Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

DSM wins Most Innovative Health Ingredient Award

DSM Nutritional Products triumphed at this year's HiE Excellence Awards with Fruitflow® - the first natural, scientifically substantiated solution for the promotion of healthy blood flow. As well as winning the Most Innovative Health Ingredient Award, DSM also won an Excellence Award in the category of Heart Health.

25 Nov 2010

Diogenes study investigates optimum diet composition for preventing, treating obesity

Researchers at the Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE), University of Copenhagen, can now unveil the results of the world's largest diet study: If you want to lose weight, you should maintain a diet that is high in proteins with more lean meat, low-fat dairy products and beans and fewer finely refined starch calories such as white bread and white rice.

25 Nov 2010

USAID's Shah announces Bureau for Food Security; Bread for the World releases 2011 Hunger Report

USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah announced on Monday the creation of a Bureau for Food Security within the agency "to manage the Obama administration's Feed the Future initiative, which Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to turn over to USAID," National Journal Daily reports.

25 Nov 2010

Chronic high fat cholesterol diet may lead to Alzheimer's disease

Research from the Laboratory of Psychiatry and Experimental Alzheimers Research at the Medical University Innsbruck (Austria) demonstrated that chronic high fat cholesterol diet in rats exhibited pathologies similar to Alzheimer's disease. The results were published in Molecular Cellular Neuroscience with lead author Dr. Christian Humpel. The study was co-authored by PhD students, Celine Ullrich and Michael Pirchl, from the same Laboratory.

24 Nov 2010

Best diet: High protein and low good carbs

A group of European researchers have found that eating more protein and fewer refined carbohydrates helps to stay within normal weight. The team showed that men and women who had lost at least eight percent of their body weight on a low-calorie diet were kept on a maintenance diet high in protein and low in refined carbohydrates for six months. They were least likely to regain any weight, and were also the least likely to drop out of the study.

24 Nov 2010

HIV treatment drugs also help prevent HIV infection in high-risk men: Study

In a significant advance for HIV prevention research, a clinical trial confirms that the same drugs used for treating HIV can also help prevent HIV infection in the first place.

24 Nov 2010

Scott & White Healthcare’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program receives AACVPR accreditation

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Program at Scott & White Healthcare in Temple has received accreditation from the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).

24 Nov 2010

On Thanksgiving Day never mind conflict with the in-laws; it's cake vs. cranberry, pie vs. wine

If you're lucky, it will all be kisses and hugs around the Thanksgiving dinner table, with friends and family near and dear gathered about, and puppies gathered around your feet waiting for table scraps.

24 Nov 2010

New Colorectal Cancer Screening program in Quebec

On behalf of the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada, I would like to thank Minister Bolduc and the Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux for taking the first steps to implement the Colorectal Cancer Screening program in Quebec.

24 Nov 2010

Eating Disorder Hope partners with MyPyramid to help eating disorder sufferers

Eating Disorder Hope, a respected independent resource for sufferers of anorexia, bulimia and overeating disorders, has partnered with MyPyramid to help eating disorder sufferers find nutritional and healthy lifestyle support.

24 Nov 2010

New book to prevent childhood obesity

Today, childhood obesity contributes to a number of potential health risks. Written in an easy to read format, with lively, colorful characters, 'In Moderation' is a children's book that provides simple advice that can significantly reduce over consumption and prevent childhood obesity.

24 Nov 2010

Hepcidin hormone may be potential therapeutic tool for anemic blood disorders

A hormone made by the body may be a potential therapeutic tool for the treatment of two anemic blood disorders beta-thalassemia and hemochromatosis. The new research was led by scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College and published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation and the journal Blood.

24 Nov 2010

More salt in many holiday meals, cardiologist warns

There can be far more salt in many holiday meals than people realize, and the proof can be found at hospital emergency rooms. Heart problems aggravated or unmasked after ingestion of a significant amount of salt tend to make holidays such as Thanksgiving, Passover and Christmas very busy times for health providers like University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) cardiologist Marc Klapholz, M.D., F.A.C.C.

