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Losing weight can lower levels of some proteins linked to tumor growth

Overweight and obese women who lost weight through diet and exercise lowered the levels of certain proteins in their blood that play a role in angiogenesis, the process of blood vessel growth that can promote the growth and survival of cancer cells

14 Jul 2016

UC San Diego receives USDA grant to increase food access to low-income families

The University of California San Diego School of Medicine Center for Community Health recently received a $3.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase affordable food access to low-income community members who are part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formally known as the Food Stamp Program.

14 Jul 2016

Food nudging could contribute to healthy eating

Is it possible to change our behaviour when it comes to food choices only by presenting the food to the guests in a canteen in a different order, or by making it more difficult to reach the less healthy food? Yes, a review of existing research in this area concludes.

13 Jul 2016

Impact of diet may depend on individual’s genetic composition

If you've ever seen a friend have good results from a diet but then not been able to match those results yourself, you may not be surprised by new findings in mice that show that diet response is highly individualized.

13 Jul 2016

Researchers identify PKD1 protein as potential cause for impaired insulin signaling in diabetics

Medication can help trigger the enzyme that kick starts insulin production in the body, but the drugs don't always work for those who are obese or diabetic, and most need to regulate their glucose and insulin levels. That's why a recent discovery made by Rudy Valentine and a team of researchers holds so much promise.

13 Jul 2016

Researchers examine which front-of-package nutrition label helps consumers choose healthful items

Marketing researchers at the University of Arkansas and their colleague at the University of Mississippi compared nutrition information labels on the front of packaged food products to understand which labels help consumers choose more healthful items.

13 Jul 2016

New easy-to-use method may help people estimate food portions using their hands

Researchers from the University of Sydney's Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders have developed a portable and easy-to-use method to help people estimate portion size using only their hands.

13 Jul 2016

New multicomponent reactions to develop active compounds against sleeping sickness

Multicomponent reactions are protocols that ease the chemical synthesis of new compounds, and are particularly important to gain molecules with biological activity as therapeutic agents against several pathogens.

13 Jul 2016

VMS during menopause transition linked to sociodemographic, psychosocial factors

More data analysis about hot flashes from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation has been published today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society.

13 Jul 2016

Low levels of blood selenium may increase risk of liver cancer

A new study, published in current issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows that the highest levels of blood selenium or of selenoprotein P, the protein that distributes selenium from the liver around the body, are associated with a decreased risk of developing liver cancer (particularly hepatocellular carcinoma), even when all other major liver cancer risk factors are taken into account.

13 Jul 2016

Hungry parents may serve large portions of food for their young children, study shows

The hungrier parents are at mealtimes, a new study shows, the more they may feed their young children, which could have implications for childhood obesity.

13 Jul 2016

New research explains why many diet plans do not work

Many diet plans are doomed from the start. The reason? Dieters tend to adopt the wrong strategies, often planning to ditch their favorite foods and replace them with less-desirable options, according to new research from Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business.

13 Jul 2016

Western-style diet impairs memory inhibition leading to dietary excess

Obesity may ultimately be a disease of the brain, involving a progressive deterioration of various cognitive processes that influence eating.

12 Jul 2016

New education programme can help reduce risk of developing Type 2 diabetes

People at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes can reduce their chances of getting the condition by more than 80 per cent by fully completing a new education programme, an NIHR-supported study has found.

12 Jul 2016

Manipulation of gut microbes can reverse negative effects of high fat diet, researchers find

Did you know that your gut sends neural messages to the brain to tell it when it is full? Researchers at the University of Georgia, Binghamton University, and Pennsylvania State University have now found that chronic consumption of high fat foods disturbs these neural messages in rats by shifting the populations of bacteria that ordinarily reside inside the gut.

12 Jul 2016

Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Losing weight can lower levels of some proteins linked to tumor growth

UC San Diego receives USDA grant to increase food access to low-income families

Food nudging could contribute to healthy eating

Impact of diet may depend on individual’s genetic composition

Researchers identify PKD1 protein as potential cause for impaired insulin signaling in diabetics

Researchers examine which front-of-package nutrition label helps consumers choose healthful items

New easy-to-use method may help people estimate food portions using their hands

New multicomponent reactions to develop active compounds against sleeping sickness

VMS during menopause transition linked to sociodemographic, psychosocial factors

Low levels of blood selenium may increase risk of liver cancer

Hungry parents may serve large portions of food for their young children, study shows

New research explains why many diet plans do not work

Western-style diet impairs memory inhibition leading to dietary excess

New education programme can help reduce risk of developing Type 2 diabetes

Manipulation of gut microbes can reverse negative effects of high fat diet, researchers find

Social-based messages can increase healthy food choices

Obese individuals may be more sensitive to overeating when presented with food cues

Children of uninvolved feeders could be at risk for greater dietary excess from snacks

Spinach-like nanoparticle juice may improve doctor's ability to examine gastrointestinal tract

Study shows siblings of food allergic children do not experience food allergy symptoms

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Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

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