Nutrition News

Latest Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today.

Total news: 25
Last news: August 31, 2007 08:00:00

Nutritional Information. Answers to questions about nutrition, obesity, herbal and nutritional supplements, and the role of diet in improving and maintaining your health.

Total news: 48
Last news: August 31, 2007 04:00:00

Eating a balanced diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables is one way doctors recommend to maintain a healthy lifestyle. But what if every time certain fruits and vegetables are eaten, one develops a sore throat, swollen tongue, itchy mouth, or itchy lips? Joseph R. Perez, M.D., a board-certified allergist and immunologist in Houston, Texas (http://www.aachou. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

That fruit fly hovering over your kitchen counter may be attracted to more than the bananas that are going brown; it may also want a sip of your carbonated water. Scientists have found that fruit flies detect and are attracted to the taste of carbonated water, such as water found on rotting fruits containing yeast. This finding raises the question of whether taste in humans may be more complex than scientists have thought. - [Read more]

Black raspberries are highly effective in preventing the development of cancerous tumors, according to a study published in the October issue of Acta Pharmacologica Sinica published by Wiley-Blackwell. The black raspberries will, however, have no therapeutic value if the tumors have already developed. Dr. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Data from a new Mayo Clinic (http://mayoclinic.edu) study suggest that dietary therapy using flaxseed can decrease hot flashes in postmenopausal women who do not take estrogen. The findings from the pilot study are published in the summer 2007 issue of the Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

More than 50 nutritional experts from a European Union (EU) committee now recommend pregnant and nursing women supplement their diets on a daily basis with a large amount of DHA, an essential omega-3 fatty acid. Clinically proven in numerous studies to offer a growing array of health benefits, nutritional supplementation of DHA is now being associated with healthier pregnancies. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Defects in the brains ability to respond to glucose play a role in the development of non-insulin dependent (type 2) diabetes, according to recent research in mice. Also a high-fat diet may contribute to impairing brain cells ability to regulate glucose throughout the body. The newly discovered mechanism is related to how the body uses fuels circulating in the bloodstream. Glucose is among these fuels and is, in part, derived from foods consumed. It is used by the body to make a molecule called ATP, which provides energy to cells. - [Read more]

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and their collaborators have for the first time successfully identified Marburg virus infection in a common species of African fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus). Marburg virus causes severe, often fatal, hemorrhagic fever in people and non-human primates. Bats have been suspected of carrying the virus, but until now, evidence of Marburg virus infection in bats had not been detected. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Cirrhosis of the liver is one of the most common and serious medical complications linked to alcoholism. Heavy alcohol use can also cause brain damage. Cirrhotic alcoholics appear to have even more impaired brain function than noncirrhotic alcoholics. - [Read more]

A new study explains the "American obesity paradox": the parallel rise in obesity rates and the popularity of healthier food. In a series of four studies, the researchers reveal that we over-generalize "healthy" claims. In fact, consumers chose beverages, side dishes, and desserts containing up to 131 percent more calories when the main dish was positioned as "healthy." - [Read more]

Jeroen de Munter and colleagues found that, in women in the US Nurses Health Studies, whole grain intake was inversely associated with risk of type 2 diabetes. The association was stronger for bran than for germ. Citation: de Munter JSL, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, Franz M, van Dam RM (2007) Whole grain, bran, and germ intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: A prospective cohort study and systematic review. PLoS Med 4(8): e261. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Reduce, recycle and rebuild is as important to the most basic component of the human body, the cell, as it is to the environment.And a University of Florida study shows just how much the body benefits when it "goes green," at least if youre a rat: Cutting calories helps rodents live longer by boosting cells ability to recycle damaged parts so they can maintain efficient energy production."Caloric restriction is a way to extend life in animals. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Australias leading nutrition organisation, the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA), is launching a major campaign to tackle Australias obesity and its related diseases, which costs the nation 21 billion dollars1 or one thousand dollars per person per year. The latest statistics show that obesity has been skyrocketing with 7.4 million adults or 54% of the adult population - and around 25% of Australian kids now classified as overweight or obese. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The Government of Canada announced that the Great Lakes strain of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia has been detected in fish from Hamilton Harbour and the Thames River in Ontario. These two findings mark the first detections of the disease in 2007 in Canada. Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia is an infectious viral disease that can cause illness and death in fish, but does not affect human health. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

A new study has found people over 50 who take calcium supplements suffer fewer fractures and enjoy a better quality of life. The study involved a meta-analysis of over 63,000 people taking calcium or calcium and vitamin D supplements. The study found long term daily calcium and Vitamin D supplements have the potential to reduce the risk of fracture in the elderly by almost a quarter. - [Read more]

Obesity rates in the US continue to climb dramatically, with Mississippi at the top of the list for adults, and DC for young people. Adult obesity rates rose in 31 states last year, according to a new report. Twenty-two states experienced an increase for the second year in a row; no states decreased. - [Read more]

Nutrition plays an important role in managing HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, but there is no evidence that it is a viable substitute for antiretroviral and other drugs as a primary treatment, according to a report released Wednesday by a South African scientific panel that advises the government on health policy, SAPA/iAfrica.com reports (SAPA/iAfrica.com, 8/22).The report, released by the [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Packaging that lets you see a food product may make you feel better as a consumer, but it is not good for the food. New ideas for plastics may help remedy that problem. Research by Virginia Tech food scientists has provided significant evidence that visible wavelengths of light cause taste and odor changes of food.Packaging that lets you see a food product may make you feel better as a consumer, but it is not good for the food. New ideas for plastics may help remedy that problem. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Food scientists and material scientists agree that the primary purpose of food packaging is to protect the food. Once that is accomplished, the package has to protect sensory quality. One challenge to meeting the second goal is communication between food scientists and material scientists, according to research by Susan E. Duncan, professor of food science and technology at Virginia Tech. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

A researcher at the University of Adelaide, Australia, has discovered scientific evidence that obesity is a key factor in infertility because of how it affects womens eggs.While obesity has long been thought to be a major factor in couples inability to conceive, this is the first time the effects of obesity on the egg have been discovered. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Healthy, full-term newborn babies tend to lose weight during the first few days after their birth. A groundbreaking new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Human Lactation explores the reasons why certain newborns lose more (or less) than others and what conclusions can be drawn from the research. [click link for full article] - [Read more]