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Resveratrol, an ingredient in red wine thought to improve insulin sensitivity, reduce risk of heart disease and increase longevity, does not appear to offer these benefits in healthy women, new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-resveratrol-falls-short-health-benefits.html Medical research Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:20:03 EST news270389370 In a first of its kind study that shows environmental conditions can be more influential than genetics, Virginia Tech researchers have found that the cost of food  — not someone's genetic makeup—is a major factor in eating fattening food. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-economic-conditions-trump-genetics-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:44:33 EST news270196899 Teagasc researchers are looking to seaweed for proteins with health benefits for use as functional foods. Historically, edible seaweeds were consumed by coastal communities across the world and today seaweed is a habitual diet in many countries, particularly in Asia. Indeed, whole seaweeds have been successfully added to foods in recent times, ranging from sausages and cheese to pizza bases and frozen-meat products. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-edible-seaweed-alternative-protein-source.html Health Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:23:43 EST news269504611 Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have found that a diet high in saturated fat raises levels of endothelial lipase (EL), an enzyme associated with the development of atherosclerosis, and, conversely, that a diet high in omega-3 polyunsaturated fat lowers levels of this enzyme. The findings establish a "new" link between diet and atherosclerosis and suggest a novel way to prevent cardiovascular heart disease. In addition, the research may help to explain why the type 2 diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia) has been linked to heart problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-link-high-fat-western-diet-atherosclerosis.html Cardiology Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:19:36 EST news269014649 A research team led by Anna Floegel of the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) and Tobias Pischon of the Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) has identified 14 novel biomarkers for type 2 diabetes. They can serve as basis for developing new methods of treatment and prevention of this metabolic disease. The biomarkers can also be used to determine diabetes risk at a very early point in time. At the same time the markers enable insight into the complex mechanisms of this disease, which still have not been completely elucidated. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-team-biomarkers-diabetes.html Diabetes Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:00:01 EST news268571259 Nutritionists at the University of Glasgow have served up a menu showing what a balanced diet over a week looks like. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-diet-week.html Health Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:09:50 EST news268470582 (Medical Xpress)—Eating an apple a day might in fact help keep the cardiologist away, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-apple-day-lowers-blood-chemical.html Health Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:36:36 EST news268400095 (Medical Xpress)—Comprehensive prenatal care can decrease the rate of low birth weights, according to a study led by Dr. Yasmin Neggers, a University of Alabama researcher and professor of human nutrition and hospitality management. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-cuba-prenatal-birth-weights.html Pediatrics Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:00:22 EST news267782413 (Medical Xpress)—A study by Human Nutrition researchers at the University of Glasgow has revealed that Scots' waistlines have become bigger in the last 10 years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-ten-years-waist-scots-fatter.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:11:14 EST news267779465 (Medical Xpress)—Middle-aged women who are self-motivated to eat healthily have a lower body mass index (BMI) than those who do so in order to keep others happy, new University of Otago research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-self-motivation-superior-healthy-weight.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 10 Sep 2012 06:50:01 EST news266478046 As a college student, you may be happy simply not to have gained the "Freshman 15." But a University of Illinois study shows that as little as 1.5 pounds per year is enough to raise blood pressure in that age group, and the effect was worse for young women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-small-weight-gains-blood-pressure.html Health Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:38:28 EST news266168299 The injection of a tiny capsule containing heat-generating cells into the abdomens of mice led those animals to burn abdominal fat and initially lose about 20 percent of belly fat after 80 days of treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-mice-heat-generating-cells-belly-fat.html Medical research Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:51:57 EST news266068310 Higher levels of physical activity were related to lower risk of death in patients with diabetes, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-physical-death-patients-diabetes.html Diabetes Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:12:16 EST news263487916 (Medical Xpress) -- Experts have long since determined the recommended daily amounts of certain nutrients, such as calcium and vitamin D, but the numbers for nutrients like fiber have proven more difficult to nail down. