FDA seeks to ban trans fats due to heart health risks
FDA seeks to ban trans fats due to heart health risks The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed banning artificial trans fats in processed…
Order of buffet dishes may prompt healthier choices
Order of buffet dishes may prompt healthier choices Every day millions of people stand in line at all-you-can-to-eat buffet lines waiting to satiate their…
Ground flaxseed may lower elevated blood pressure
Ground flaxseed may lower elevated blood pressure Eating flaxseed each day might help lower high blood pressure, a new study suggests. Researchers said…
High protein diet, meal replacements reduce rebound weight gain
High protein diet, meal replacements reduce rebound weight gain New research shows that there are several effective strategies available to people wanting to…
Youth obesity linked to TV fast food advertising
Youth obesity linked to TV fast food advertising Youth obesity is associated with receptiveness to TV fast food advertising, according to researchers from the…
Excessive alcohol consumption increases stroke risk in men
Excessive alcohol consumption increases stroke risk in men A new study from the University of Eastern Finland showed that binge drinking was associated with…
Study set to determine best diet, exercise regime to prevent diabetes
Study set to determine best diet, exercise regime to prevent diabetes In response to the global epidemic of type 2 diabetes, the largest study of its kind to…
Multivitamin and mineral supplement may protect women with invasive breast cancer
Multivitamin and mineral supplement may protect women with invasive breast cancer Findings from a study involving thousands postmenopausal women suggest that…
Chicken nuggets not necessarily 100% chicken
Chicken nuggets not necessarily 100% chicken Stand-up comedians have long joked that some things, like the actual components of chicken nuggets, are better…
Fruit and vegetable consumption reduces risk of dying
Fruit and vegetable consumption reduces risk of dying A new European study has analyzed the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and the risk…