Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today

UK Food Advertising Regulations Have Done Little To Address Exposure Of Children To Unhealthy Food Marketing

Date: May 17, 2013 | Time: 2:00am

Regulations brought in by the UK to reduce the volume of television advertising of unhealthy foods to children appear to have little impact on the advertising around programmes children actually watch, according to research presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Liverpool, UK. The research is by Dr Emma Boyland and Professor Jason Halford, University of Liverpool, UK, and colleagues... <view entire article>

Consuming Less Sugar-Sweetened Beverages May Reduce Kidney Stone Risk

Date: May 17, 2013 | Time: 1:00am

Twenty percent of American males and 10 percent of American females will experience a kidney stone at some point in their lifetime. Often, these patients will be advised to drink more fluids as a way to prevent future stone formation. Now, new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital finds that some beverages may be more helpful than others when it comes to preventing recurrent kidney stones... <view entire article>

Nutrition Science Focuses On White Vegetables In Supporting A Healthy, Well-Balanced Diet

Date: May 17, 2013 | Time: 12:00am

Potatoes and other white vegetables are just as important to a healthy diet as their colorful cousins in the produce aisle, according to the authors of a scientific supplement published in the peer-reviewed journal, Advances in Nutrition... <view entire article>

ADHD Incidence May Be Reduced In Breastfed Children

Date: May 16, 2013 | Time: 1:00am

Breastfeeding has a positive impact on the physical and mental development of infants. A new study suggests that breastfeeding may protect against the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later in childhood. The study is reported in Breastfeeding Medicine, the Official Journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers... <view entire article>

Breastfeeding May Help Prevent ADHD In Children

Date: May 16, 2013 | Time: 1:00am

Breastfeeding may help prevent children from developing ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) later in life, according to a new study. The research was conducted by a team of Israeli researchers and published in Breastfeeding Medicine, the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine... <view entire article>

Population-Based Efforts May Be Necessary To Lower Excessive Dietary Sodium Intake

Date: May 16, 2013 | Time: 12:00am

Recent studies that examine links between sodium consumption and health outcomes support recommendations to lower sodium intake from the very high levels some Americans consume now, but evidence from these studies does not support reduction in sodium intake to below 2,300 mg per day, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine... <view entire article>

Vitamin C Does Not Lower Uric Acid Levels In Gout Patients

Date: May 16, 2013 | Time: 12:00am

Despite previous studies touting its benefit in moderating gout risk, new research reveals that vitamin C, also known ascorbic acid, does not reduce uric acid (urate) levels to a clinically significant degree in patients with established gout... <view entire article>

Detrimental Effects In The Brain Of High-Fat Diets May Be Stalled By Fish Oil

Date: May 15, 2013 | Time: 1:00am

Data from more than 180 research papers suggests fish oils could minimise the effects that junk food can have on the brain, a review by researchers at the University of Liverpool has shown... <view entire article>

Improving Food Security In Africa By Educating Women

Date: May 15, 2013 | Time: 12:00am

The author of the thesis, Simon Wagura Ndiritu, has studied gender-related issues concerning agriculture and food management in Kenya and Tanzania. He found significant differences between men and women, where women are often forced to farm lower-quality lands and do not typically use the most productive farming methods to the same extent as men... <view entire article>

Salt Levels In Food Still Too High

Date: May 14, 2013 | Time: 10:00am

The dangerously high levels of salt in processed food and restaurant food remain the same despite many efforts from several public and private health agencies to change them, according to new research performed by Northwestern Medicine and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)... <view entire article>

Some Newborns Benefit From Early Formula, Helping Mothers To Breastfeed Longer

Date: May 14, 2013 | Time: 1:00am

Recent public health efforts have focused extensively on reducing the amount of formula babies are given in the hospital after birth... <view entire article>

Smart Phone App To Increase Attentive Eating Helps Users Lose Weight As They Remember What They Eat

Date: May 14, 2013 | Time: 1:00am

Paying attention to what we eat while we eat it, and then carefully recording food consumption using a smart phone, helps people lose weight, according to a new study. The research is being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO), being held in Liverpool (12-15 May), and is by Dr Eric Robinson, University of Liverpool, UK, and and colleagues... <view entire article>

Giving Babies Formula In Early Days May Help Prolong Breastfeeding For Some

Date: May 14, 2013 | Time: 12:00am

In a bid to promote breastfeeding, hospitals push to reduce formula feeding in infants in the days following their birth. But in a new study, the first to carry out a randomized trial, researchers show that giving small amounts of formula to newborns who lose a lot of weight in their first few days of life, can actually help prolong breastfeeding in the long term... <view entire article>