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-future-fiber-children-nutrient.html Health Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:55:00 EST news262857292 (Medical Xpress) -- Social media websites are useful in staying in touch with friends and family, but one Kansas State University researcher believes they also may keep you healthy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-healthy-social-media-health-patients.html Health Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:49:11 EST news262511300 (Medical Xpress) -- One of the latest trends in the food market and among celebrities is going gluten-free. Snack giant Frito-Lay has announced it will introduce new gluten-free labels and products, and Miley Cyrus has credited her recent weight loss to a gluten-free diet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-gluten-free-diet-good.html Health Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:27:28 EST news260087227 In a first-of-its kind summary of fish consumption choices, a team of researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital has determined that consumers are not getting all the information they need to make informed decisions about fish consumption. Their research is published in the June 1 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-consumers-guidance-fish-consumption-choices.html Health Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:20:01 EST news257706459 Stevia is regarded as a healthy alternative to sugar. Yet there are drawbacks to the Stevia products recently approved as sweeteners by the European Union. One of these is a long-lasting bitter after-taste. Scientists at Technische Universitaet Muenchen and the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke have now identified the receptors on the human tongue mediating the bitter sensation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-bitter-receptors-stevia-sweeteners.html Medical research Thu, 31 May 2012 10:54:55 EST news257680486 If lower-income mothers want kids with healthy diets, it's best to adopt healthy eating habits themselves and encourage their children to eat good foods rather than use force, rewards or punishments, says a Michigan State University study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-healthy-kids.html Health Wed, 30 May 2012 14:35:18 EST news257607313 Elite athletes and recreational exercisers alike could soon be enjoying quicker recovery times thanks to research into exercise-induced fatigue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-recovery.html Health Thu, 03 May 2012 06:20:05 EST news255243353 New research suggests that there could be health hazards associated with consuming excessive amounts of beta-carotene. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-potential-dark-side-diets-high.html Health Tue, 01 May 2012 14:50:06 EST news255101110 Together with child and adolescent psychiatrists, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have just completed an extensive report which reviews the studies which have been done so far on the significance of diet for children and young people with ADHD. The report shows that there are potential benefits in changing the diets of children with ADHD, but that key knowledge in the area is still lacking. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-dietary-children-adhd.html Attention deficit disorders Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:33:20 EST news254485976 (Medical Xpress) -- A new Iowa State University study confirms your mom was right, you should chew your food thoroughly. Mom's logic was that proper chewing would ease digestion, but the ISU research found that chewing food thoroughly -- 40 times before swallowing -- also reduces food intake in healthy young adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-additional-food-intake-young-adults.html Health Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:30:01 EST news253930042 When University of Illinois researchers surveyed over 3,500 college applicants, more than a third couldn't report their weight accurately, and overweight and obese men were more likely to underestimate their weight than women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-misperception-weight-important-barrier-loss.html Health Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:51:58 EST news252849099 Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered a new process that controls the ability of arteries to regulate blood pressure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-treatments-cardiovascular-disease.html Cardiology Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:00:13 EST news252688404 Registered dietitians are one of several groups of healthcare professionals who report using dietary supplements as part of their health regimen, according to a newly published study in Nutrition Journal, a peer-reviewed, online journal that focuses on the field of human nutrition. According to data from the 2009 "Life…supplemented" Healthcare Professionals (HCP) Impact Study, 74 percent of dietitians use dietary supplements regularly while 22 percent reported using them occasionally or seasonally. The data also indicated that an overwhelming percentage of dietitians, 97 percent, recommend dietary supplements to their clients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-published-usage-reccomendations-dietary-supplements.html Health Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:52:41 EST news252330673 In a surprising result, Michigan State University researchers looking at the effects of diet on bowel disease found that mice on a calorie-restricted diet were more likely to die after being infected with an inflammation-causing bacterial pathogen in the colon. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-low-calorie-diet-bowel-disease-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:52:55 EST news251477570 The world's population has never been so well supplied with iodine as today. Major progress in salt iodization is evident in a new global study in school children done by nutrition researchers at the ETH Zurich. But there is still room for improvement of the situation in Africa and South East Asia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-salt-iodization.html Health Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:40:01 EST news249809245 (Medical Xpress) -- University of Alabama researcher Dr. Yasmin Neggers, a professor of human nutrition and hospitality management, found a possible lipid metabolism disorder in children with autism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-reseacher-lipid-metabolism-disorder-children.html Autism spectrum disorders Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:36:56 EST news249284179 A Kansas State University professor is turning to nutrition to tackle prostate cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-smart-foods-dietary-supplements-prostate.html Cancer Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:26:20 EST news246543972