Research sheds light on why protein-rich diets aid weight loss
...o 10 ounces of meat, including at least seven beef meals per week, three servings of low-fat milk or cheese... women in the study group were less hungry between meals than were those following the traditional diet. The study group also experienced more stable blood ...Innovative research with pythons offers new insights into the body's digestive processes
...f a wide range of mammals and selected birds. The meals you eat avoid fat and cholesterol your food selec...requent intervals (several times a year), on large meals (often exceeding the creature's body mass), are associated with large intestinal responses. Specifi...The spice of life: Antibody cocktail targets deadly foodborne germs
...Possible uses: foods that are prepared outdoors or meals that are eaten away from home, especially at salad bars and food bars. The spice could be helpful for travelers to foreign countries in which food-handling practices are suboptimal. It can even be added to beverages, including water and fruit juice,...Gastric emptying for specific foods may be key to managing deadly illnesses in elderly
...n the two meals. Increase in heart rate after both meals was greater after the mixed meal. The results also revealed: the presence of a 300-g noncarbohydrate solid meal has discrepant effects on early and subsequent emptying of a nutrient liquid meal, so that gastric emptying of a 50-g glucose drin...No detectable risk from mercury in seafood, study shows
...ren born to mothers-to-be who ate an average of 12 meals of fish a week about 10 times the average U.S. citizen eats showed no harmful symptoms. The study by scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center is the latest in a series of updates on children who have been studied since their birth...West Nile virus warning system from climate data
...s that can last 7-14 days. During subsequent blood meals after this incubation period, the mosquitoes inject the virus into humans and animals, where it can multiply and sometimes cause illness. It is outdoor temperatures that determine both the rate at which the virus replicates and the rate at which mosq...Smaller food portions may explain the 'French paradox' of rich foods and a svelte population
....S., and Philadelphia's Chinese restaurants served meals that were on average 72 percent heftier than those served by Chinese restaurants in Paris. The researchers also examined references to portion size in Philadelphia and Paris editions of the 2000 Zagat restaurant guide. Serving sizes were not only me...Farmed salmon more toxic than wild salmon, study finds
...ggered a recommendation of no more than two salmon meals per month. Farmed salmon from Denver and New Orlea...both triggered a consumption recommendation of two meals of salmon per month. With very few exceptions, farmed salmon samples tested significantly exceeded t...High-fat fast-food breakfast produces rush of inflammatory factors into blood stream, UB study finds
...of inflammation resulting from many such unhealthy meals can end up with blood vessels in a chronic state of inflammation, a primary factor in the development of atherosclerosis," Aljada said. "However, we've also shown in a study accepted, but not yet published, that a breakfast containing the same numbe...Is a single bout of exercise helpful or harmful in getting a good night's sleep?
...unds. Americans are accepting that advice: low-fat meals are the staples of many diets and both sexes are now engaged in an exercise regimen. As evidence of the latter, marketing experts claim that membership growth in health and fitness club facilities will soon outpace capacity, with almost 12 percent of...Two studies weigh in on low-carb diets
...intake because participants prepared and ate their meals at home. "We can no longer dismiss very-low-carbohydrate diets," said Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH of the Harvard School of Public Health, in an editorial accompanying the two articles. "(W)e can encourage overweight patients to experiment with vario......etabolism, 12 normal-weight women ate standardized meals on two days. The meals contained the same number of calories and the same distribution of total carbohydrate, fat and prote...UK biotechnology business plan competition now open to students in the US and Canada
...tition is FREE to enter--travel, accommodation and meals are provided. Teams from the US and Canada will be selected to attend a three-day workshop held in the UK. The workshop will include presentations from leading figures in the UK biotech industry on intellectual property, international funding and inv...Researchers discuss revised Food Guide Pyramid and what it will mean for the food industry
...Whole foods should be used as the core in planning meals and snacks for their inherent nutrient density, optimal nutrient ratios and bioavailability of those nutrients. A food guide system is important for the purposes of education, food planning for groups and subpopulations, and to provide an infrastruct...Education, monitoring vital for sport-fish eaters
...evels and personal awareness of the number of fish meals consumed. Anyone eating 100 fish meals or more annually should pay careful attention to the type and source of the fish they choose.......nd dioxins, the researchers recommended eating two meals of farmed salmon per month or less, based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards. But since no standards exist yet for PBDEs, a similar quantitative suggestion cant be made. Little is known about the specific toxic effects of brominated fl...