Avoiding Illness
Obesity may cause "severe brain degeneration" study says
By Sheilah Downey (sheilahd@foodconsumer.org)
New research indicates that obesity, which can lead to heart disease, diabetes and hypertension, can also prematurely age the brain.
In the journal
NUTRITION NOTES: Changing the Picture for Senior Cancer Survivors
August 17, 2009 Contact: Mya R. Nelson, (202) 328-7744
Changing the Picture for Senior Cancer Survivors
Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN
American Institute for Cancer Research
Plans to control ...
Einstein scientists link elevated insulin to increased breast cancer risk (press release)
Contact: Deirdre Branleysciencenews@aecom.yu.edu718-430-2923Albert Einstein College of Medicine Einstein scientists link elevated insulin to increased breast cancer riskFindings on older women based on women's health initiative studyJuly ...
Childhood obesity: Your children are what YOU eat
By Sheilah DowneyGlobal obesity has reached epidemic proportions, say the latest figures from the World Health Organization, who estimate that more than 1 billion adults ...
Study: Virus may trigger high blood pressure
Sunday May 17, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- Reuters is reporting on a remarkable new study confirming that high blood pressure may be caused by a herpes ...
Allergy Awareness Week
Sunday May 17, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- Food allergies are already shared by 12 million Americans, including three million children; according to the Food Allergy and ...
Obesity climb tied directly to excessive calorie Intake
Saturday May 9, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- Professor Boyd Swinburn, the director of the World Health Organization’s Centre for Obesity Prevention at Deakin University in Australia, ...
Fructose vs. glucose debate ignited by study
Saturday April 26, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- A recent study led by Peter Havel of the University of California-Davis indicates that fructose may lead to metabolic ...
Sports drinks found to be corrosive of teeth
Saturday April 25, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- Sports drinks can lead to the erosion or softening of tooth enamel at worst, staining and hypersensitivity of the ...
Once the weight is lost, low fat diet more appropriate
Friday April 24, 2009(foodconsumer.org) -- Researchers have found that no matter how an overweight person loses weight, once it’s off, a diet low in saturated ...
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