24 Nov 2010

Experience of ill health associated with reduction or cessation of alcohol consumption

In a cross-sectional study from the 2004 and 2007 Australian National Drug Strategy Household (NDSH) surveys, respondents were questioned about their current and past drinking, the presence of formal diagnosis for specific diseases (heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cancer, anxiety, depression) and self-perceived general health status. The sample sizes for the 2004 and 2007 NDSH surveys were 24,109 and 23,356, respectively.

24 Nov 2010

Less affluent cancer patients more likely to develop life-threatening health problems

CANCER patients from deprived backgrounds are more likely to develop life-threatening health problems, research published today (Wednesday) in the British Journal of Cancer shows.

24 Nov 2010

Verenium enters agreement with Desmet Ballestra for Purifine enzymatic degumming process

Verenium Corporation, a pioneer in the development and commercialization of high-performance enzymes solutions, today announced an agreement with Desmet Ballestra Group s.a., a leading global solutions provider in the field of engineering and delivery of installations and equipment for the edible oil and fats and biodiesel industries, to jointly market the Purifine enzymatic degumming process, which combines Verenium's Purifine PLC enzyme and Desmet Ballestra's engineering services and equipment.

23 Nov 2010

Women view their weight wrong: Study

Researchers have found that among more than 2,200 women ages 18 to 25 seen at several Texas reproductive-health clinics there were many who did not know if they weighed normal or were overweight.

23 Nov 2010

CEO Cancer Gold Standard employee wellness program highlighted in Harvard Business Review

The latest issue of Harvard Business Review highlighted the CEO Cancer Gold Standard, as an example of a high quality, signature program that can boost the overall effectiveness of a broad spectrum of workplace wellness initiatives. In an article entitled, "What's the Hard Return on Employee Wellness Programs?" it was shown that the return on investment (ROI) of effective workplace wellness programs can be as high as 6 to 1.

23 Nov 2010

ADA systematic review provides nutrition practice guidelines to support people with diabetes

Proper nutrition therapy is essential for the successful management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes and registered dietitians (RDs) can play a key role as part of the health care team.

23 Nov 2010

High BMI remains primary problem among wealthier women in developing countries

A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) finds that high body mass index (BMI) in developing countries remains primarily a problem of the rich. The findings suggest that the shift towards overweight and obesity among the poor that has already happened in wealthier countries has not yet happened in developing countries.

23 Nov 2010

Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

DSM wins Most Innovative Health Ingredient Award

Diogenes study investigates optimum diet composition for preventing, treating obesity

USAID's Shah announces Bureau for Food Security; Bread for the World releases 2011 Hunger Report

Chronic high fat cholesterol diet may lead to Alzheimer's disease

Best diet: High protein and low good carbs

HIV treatment drugs also help prevent HIV infection in high-risk men: Study

Scott & White Healthcare’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program receives AACVPR accreditation

On Thanksgiving Day never mind conflict with the in-laws; it's cake vs. cranberry, pie vs. wine

New Colorectal Cancer Screening program in Quebec

Eating Disorder Hope partners with MyPyramid to help eating disorder sufferers

New book to prevent childhood obesity

Hepcidin hormone may be potential therapeutic tool for anemic blood disorders

More salt in many holiday meals, cardiologist warns

Experience of ill health associated with reduction or cessation of alcohol consumption

Less affluent cancer patients more likely to develop life-threatening health problems

Verenium enters agreement with Desmet Ballestra for Purifine enzymatic degumming process

Women view their weight wrong: Study

CEO Cancer Gold Standard employee wellness program highlighted in Harvard Business Review

ADA systematic review provides nutrition practice guidelines to support people with diabetes

High BMI remains primary problem among wealthier women in developing countries

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