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Woods Institute at Stanford University awards seven new Environmental Venture Project grants

The Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University has awarded seven new Environmental Venture Projects (EVP) grants for interdisciplinary research aimed at finding practical solutions promoting global sustainability.

24 Jun 2011

Less than half of primary-care physicians refer all diabetes patients to education programs

While studies have shown that diabetes education programs are crucial in helping individuals living with the disease self-manage their condition, a new study led by Ryerson researchers has found that less than half of primary-care physicians surveyed refer all of their patients with diabetes to these programs.

24 Jun 2011

Recommendations to curb high rates of obesity among young children

Limiting television and other media use, encouraging infants and young children in preschool and child care to spend more time in physically active play, and requiring child care providers to promote healthy sleeping practices are some of the actions needed to curb high rates of obesity among America's youngest children, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

24 Jun 2011

Simulated Environment delivers SpaCapsule to Elements women's health and fitness center

Simulated Environment Concepts, the manufacturer and developer of medical, aesthetic, weight loss, wellness, and slimming equipment, announced today that the Company has made the first delivery of the SpaCapsule to Elements Diet and Fitness (Elements), a women's health and fitness center, in accordance with the co-branding preferred vendor's agreement executed between the two companies earlier this year.

24 Jun 2011

Disordered eating behaviors carried into young adulthood and beyond

Adolescents who diet and develop disordered eating behaviors (unhealthy and extreme weight control behaviors and binge eating) carry these unhealthy practices into young adulthood and beyond, according to a study conducted by University of Minnesota researchers and published in the July 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

24 Jun 2011

Bodies resist weight loss efforts when food intake is reduced drastically

If you've been trying to lose weight and suspect your body's working against you, you may be right, according to a University of Illinois study published in Obesity.

24 Jun 2011

G20 agriculture ministers reach deal aimed at addressing high food prices

"G20 farm ministers settled a deal on Thursday to tackle high food prices, agreeing to a watered-down declaration that fell short of France's ambitious proposals to tighten regulation of commodity markets," Reuters reports.

24 Jun 2011

CCEI adds new course, Healthy Habits: Nutrition and Fitness Practices

ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI), a nationally accredited and IACET approved distance training institution dedicated exclusively to the child care industry, is proud to announce the addition of a new course, Healthy Habits: Nutrition and Fitness Practices.

24 Jun 2011

Governments should consider social impacts of austerity measures, U.N. report says

In the wake of the 2008-09 financial crisis, many country's governments could be undermining economic recovery by implementing austerity measures such as cuts in spending on health, education and other social programs, which "threaten to turn back decades of social progress, block new job creation and derail efforts to eradicate poverty" in both developed and developing nations, according to a United Nations report published Wednesday, Reuters reports.

24 Jun 2011

High salt consumption does not seem to increase risk of heart disease

A new eight year long European study concludes that salt consumption is not dangerous and may in fact be beneficial. This is certainly contrary to advice from American Medical Association, American Heart Association and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which says higher sodium consumption can increase the risk of heart disease.

24 Jun 2011

Ketogenic diet reduces seizures in mice through adenosine A1 receptors

Some individuals with epilepsy fail to respond to treatment with conventional drugs but benefit from consuming a ketogenic diet - a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet similar to the more commonly known Atkins diet.

24 Jun 2011

Australian chefs and food bloggers support Oxfam’s 2011 Stop Hunger Appeal with a special cookbook

Acclaimed Australian chefs and food bloggers have donated recipes to a special edition Oxfam cookbook to encourage Australians to get behind the international aid agency’s new ‘Stop Hunger’ appeal.

24 Jun 2011

New report offers policy recommendations to combat early childhood obesity

A new national report offers policy recommendations to curb the high rates of obesity among America's youngest children.

24 Jun 2011

Elderly alcohol and drug abuse support

A report has advised that the British government alter the recommended amount of alcohol older people should consume. The government should cut the recommended drinking limits for older people, according to doctors, in a move likely to affect many looking to find a care home.

23 Jun 2011

Reductions in obesity-related medical costs offset cost of gastric banding surgery within 2.25 years

Allergan, Inc. today announced a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases that found the cost of a gastric banding weight-loss surgery procedure, such as Allergan's LAP-BAND Adjustable Gastric Banding System, was offset by reductions in obesity-related medical costs within 2.25 years for surgery eligible patients with diabetes, and within four years of the procedure for all surgery eligible patients.

23 Jun 2011

Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Woods Institute at Stanford University awards seven new Environmental Venture Project grants

Less than half of primary-care physicians refer all diabetes patients to education programs

Recommendations to curb high rates of obesity among young children

Simulated Environment delivers SpaCapsule to Elements women's health and fitness center

Disordered eating behaviors carried into young adulthood and beyond

Bodies resist weight loss efforts when food intake is reduced drastically

G20 agriculture ministers reach deal aimed at addressing high food prices

CCEI adds new course, Healthy Habits: Nutrition and Fitness Practices

Governments should consider social impacts of austerity measures, U.N. report says

High salt consumption does not seem to increase risk of heart disease

Ketogenic diet reduces seizures in mice through adenosine A1 receptors

Australian chefs and food bloggers support Oxfam’s 2011 Stop Hunger Appeal with a special cookbook

New report offers policy recommendations to combat early childhood obesity

Elderly alcohol and drug abuse support

Reductions in obesity-related medical costs offset cost of gastric banding surgery within 2.25 years

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New proteomics-based approach to analyze bone quality

Resveratrol may make old age more tolerable, but not prevent it

Fat substituted snack foods may contribute to weight gain

Adding leucine to diets improves insulin sensitivity, pre-diabetic condition and metabolic syndrome

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