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Raisins for your gum care

... bad for the teeth but it’s the added sugar in the food that causes the maximum damage...

Trans fatty acids increase the risk of gallstone disease.

...ve questionnaire that had questionsrelating to the food and frequency of food intake toa cohort of nearly 46000 men twice a year. Patientsdiagnosed with gallstone disease based ...

Risk of deep vein thrombosis less in people who were flight stockings when flying

...lk or exercise regularly, drink water, avoid salty food and do not stop leg movements in spite of carrying bulky baggage in order to avoid deep vein thrombosis that can affect them. Deep-vein thrombosis or the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel is often a condition that affects people who ha...

Lower risk of cardiovascular disease from tight glucose control

...n, and adjusting medication according to the daily food intake and exercising. Long term benefits of tight glucose control currently acknowledged were prevention of eye problems, kidney problems, nerve problems and heart disease. The new research study called Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and ...

Preschoolers eat more when served in bigger helpings

...sity researchers emphasizes that children eat more food if they are served large portions, regardless of anything like last meal size or content, or how many meals they have eaten before. The research also brings to light that children have increased daily calorie intake not based on the calorie intake of...

Trans fatty acids increase the risk of gallstone disease

...e questionnaire that had questions relating to the food and frequency of food intake toa cohort of nearly 46000 men twice a year. Patients diagnosed with gallstone disease based ...

Calcium and Vitamin D reduces risk of Premenstrual syndrome

...emenstrual syndrome. A questionnaire to assess the food intake and frequency and thereby the amount of calcium and Vitamin D consumed was administered to the group at three time points , i.e.in the years 1991, 1995 and 1999. The results was then adjusted for age, parity, smoking status, and other risk f...

Healthy Feeding Guidelines for Children Ages 0 to 24 Months Issued

...e skills on how to feed. It also has guidelines on food allergies and sensitivities. Nancy Butte, professor of pediatrics at Baylor and CNRC said, “We felt that there was a lot of information out there for when a child is first born, but there was really no concrete guidance for parents feeding children a...

Top Ten Super Food Items That Can Help In Avoiding Cancer

...re preventable by changes in our life style and // food habits. Exercising regularly and loosing excess we...d protects against lung and ovarian cancers. Other food rich in carotenoids include: carrots, yams, squash, melons and sweet red peppers. 8) SPINACH: It ha...

Producing Vaccines from genetically modified crops

...production units on dedicated land , isolated from food crops. Thirty-nine labs in 11 European countries will work together, with input from researchers in South Africa, where HIV/Aids is a major public health issue. Scientific co-ordinators at Pharma –Planta say many commercial companies have withdrawn f...

Gastric bypass surgery reduces risk of heart disease

...hat reduces the size of the stomach and allows the food to pass to the small intestine much faster. Together with psychological and behavioral support, this procedure has become one of the ways to control obesity through lasting weight loss. A study done by Stanford University School of Medicine shows t...

Listeria Food Poisoning Can Be Dangerous In Pregnant Women And Elderly

Infection of food due to Listeria can be life-threatening unless vi...ion can be as much as 30% associated with Listeria food contamination and only miniscule amounts need to be consumed to cause serious infection. Professo...

Help teenagers eat healthy by giving nutritional information along with food.

...ritional information about the dish along with the food can make your teenagers// make better and healthier food decisions. Student cafeterias can use cards to display information about the food served in order to...

PET Scan find the Area of Brain Responsible for Anorexia Nervosa

... not be able to respond well to stimuli related to food or pleasure. "This finding may help us better und...th respect to its contribution to the avoidance of food and other stimuli in anorexia nervosa on one end, and the desire for stimuli, such as in food and dr...

Genes More Important Than Exercise for Bad Cholesterol

...rol despite eating all the sweets and butter laden food to their hearts content!! The July 8, 2005, issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Reports a study looking at 28 pairs of identical twins in whom one was a vigorous exerciser and other a couch potato. They analysed the results on how...

CoQ10 bioavailability increased by Nanotechnology

...bsorption of the ingredient, allows supplement and food makers to use lower dosages, therefore saving on costs. The patented technology uses common food-grade emulsifiers and solvents to trap water droplets in oil. Modified, swollen micelles that can invert easily from being water in oil to oil in water...

Genetics Has A Major Role To Play In Body Shape.

...bese. The logical sequence for obesity is input of food being greater than the energy expenditure, but in certain situations this is not the case. The answer thus lies in genetics. The gene studied so far shows that obesity may run in families. Genes determine how the body balances calories and energy. A...

Irritable bowel syndrome associated with food intake, confirms blood test

...lts show that hypersensitivity to certain types of food may be playing an important part in the pathophysi...the research. Previous researches have shown that food sensitivity affects about 5% of the general population and about 65% of the patients suffering from ...

Sitting in office for long hours can cause overweight and obesity

...esent day, lack of physical activity and irregular food intake are some of the established problems of certain occupation. As a result we are seeing a rise in the occurrence of some of the diseases such as diabetes, CHD etc. The present study was conducted by collecting information on age, occupation, ph...

Increased physical activity to stop obesity in teen girls

...among the teenagers to underreport their diets and food intake to the investigators. Reference: The Lancet, July 2005...

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