Avoiding Illness
Food Allergies in Children on the Rise
By Rachel Stockton
According to an article in the journal Pediatrics, food allergies among children are on the rise in the United States.
A team of researchers
Vitamin D cuts risk of cardiovascular disease
By David Liu
A new study suggests maintaining high levels of vitamin D in the blood help reduce risk of stroke, heart disease and death significantly ...
Vitamin D deficiency may boost type 1 diabetes risk
By David Liu and editing by Sheilah DowneyA new study published Nov. 9 in Pediatric Diabetes suggests that low levels of serum vitamin D increases ...
Drinking coffee may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes
By David Liu and editing by Rachel Stockton
A new study published in the Sept 2009 issue of Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome suggests that drinking caffeine laden ...
UNICEF finds 200 million children suffer from under-nutrition
By Sheilah DowneyAlmost 200 million children under five years of age in the developing world are undernourished, according to a UNICEF report released today, and ...
Obesity, dietary fats affect prostate cancer risk
A new study published in the Jul-Aug 2009 issue of Actas Urologicas Españolas suggests that being obese and eating too much of fats may raise ...
Obesity related to more than 100,000 cancer cases a year
By Sheilah Downey
In addition to being a risk factor for many diseases including diabetes and H1N1 swine flu, obesity is said to be the cause ...
Millions of U.S. children found Vitamin D deficient
By Sheilah Downey
The most recent vitamin D study found that children between the ages of 1 and 11 suffer from deficiencies of the vital vitamin, ...
Sodium, Artificially Sweetened Drinks Linked to Kidney Function Decline
Sunday Nov 1, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- People who consume a diet high in diet or artificially sweetened drinks are at higher risk to experience a ...
Vitamin D deficiency key contributor to end-stage renal disease
New research found nearly 60 percent of the elevated risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD)in African-Americans were associated with low levels of vitamin D.
"Our study ...
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