Cholesterol gets 'thumbs up' for role in digit development
When a new mother counts her newborn's fingers and toes, she probably doesn't realize that cholesterol may be to thank for baby's complete set of 20 digits. Although cholesterol has a bad rap as the sticky, fatty substance responsible for clogging arteries, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers recently found that the attachment of cholesterol to an important developmental prot...A (hearts) thumbs up for cardiologists in heart examinations
At fairing well in examining the heart and making a correct diagnosis cardiologists are above the rest. // They fair better than medical students, residents, and other practicing physicians at performing a bedside heart examination and in accurately identifying abnormal heart sounds. This was revealed by the findings of two studies reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study...Thumbs up in weight loss for vegetarian diets: scientific review
April's Nutrition Reviews reveals that people on vegetarian diets have highly effective weight loss. Vegetarian populations tend to be slimmer// than meat-eaters, and they experience lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and other life-threatening conditions linked to overweight and obesity. Data was complied from 87 previous studies and it shows the weight-loss e...Mothers Gives ‘thumbs Up’ for Traffic Light Labelig
A poll by an online website Netmums, has the outcome that a majority of them prefer food labeling on packages to be simple and understandable//, especially when in a hurry while shopping. About 80 percent of the 17,000 persons interviewed supported the ‘traffic lights’ system of labeling over the guideline daily amount system (GDA), adopted by most food companies. In the form...