News tagged with dietary intake


'Eating more protein' strategy helps women lose weight

(HealthDay)—Women who report "eating more protein" as a weight loss strategy achieve weight loss over two years, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education an ...

Health created May 11, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Studies support population-based efforts to lower excessive dietary sodium intakes

Recent studies that examine links between sodium consumption and health outcomes support recommendations to lower sodium intake from the very high levels some Americans consume now, but evidence from these studies does not ...

Health created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Magnesium may be as important to kids' bone health as calcium

Parents are advised to make sure their children drink milk and eat other calcium-rich foods to build strong bones. Soon, they also may be urged to make sure their kids eat salmon, almonds and other foods high in magnesium—another ...

Pediatrics created May 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Modest population-wide weight loss could result in reductions in Type 2 diabetes and cardio disease

A paper published today in BMJ suggests a strong association between population-wide weight change and risk of death from type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Health created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Variety and convenience can help women boost their intake of fish

Women are often told to eat more red meat, yet Flinders University PhD candidate Lily Chan (pictured) says it is just as important for women to increase their weekly fish intake.

Health created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How a protein meal tells your brain you are full

Feeling full involves more than just the uncomfortable sensation that your waistband is getting tight. Investigators reporting online on July 5th in the Cell Press journal Cell have now mapped out the signal ...

Medical research created Jul 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene related to fat preferences in humans found

A preference for fatty foods has a genetic basis, according to researchers, who discovered that people with certain forms of the CD36 gene may like high-fat foods more than those who have other forms of this gene.

Genetics created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Vitamin D slows the progression of cells from premalignant to malignant states, keeping their proliferation in check

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers at McGill University have discovered a molecular basis for the potential cancer preventive effects of vitamin D. The team, led by McGill professors John White and David Goltzman, of ...

Cancer created Nov 23, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Prepare your barbeque properly this summer, warn scientists

As we break free from the shackles of an unusually long winter, thoughts may be turning towards that first barbecue of the summer. But before we lay down the season's first slab of meat, scientists are urging ...

Health created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers ID gene that turns carbs into fat: Discovery could help development of treatment for fatty liver, diabetes

A gene that helps the body convert that big plate of holiday cookies you just polished off into fat could provide a new target for potential treatments for fatty liver disease, diabetes and obesity.

Genetics created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Proteins linked to longevity may be involved in mood control

(Medical Xpress) -- Over the past decade, MIT biologist Leonard Guarente and others have shown that very-low-calorie diets provoke a comprehensive physiological response that promotes survival, all orchestrated by a set of ...

Medical research created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Dehydration a problem in combat sports

Athletes in combat sports often try to shed body weight in order to compete against lighter and smaller opponents. A new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, points to the human body's limited ability ...

Health created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vitamin C supplements linked to kidney stones

New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that men who take vitamin C supplements regularly run a higher risk of developing kidney stones. The study, which is published in the scientific periodical JAMA Internal Me ...

Health created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Calorie reduction, not bypass surgery, ups diabetes control

(HealthDay)—Calorie reduction rather than the actual Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery seems to account for the improvement in glucose homeostasis in obese patients with type 2 diabetes who undergo ...

Diabetes created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

National survey highlights perceived importance of dietary protein to prevent weight gain

Atkins Diet, Zone Diet, South Beach Diet, etc., etc., etc. Chances are you have known someone who has tried a high protein diet. In fact, according to the International Food Information Council Foundation, 50% of consumers ...

Health created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0