nutrients. That may seem like a paradox. It's not.
“Americans consume far too many empty calories -- foods high in...
Study Sees Link Between Weight Gain and Eating Foods With Sugar Added to Ingredients
By Brenda Goodman
WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
March 24, 2011 -- Researchers taking nutritional snapshots of the population arou...
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The ALCAT Test...What is it and is it right for you?
Food Allergy
When I say “food allergy”, raise your hand if you picture someone eating a peanut or a strawberry and then being rushed to...
By David J. Blyweiss, MD
Linda, a thirty-five year old mother of two had never been “well” per say. She has been struggling with multiple medical conditions since childhood. Placed on steroids since the first grade, she was plagued by frequent (up to twenty times per da...
Though it's an emerging field, proponents of anti-inflammatory diets point to growing evidence that foods like vegetables and fish can ease an overactive immune system.
If you want to live longer -- avoid heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer -- then pick and choose...
Gut microbial composition depends on different dietary habits just as health depends on microbial metabolism, but the association of microbiota with different diets in human populations has not yet been shown. In this work, we compared the fecal microbiota of European children (EU) and that of ...
Our internal milieu, as complicated and dynamic as it is, strongly determines the fate of mutated cells. If the mutations sustained within a cell are severe enough to overcome its innate suicide mechanism (apoptosis) and are essentially irreparable, the cell will have the opportunity to s...
A meta-analysis shows higher levels of two cytokines in depressed patients.
People who are chronically ill often get depressed; depressed people are prone to a variety of medical illnesses; and pro-inflammatory cytokines can alter mood and promote illness. To determine whether these...
May 27, 2004 — Food additives are associated with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to the results of a randomized trial published in the June issue of the Archives of Diseases in Childhood. The investigators suggest removing these from the diet of all...
Originally published in Dynamic Chiropractic Insights
By Donald M. Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h), Publisher
According to a previous survey, ap...
ScienceDaily — A Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall calo...
LONDON (Reuters) – A molecule found in a curry ingredient can kill esophageal cancer cells in the laboratory, suggesting it might be developed as an anti-cancer treatment, scientists said on Wednesday.
Researchers at the Cork Cancer Research Center in Ireland treated esopha...
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We were thrilled to be able to catch up recently with the busy Dr Fred Pescatore, nutritionist to many A-list celebrities and International models. Some of the high profile people on his impressive client list include Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim C...
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We are very excited about the new health and wellness programme that is causing a stir amongst A list celebs internationally and closer to home. The programme is called NuTron Advanced and is a simple yet effective life changing way of eating. NuT...
Got a testimonial recently from a customer who had some great information regarding Gluten Sensitivi...
Por intolerancia alimenticia se conoce a las respuestas de tipo inflamatorias del organismo frente a algo ingerido. Un análisis de sangre detecta qué alimentos son nocivos y permite diseñar "la dieta ideal". En Infobae.com, su uso en la medicina antiaging
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Though it's an emerging field, proponents of anti-inflammatory diets point to growing evidence that foods like vegetables and fish can ease an overactive immune system.
By Shara Yurkiewicz
If you want to live longer -- avoid heart disease, Alzheimer...
livescience.com – Wed Aug 12, 3:03 pm ET
By now, we've all heard that high-fat diets are bad for our health in the long run. But what about the short-term?
A new study on rats finds that 10 days of eating a high-fat diet caused short-term memory loss and made ...
By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D.
Say it isn't so! A recent study out of the University of Carolina at Chapel Hill cites what animal studies have hinted at for years: MSG (aka monosodium glutamate) could be a factor in weight gain.
The study focused on 750 Chinese me...
Editorial by Dr John Pridgeon
Originally published in Vibrations Magazine - South Africa
When I start talking about food intolerances to lay people and health care practitioners, they will often look at me as if I have just crawled out of a matchbox. No one seems t...
Managing IBS Naturally
By Andrea Mills
Chronic gastro-intestinal complaints are becoming almost an epidemic in America. The sheer number of ads on TV for acid blockers, laxatives, and now even yogurt tha...
February 3, 2009
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Telling Food Allergies From False Alarms
By TARA PARKER-POPE
For Ingelisa Keeling, a Houston mother of three children with multiple allergies, mealtime was a s...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 8:51 AM
A new national study has shown that nearly 75 percent of patients hospitalized for a heart attack had cholesterol levels that would indicate they were not at high risk for a cardiovascular event, according to current national cholesterol guidelines...