Analysis Reveals That Slimming World Programme Successfully Helps People Of All Sizes To Lose Weight Equally, While Men Do Better Than Women

Date: May 14, 2013 | Time: 12:00am

A new study of 1.2 million self-funded Slimming World members - presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Liverpool, UK - reveals that people of all sizes, from slightly overweight to severely overweight in the higher body-mass index (BMI) range are equally likely to lose weight through a programme based on healthy lifestyle behaviour change... <view entire article>

Review Of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Studies Supports Suggestion Of A 'Master Plan' Developed By This Industry To Instil Doubt In Their Adverse Effects

Date: May 14, 2013 | Time: 12:00am

A review of multiple other reviews investigating links between sugar-sweetened beverages and obesity supports the suggestion that there is a 'master plan' by the industry manufacturing these drinks to instil doubt in consumers as regards their adverse effects... <view entire article>

Study Finds That Drinking Water Has Little Or No Effect On Resting Energy Expenditure

Date: May 14, 2013 | Time: 12:00am

A study presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Liverpool has found that drinking distilled water has virtually no effect on resting energy expenditure, while mineral water has only a very small effect. The research is by Nathalie Charrière and Professor Abdul Dulloo at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and colleagues... <view entire article>

Independent And Small-Chain Restaurants Serving Extremely High Calorie Meals

Date: May 14, 2013 | Time: 12:00am

A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine found that the average meal from independent and small-chain restaurants contains more than half of a person's recommended daily calorie intake. On average, meals from such restaurants contained around three times the amount of energy that an adult should consume in a single meal. Many major restaurant chains across the U.S... <view entire article>

Study Finds Inconsistent And Slow Reduction In Sodium Levels In Processed And Restaurant's Food

Date: May 13, 2013 | Time: 1:00pm

JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C., and colleagues suggest voluntary reductions in sodium levels in processed and restaurant foods is inconsistent and slow... <view entire article>

Research Letter Evaluates Calories, Fat, And Sodium Content In Restaurant Meals

Date: May 13, 2013 | Time: 1:00pm

JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A research letter by Mary R. L'Abbe, Ph.D., of the University of Toronto, Canada, and colleagues examined the nutritional profile of breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals from sit-down restaurants (SDR). (Online First) A total of 3,507 different variations of 685 meals, as well as 156 desserts from 19 SDRs were included in the study... <view entire article>

Public Agencies Can Address The Obesity Epidemic

Date: May 13, 2013 | Time: 1:00am

With simple and innovative measures, public agencies at state and local levels can play a significant role in promoting healthier eating habits - steps that could make a difference in curbing the nation's obesity epidemic... <view entire article>

Do Healthier Fast Food Options Exist?

Date: May 13, 2013 | Time: 1:00am

Can you really go into a Subway, which calls itself the "healthy" fast food restaurant, and eat a healthy meal? UCLA researchers found that Subways may not be a much healthier alternative to McDonald's for teenagers and young adults... <view entire article>

Coumarin In Cinnamon Causes Liver Damage In Some People

Date: May 13, 2013 | Time: 12:00am

Sensitive people who consume cinnamon-flavored foods, drinks and food supplements may have a higher risk of liver damage, researchers from the University of Mississippi, USA, and King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, report in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. Cinnamon is one of the most important flavoring agents in foods and drinks, team leader Ikhlas Khan explained... <view entire article>

Dietary Nicotine In Peppers May Reduce Risk Of Developing Parkinson's Disease

Date: May 12, 2013 | Time: 12:00am

New research reveals that Solanaceae - a flowering plant family with some species producing foods that are edible sources of nicotine - may provide a protective effect against Parkinson's disease... <view entire article>

Children With Heart Defects May Benefit From Carnitine Supplement

Date: May 11, 2013 | Time: 12:00am

A common nutritional supplement may be part of the magic in improving the survival rates of babies born with heart defects, researchers report. Carnitine, a compound that helps transport fat inside the cell powerhouse where it can be used for energy production, is currently used for purposes ranging from weight loss to chest pain... <view entire article>

Coumarin In Cinnamon Linked To Liver Damage

Date: May 11, 2013 | Time: 12:00am

Many kinds of cinnamon, cinnamon-flavored foods, beverages and food supplements in the United States use a form of the spice that contains high levels of a natural substance that may cause liver damage in some sensitive people, scientists are reporting. Their study, published in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, found similar results as those published in the European Union... <view entire article>