Highlights of the October 2004 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...e, encourage your children to enjoy soft drinks in moderation as long as they also consume other nutrient-rich drinks." Does Having a Salad Help in Weight Management? As a weight management strategy, most nutrition experts agree that along with regular physical activity, people should keep tabs on the......this," Stanford said. "Eating meat is fine, but in moderation and with a lot of exercise."...A little stress may be good for you
...ve often heard that red wine and dark chocolate in moderation can be good for you. Now it appears that a little stress may be beneficial, too. Northwestern University scientists have shown that elevated levels of special protective proteins that respond to stress in a cell (known as molecular chaperones) pro...Drinking wine, particularly white wine, may help keep lungs healthy, UB study finds
...s on lung function," said Schunemann. "Red wine in moderation has been shown to be beneficial for the heart, but in this case the relationship was stronger for white wine." UB researchers conducted the study in a random sample of 1,555 white and African-American residents of Western New York. They collected co...A stomach enzyme deficit may place women at more risk from drinking alcohol
...n sum, said Schenker, the study shows that alcohol moderation has to be greater for women than it is for men. "The present dictum of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is that a man should consume no more than two drinks per day, whereas a woman is supposed to consume no more than one drink...Two studies find supplementation and moderation are keys to lowering homocysteine
...et al., echoed the benefits of supplementation and moderation found in the Framingham Offspring Study. In comparison to nonusers, coffee and tea drinkers had higher homocysteine levels, but only at high consumption levels of >3 servings per day. The varying effects of alcohol consumption on homocysteine wer...Foods puffed up with air can aid weight management
...ume it," the authors write. "Try whipped foods in moderation such as low-fat frozen desserts. Get creative with blender drinks. Choose air-popped popcorn; its energy density is not low, but it takes three cups to give you 90 calories (try it without butter - add low-fat seasoning instead.) Foods with irregu...Sodium intake linked to increased risk of heart disease death in overweight persons
... indicates that for people who are not overweight, moderation in sodium intake is the wisest course," said Paul Whelton, MD, investigator on the study and Senior Vice President for the Health Sciences at Tulane University. The NHLBI continues to support the sodium and salt intake statement recommended by the N...Debate Brews Over Caffeine Addiction
... animals, whichconfirmed that caffeine consumed in moderation contributes to increasedalertnessand energy but does not bring about dependence at those levels.Caffeine appears to act differently from amphetamines, cocaine, morphineor nicotine, Nehlig says. Even at low doses, these drugs trigger functionalactivi......riety (total number of foods consumed per day) and moderation (following U.S.D.A. food guidelines). The team examined the eating habits of 1,637 men and 1,576 women over two days. The statistics were taken from the 1995 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes of Individuals by the U.S.D.A. They compared those resu...