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Thursday, September 25, 2008 Dr. Craig Koniver of Summerville thinks many patients have become frustrated... Sweet Fruit Drinks Found to Lead to Diabetes
Posted: July 29, 2008
Sweet Fruit Drinks Found to Lead to Diabetes CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sweetened fruit drinks are often marketed as a healthier alternative to non-diet soft drinks but are just as likely to cause weight gain and increase the risk of diabetes, researchers said on Monday.&n... Going Gluten Free - For Many Reasons
Posted: July 11, 2008
Diagnosed with celiac disease, or self-diagnosed. Sensitive to foods, or related to those who are. The gluten-free diet trend is getting a warm embrace.
By Janet Cromley, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer At the Whole Foods Market ... The pros and cons of the Food Intolerance Testing
Posted: May 27, 2008
The pros and cons of the Food Intolerance Testing
by John Richardson Even with the last 50 years of massive scientific breakthrough, wonderful new techniques in surgery and fantastic new dru... More Than Lactose Intolerance
Posted: May 13, 2008
By Stephen E. Goldfinger, M.D., Harvard Medical School, for MSN Health & Fitness Q: I'm 48-years old and have suddenly started suffering from lactose intolerance. I am avoiding all kinds of dairy to prevent the bloating and pain. I thought that was the end of it, but ... What is your 'trigger food'?
Posted: April 16, 2008
By : Chai Mei Ling KUALA LUMPUR: Piling on the pounds? Blame it on your 'trigger food'. Studies in the United States have found that eating trigger foods - foods as common as oranges, cucumbers, fish or wheat - can cause you to stay overweight. Feed your skin
Posted: March 11, 2008
Article from: "The Sunday Telegraph" By Helen Hawkes Forget plastic surgery. All you have to do is eat your way to great-looking skin. Can you look younger by stuffing your fac... Artificial Sweeteners Tied to Weight Gain
Posted: February 12, 2008
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... Cashews trigger worse allergies than peanuts
Posted: December 13, 2007
Type of tree nut can send kids quickly into dangerous spiral. Copyright 2007 Reuters. Peanuts may be more notorious, but cashews seem to trigger more severe allergic reactions in children. ... Peanut allergies showing up at younger ages
Posted: December 13, 2007
Study: First reaction appearing at 14 months in children born after 2000. Copyright 2007 Reuters. CHICAGO - Allergies to peanuts and other foods are showing... Fewer kids outgrowing their food allergies
Posted: December 13, 2007
Condition persists later into childhood than it did 20 years ago, study finds Copyright 2007 Reuters. CHICAGO - Childhood allergies to milk and eggs appear to be harder to outgrow than in th... Breast cancer rates surge in China.
Posted: November 1, 2007
BEIJING - An increasing taste for Western-style junk food and unhealthy lifestyles have caused the rate of breast cancer among urban Chinese women to jump sharply over the past decade, a state-run newspaper said Tuesday. In China's commercial center of Shanghai, 55 out of every ... Sneaky food books: Hot and a hot topic.
Posted: November 1, 2007
NEW YORK - It's a technique on the tip of a lot of parents' tongues — and maybe their children's too: Puree healthy fruits and vegetables, and sneak them into regular kid food like macaroni and cheese or chocolate pudding. Watch the kids unknowingly gobble down their vitamins,... Sleeping pills for kids top global list of bad products.
Posted: November 1, 2007
SYDNEY (AFP) - Sleeping pills advertised for children, dangerous toys and bottled water taken from local reservoirs are among the world's worst products, a global consumer group said Monday. In announcing its bad products awards for 2007, Consumers International said the top pri... Study ties hyperactivity in kids to food additives
Posted: September 7, 2007
Drinks spiked with coloring and preservatives led to behavior changes. Certain artificial food colorings and other additives can worsen hyperactive behaviors in children aged 3 to 9, British researchers reported on Wednesday. Tests on more than 300 chi... Green tea extract may boost cancer-fighting enzymes
Posted: August 21, 2007
Healthy subjects who received daily caffeine-free green tea extract capsules had an increased production of detoxification enzymes, which may provide some cancer-fighting benefits, study findings show. "Concentrated green tea extract could be beneficial to those who are de... Too fat? Common virus may be to blame: study
Posted: August 21, 2007
A common virus caused human adult stem cells to turn into fat cells and could explain why some people become obese, U.S. researchers said on Monday. The research builds on prior studies of adenovirus-36 -- a common cause of respiratory and eye infections -- and it may lead to an ob... Pathogens prevalent in unpasteurized milk
Posted: August 21, 2007
A survey of unpasteurized milk samples drawn from dairy farms across Wisconsin found a significant presence of Coxiella burnetii and Listeria monocytogenes, two different types of bacteria that can cause serious infection and even death in some people. These findings have particula... Review finds nutrition education failing
Posted: July 6, 2007
By MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer PANORAMA CITY, Calif. - The federal government will spend more than $1 billion this year on nutrition education — fresh carrot and celery snacks, videos of dancing fruit, ... Feeding Picky Eaters
Posted: June 20, 2007
Flaxseed, Ginseng Show Promise for Cancer Patients But Shark Cartilage No Help, Study Shows
Posted: June 20, 2007
