http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The largest study to date finds that eating foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish, chicken and salad dressing and avoiding saturated fats, meat and dairy foods may be linked to preserving memory and thinking abilities. However, the same association was not found in people with diabetes. The research is published in the April 30, 2013, print issue of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-evidence-omega-3s-meat-dairy.html Neuroscience Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:00:03 EST news286466212 A much neglected part of the obesity epidemic is that it has resulted in more overweight/obese women before and during pregnancy. Their offspring also tend to have higher birth weights and more body fat, and carry an increased risk of obesity and chronic diseases later in life. However, the nutritional factors and mechanisms involved pre and during pregnancy that may influence child obesity remain uncertain. A recent publication by ILSI Europe identifies and discusses key contributing factors leading to obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-obesity-transmission-pregnancy.html Health Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:20:03 EST news279994243 A new analysis has found that loading up on snack foods may increase cancer risk in individuals with an inborn susceptibility to colorectal and other cancers. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study suggests that an eating pattern low in snack foods could help these individuals—who have a condition called Lynch syndrome—lower their risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-snack-unhealthy-foods-affect-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:01 EST news274903038 March brings another National Nutrition Month. We Americans have unlimited sources of dietary information and frequent reminders about weight, diets, nutrition and food. Look at the magazine rack at the supermarket, the large sections devoted to cooking and food in bookstores and on Amazon.com, or search for “nutrition” on the Web and it’s all there. Yet two-thirds of us are too heavy, heart disease remains a major disease and diabetes is increasing.   One part of the problem is the quantity of food we eat. Portions are bigger at restaurants, and there are far more fast food choices than a generation ago. But even at home we are not choosing healthy foods.   Nutrition professionals can be very valuable in helping people plan healthy diets, but you do not need a degree in nutrition science to know how to eat.   Start with:   Vegetables and fruits http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-good-nutrition-basics.html Health Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:07:07 EST news251021217 Researchers may have found a specific dietary pattern linked to levels of C-peptide concentrations that increase a woman's risk for colorectal cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-dietary-patterns-linked-colorectal-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:57:29 EST news238697842