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Excessive TV Viewing Linked to Poor Eating Habits in Children

...ur increase in TV viewing per day, we found higher intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages including juice (one ... as more TV watching was associated with increased intakes of less healthful foods and nutrients, the researchers said it was also associated with decreased in...

Tougher Smoking Ban for British Columbia Smokers

...ic doorways, and 'near' the doors, windows and air intakes of any building accessible by the public. Says Health Minister George Abbott: 'Some people will see it as intrusive, others will say we didn't go far enough. But I think we will have the great weight of public opinion supporting this.' Tobacco s...

Soy Isoflavones Linked to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

...hip between total prostate cancer risk and dietary intakes of genistein, daidzein, miso soup, and soy food was observed, all four food items were associated with significant risk reduction for localised prostate cancer. The highest intake of soy isoflavones (at least 32.8 milligrams of genistein per day) ...

Science Stacks Up for Flavonoids for Heart Health

...ing, and physical activity, and dividing flavonoid intakes into five intake groups (quintiles) the researchers report that the highest versus the lowest intake of anthocyanidins (0.2 versus 0 milligrams per day) was associated with a 10 per cent reduction in total mortality, a 12 per cent reduction in CHD an...

Cocoa Polyphenols may Offer Diabetes Benefits - Study

...dark chocolate have reported positive effects with intakes of only 100 g of dark chocolate per day, providing a flavonol dose of 88 mg. "On the basis of the previous report and the present results, chocolate, cocoa, and other functional foods that contain more CLPr may be recommended to obtain the benefits...

Higher Intake of Calcium and Vitamin D Linked With Brain Lesions in Older People

...ults, given the current emphasis on promoting high intakes of calcium and vitamin D.' Dr. Payne and her col...ect and significance of high calcium and vitamin D intakes on brain lesions, including possible causality, in older patients with and without late-life depress...

Obesity, High Blood Pressure on the Rise Among College Students

...alysed their calories, carbohydrates, and nutrient intakes with nutrition software. Researchers found that at least one-third of UNH students are overweight or obese, 8 percent of men had metabolic syndrome, 60 percent of men had high blood pressure, and more than two-thirds of women are not meeting their ...

Large Intake of Calcium from Dairy Food Linked to Dementia in Elders

...ults, given the current emphasis on promoting high intakes of calcium and vitamin D," the Independent quoted study leader Dr Martha Payne as saying. She says that the next step in their research is to investigate possible ways in which high levels of calcium and vitamin D may damage the brain. It is beli...

Fruit Juice Doesnt Cause Overweight in Kids

... researchers during the survey studied the dietary intakes of 3,618 children in the age group of 2-11 years. "We did not find a relationship between 100 percent juice consumption and obesity among children," said Theresa Nicklas, a child nutrition researcher at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. ...

Higher Intake of Calcium and Vitamin D Linked With Brain Lesions in Older People

...ults, given the current emphasis on promoting high intakes of calcium and vitamin D.' Dr. Payne and her col...ect and significance of high calcium and vitamin D intakes on brain lesions, including possible causality, in older patients with and without late-life depress...

Apple a Day Keeps Asthma Away

...y, as well as other research, suggests that higher intakes of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory micronutrient...of Public Health. Teenagers who have low dietary intakes of fruit, vitamin E, and omega-3 fatty acids are at greater risk of having asthma, emphasizing the i...

Folicacid Fortification Very Beneficial

...cientific evidence suggesting that habitually high intakes of dietary folate are protective against colorectal cancer. Mason explains, however, that There are several reasons why we may have inadvertently created the opposite effect with folic acid fortification. First, folates pivotal role in DNA synthesi...

A Balanced Diet can Keep Asthma, Wheezing at Bay in Teens

...y, as well as other research, suggests that higher intakes of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory micronutrient...said Jane Burns. "Teenagers who have low dietary intakes of fruit, vitamin E, and omega-3 fatty acids are at greater risk of having asthma, emphasizing the i...

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