Flaxseed and ginseng appear to be useful for certain cancer patients and should be studied further, researchers said Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Shark cartilage, however, did not appear to hold any benefits. Three studies discussed du... Antidepressants aid hospitalized heart patients
Posted: June 20, 2007
Entertaining TV programs make you eat, study finds
Posted: June 4, 2007
People eat more when they are glued to the television, and the more entertaining the program, the more they eat, according to research presented on Saturday. It seems that distracted brains do not notice what the mouth is doing, said Dr. Alan Hirsch, neurological director of the Sme... Study: Flaxseed might fight cancer
Posted: June 4, 2007
The first scientific tests of some popular alternative medicine products hint that American ginseng might lessen cancer fatigue and that flaxseed might slow the growth of prostate tumors. But a big study proved shark cartilage worthless against lung cancer, and doctors said people s... Study: Gingseng may help fight cancer
Posted: June 4, 2007
The first scientific tests of some popular alternative medicine products hint that American ginseng might lessen cancer fatigue and that flaxseed might slow the growth of prostate tumors. But a big study proved shark cartilage worthless against lung cancer, and doctors said people ... Plant foods, whole grains help men breathe easier
Posted: May 18, 2007
Eating plenty of fruit, vegetables and fish may keep men's lungs healthy as well as their hearts, a new study shows. Men who followed a diet closest to this "Mediterranean" ideal were half as likely as their peers with eating habits furthest from this pattern ... Poultry in melamine probe are safe to eat: USDA
Posted: May 18, 2007
Some 80,000 birds held on Indiana farms are safe to eat despite being fed rations that contained tiny amounts of the chemical melamine, the U.S. government said on Friday.
The decision by the Agriculture Department to allow the poultry to go to market came a day after the
Having a drink or two per day appears to modestly decrease the risk of developing kidney cell cancer, new research findings suggest, regardless of the type of alcoholic drink that is consumed.
Multiple studies have hinted at an inverse association between alcohol and kidney cancer,...
A new study suggests that eating lycopene-rich tomatoes offers no protection against prostate cancer, contrary to the findings of some past studies. In fact, the researchers found an association between beta carotene, an antioxidant related to lycopene, and an increased risk of aggressive prost...
More fruits and vegetables were added to school lunches. Restaurants offered smaller portions. Crosswalks even got a fresh coat of paint to encourage walking and biking. The whole city of Somerville went on a diet to curb childhood obesity, and researchers say it worked.
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Farmed fish that may have eaten food with imported Chinese ingredients show no traces of contamination and should be safe to eat, the Read Entry
Drinking coffee can help ward off type 2 diabetes and may even help prevent certain cancers, according to panelists discussing the benefits -- and risks -- of the beverage at a scientific meeting.
"We're coming from a situation where coffee had a very negative health i...
In one of the first studies to examine the relationship between diet and brain lesions, researchers observed that elderly people who reported higher calcium and vitamin D intake were much more likely to have greater volumes of brain lesions -- regions of damage that can increase risk of cogniti...
By David Chance
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The number of overweight people in Europe is rising and there is an especially worrying trend of increasing childhood obesity and in the number of people who are grossly obese, according to recent studies.
Europe is facing major hea...
ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer
Those efforts worked for a while for the Pennsylvania woman, but the weight ...
A major change in the national diet is under way: Heart-damaging trans fat is rapidly disappearing from grocery aisles and restaurant food, too. But are its replacements really healthier?
It's a tricky time for consumers, because the answer depends on the food and some a...
Reducing inflammation may help prevent cancer, suggest two Mayo Clinic studies presented Monday at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Los Angeles.
One study found that women who regularly used aspirin developed fewer cancers than women who didn...
People who frequently eat cured meats such as ham, hot dogs and bacon face a higher risk of lung disease, researchers said on Monday, citing additives called nitrites as a possible cause.
Those who ate cured meat products at least 14 times a month were 78 per...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Swimming teachers and other people who spend a lot of time near chlorinated pools face an increased risk of breathing problems, Dutch researchers report.
Chlorine reacts with substances such as urine and sweat to create byproducts that can irritate the r...
Recommended weight gains in pregnancy April 2, 2007 04:36:02 AM PST Here are recommended amounts of weight to gain in pregnancy, under 1990 guidelines from the Institute of Medicine. A new study suggests this advice may need revising: For a "low" body-mass index of less than 19.8, a g...
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The best drinks for preschoolers - and for kids of all ages - are milk and water. Whenever possible, discourage your child from drinking soda and other sugary, calorie-dense drinks as thirst-...
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