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Tips to enjoy holiday food and other special parts of the season

While most of us look forward with anticipation to the culinary delights of the holiday season, the decedent buffet can be treacherous territory for those with food-related health concerns.

17 Dec 2010

Physical activity, healthy diets open gateway to preventive lifestyle

"A physical active lifestyle opens the gateway to a preventive lifestyle including healthy diets" - this was the main message from a scientific presentation of Prof. Wolgang Schlicht, Institute of Sport and Health Sciences, Stuttgart University, held during the last meeting of the EU supported Food Cluster Initiative in Ghent, Belgium.

17 Dec 2010

Researchers discover allium vegetable consumption may lower hip osteoarthritis

Researchers at King's College London and the University of East Anglia have discovered that women who consume a diet high in allium vegetables, such as garlic, onions and leeks, have lower levels of hip osteoarthritis

16 Dec 2010

Research reveals mother's eating habits have huge impact on children's nutrition

As health professionals search for ways to combat the rise in obesity and promote healthy eating, new research reveals a mother's own eating habits - and whether she views her child as a 'picky eater' - has a huge impact on whether her child consumes enough fruits and vegetables.

15 Dec 2010

School children who dislike fruits and vegetables are more likely to develop functional constipation

Primary school children who don't like eating fruit and vegetables are 13 times more likely to develop functional constipation than children who do, according to a study in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Drinking less than 400ml of fluid a day also significantly increases the risk.

13 Dec 2010

Researchers conduct trial to study obesity-related respiratory limitations on weight loss

Tamara Ritchie lost 25 pounds in 12 weeks without breaking a sweat. She was just following doctors' orders.

13 Dec 2010

Research programs embody the promise of anti-aging medicine.

Sometimes the value of research lies as much in exposing false remedies as in discovering true breakthroughs. Scientists at the country's first school of gerontology and in laboratories around the University of Southern California do both, mindful of their responsibility to a society focused on healthful aging.

13 Dec 2010

Dietitians prefer olive oil as food oil of choice

A newly released survey of dietitians, which examines their current perspectives regarding various dietary fats and oils, reveals a strong preference for olive oil as the food oil of choice even for individuals on a diet. Canola oil was the second choice, while other oils—safflower, soybean, peanut, corn and flax—trailed far behind.

9 Dec 2010

Med-Vision offers steps to maintain weight during holidays

Health and wellness strategists at Med-Vision, LLC offer simple steps to avoid holiday weight gain during the whirlwind of to-dos and tasty temptations.

8 Dec 2010

Nanoparticles could combat Listeria

A Purdue University research team developed a nanoparticle that can hold and release an antimicrobial agent as needed for extending the shelf life of foods susceptible to Listeria monocytogenes.

8 Dec 2010

Researchers develop new method to reduce amount of radiation needed to kill pathogens

A team of Texas AgriLife Research engineers has developed a way to cut by as much as half the amount of irradiation needed to kill 99.999 percent of salmonella, E. coli and other pathogens on fresh produce.

7 Dec 2010

Today's Op-Eds: ObamaCare and FEHBP; California prisons; and workhorse Medicaid

Even Washington's stupidest scandals can be revealing, and so it is with the liberal cri de snore that Republicans ought to renounce health insurance. Democrats have inadvertently drawn up another indictment of ObamaCare (12/4).

6 Dec 2010

New drug for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma shows promise

Genentech Inc., now part of Swiss drug developer Roche, and Biogen Idec Inc. on Sunday have announced positive and encouraging results from a clinical study of cancer drug Rituxan in patients with advanced type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. An estimated 65,540 people in the US were diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma this year, and follicular lymphoma accounts for about 15 to 20 percent of those cases. The disease can occur at any time during adulthood, though people are typically diagnosed during their 50s and 60s.

5 Dec 2010

Healthy lifestyle choices, emergency room interventions can help prevent first-time strokes

Healthy lifestyle choices and emergency room interventions can help prevent first-time strokes, according to revised American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines.

3 Dec 2010

Beta-carotene from food sources is insufficient in substantial part of population

The intake of preformed vitamin A from animal products is not sufficient in parts of the population in the U.S., Europe and Asia. The vitamin A precursor beta-carotene therefore has an important function in providing for an adequate supply of total vitamin A, international carotenoid experts state in a recently published consensus answer.

2 Dec 2010

British Journal: Obesity, alcohol consumption may increase cancer risk

People should be warned that cancer is linked to obesity and alcohol, rather than urged to eat more fruit and vegetables to protect against the disease.

1 Dec 2010

Amount of vegetables consumed in childhood correlated to arterial stiffness in adulthood

Eating a lot of fruits and vegetables as a child is associated with healthier arteries as an adult. The amount of vegetables consumed in childhood correlated to the amount of arterial stiffness in adulthood. Children who consistently eat lots of fruits and vegetables lower their risk of having stiff arteries in young adulthood, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

30 Nov 2010

Tips to encourage children to eat vegetables, fruits

In a new study, children who ate the most vegetables and fruits had significantly healthier arteries as adults than children who ate the fewest. Here are 10 tips to encourage your children to eat more vegetables and fruits.

30 Nov 2010

New tool to trace metabolism of carotenoids in human body

The University of Illinois scientists who linked eating tomatoes with a reduced risk of prostate cancer have developed a tool that will help them trace the metabolism of tomato carotenoids in the human body. And they've secured funding from the National Institutes of Health to do it.

30 Nov 2010

Weight Watchers introduces PointsPlus weight loss program in the U.S.

The new era of Weight Watchers is here. Today Weight Watchers, the world-renowned leader in weight management, has announced it is introducing in the United States a successor to its popular POINTS weight loss system–the new PointsPlus program.

29 Nov 2010

Vegetables News and Research

Tips to enjoy holiday food and other special parts of the season

Physical activity, healthy diets open gateway to preventive lifestyle

Researchers discover allium vegetable consumption may lower hip osteoarthritis

Research reveals mother's eating habits have huge impact on children's nutrition

School children who dislike fruits and vegetables are more likely to develop functional constipation

Researchers conduct trial to study obesity-related respiratory limitations on weight loss

Research programs embody the promise of anti-aging medicine.

Dietitians prefer olive oil as food oil of choice

Med-Vision offers steps to maintain weight during holidays

Nanoparticles could combat Listeria

Researchers develop new method to reduce amount of radiation needed to kill pathogens

Today's Op-Eds: ObamaCare and FEHBP; California prisons; and workhorse Medicaid

New drug for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma shows promise

Healthy lifestyle choices, emergency room interventions can help prevent first-time strokes

Beta-carotene from food sources is insufficient in substantial part of population

British Journal: Obesity, alcohol consumption may increase cancer risk

Amount of vegetables consumed in childhood correlated to arterial stiffness in adulthood

Tips to encourage children to eat vegetables, fruits

New tool to trace metabolism of carotenoids in human body

Weight Watchers introduces PointsPlus weight loss program in the U.S.

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