Diet & Nutrition News and Research

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Hungry grocery shoppers buy high calorie foods

Skipping meals can sabotage your shopping - and your diet, according to a new Cornell study. Even short term food deprivation not only increases overall grocery shopping, but leads shoppers to buy 31% more high calorie foods.

7 May 2013

Menus at fast food restaurants still lack nutritional quality

More than 25 percent of American adults chow down on fast food two or more times each week. Known for menu items containing high amounts of fat, sugar, and salt, fast-food restaurants have contributed to America's poor diets and increased risk of diet-related chronic diseases, like heart disease and diabetes.

7 May 2013

Mutations in Ggamma13 gene may contribute to certain forms of smell disorders in humans

Researchers at the Monell Center and collaborators have identified a protein that is critical to the ability of mammals to smell. Mice engineered to be lacking the Ggamma13 protein in their olfactory receptors were functionally anosmic - unable to smell.

7 May 2013

Study indicates Mexican-American immigrants have fewer health limitations than U.S.-born Mexican-Americans

New research indicates that Mexican-Americans born in the United States who are aged 55 and over are significantly more likely than Mexican-American immigrants to report that they have substantial limitations in one or more basic physical activities such as walking, climbing stairs, reaching, lifting, or carrying. (30% versus 25%).

6 May 2013

Experts report new outbreaks and increased spread of Cassava Brown Streak Disease

Cassava experts are reporting new outbreaks and the increased spread of Cassava Brown Streak Disease or CBSD, warning that the rapidly proliferating plant virus could cause a 50 percent drop in production of a crop that provides a significant source of food and income for 300 million Africans.

6 May 2013

Study shows magnesium intake, absorption associated with bone density in children

Parents are advised to make sure their children drink milk and eat other calcium-rich foods to build strong bones.

5 May 2013

Dennis Herrera applauds FDA for addressing health risks posed by highly caffeinated energy drinks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier today announced that it has launched a formal investigation into the safety of added caffeine in food products—noting "particularly its effects on children and adolescents"—in response to an unfortunate growing trend in which beverage and food manufacturers are adding caffeine to their products.

5 May 2013

New position paper shows strong connection between nutrition and oral health

There is a strong connection between the food people eat and their oral health, according to a recently updated position paper of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

5 May 2013

Two grants to fund weight management, nutrition initiatives for New Ulm project

UnitedHealth Group and the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, in conjunction with Allina Health and the community of New Ulm, Minn., recently announced two grants from the company totaling more than $1 million.

5 May 2013

Experts gather to lay out agenda to end childhood poverty

Pediatricians, economists, social scientists and policy experts will come together on Saturday, May 4, to address one of the greatest threats to child health - poverty.

4 May 2013

Merck's LIPTRUZET tablets get FDA approval for treatment of elevated LDL cholesterol

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved LIPTRUZET (ezetimibe and atorvastatin) tablets for the treatment of elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with primary or mixed hyperlipidemia as adjunctive therapy to diet when diet alone is not enough.

4 May 2013

Preordering school lunch encourages better food choices by children

We all know that buying food when we are hungry is a recipe for disaster. When we are hungry, we can be especially sensitive to sights and smells of foods that will satiate, but may lack in nutrient content. What if we could make our meal choices when we are full, and not anticipating the feeling of satiation we all enjoy? Would we make healthier choices?

4 May 2013

Children who live in walkable neighborhoods are less likely to be overweight: Study

As parents, physicians and policymakers look for ways to curb childhood obesity, they may need to look no further than a child's own backyard.

4 May 2013

Case report reveals that sugar substitutes may adversely affect endocrine health

It's a known fact that drinking too many sugary drinks can lead to obesity and diabetes, but sugar substitutes may adversely affect your endocrine health, according to a case report presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 22nd Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress.

4 May 2013

Study results suggest that restricting food intake increases reward value of food

The story is a familiar one: most people are able to lose weight while dieting but once the diet is over, the weight comes back. Many of us can personally attest that caloric deprivation weight loss diets typically do not produce lasting weight loss.

3 May 2013

Lund researchers develop new mouse model to better understand type 2 diabetes in humans

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new mouse model that answers the question of what actually happens in the body when type 2 diabetes develops and how the body responds to drug treatment.

3 May 2013

EPAC2 and diabetes: an interview with Dr. Hussain, Johns Hopkins University

EPAC stands for exchange protein activated by cyclic AMP (cAMP). cAMP is an (among many) intracellular messenger molecule. cAMP is generated when certain hormones stimulate a cell by binding to their receptor, which is at the outside surface of the cell.

3 May 2013

UC San Diego Health System receives national award for providing quality care to cancer patients

UC San Diego Health System is a recipient of the 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer.

3 May 2013

NIH-funded study uncovers novel way that grapes exert beneficial effects in the heart

A study appearing in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry- demonstrates that grapes are able to reduce heart failure associated with chronic high blood pressure (hypertension) by increasing the activity of several genes responsible for antioxidant defense in the heart tissue.

3 May 2013

Increased accumulation of coronary artery calcium leads to heart attack risk

Patients with increasing accumulations of coronary artery calcium were more than six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack or die from heart disease than patients who didn't have increasing accumulations, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

3 May 2013

Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Hungry grocery shoppers buy high calorie foods

Menus at fast food restaurants still lack nutritional quality

Mutations in Ggamma13 gene may contribute to certain forms of smell disorders in humans

Study indicates Mexican-American immigrants have fewer health limitations than U.S.-born Mexican-Americans

Experts report new outbreaks and increased spread of Cassava Brown Streak Disease

Study shows magnesium intake, absorption associated with bone density in children

Dennis Herrera applauds FDA for addressing health risks posed by highly caffeinated energy drinks

New position paper shows strong connection between nutrition and oral health

Two grants to fund weight management, nutrition initiatives for New Ulm project

Experts gather to lay out agenda to end childhood poverty

Merck's LIPTRUZET tablets get FDA approval for treatment of elevated LDL cholesterol

Preordering school lunch encourages better food choices by children

Children who live in walkable neighborhoods are less likely to be overweight: Study

Case report reveals that sugar substitutes may adversely affect endocrine health

Study results suggest that restricting food intake increases reward value of food

Lund researchers develop new mouse model to better understand type 2 diabetes in humans

EPAC2 and diabetes: an interview with Dr. Hussain, Johns Hopkins University

UC San Diego Health System receives national award for providing quality care to cancer patients

NIH-funded study uncovers novel way that grapes exert beneficial effects in the heart

Increased accumulation of coronary artery calcium leads to heart attack risk

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