What do you mean throw out the food guide pyramid?
...th," says Rachel Johnson, Ph.D. R.D., professor of nutrition and acting dean of the University of Vermont's Col...ugars there are in a food or beverage by reading a nutrition facts label." Numbers such as that added sugars (those added to food during processing and productio...Use of genetic testing for colorectal cancer may increase screening rates
...lorectal cancer are preventable by improvements in nutrition and physical activity, and by timely use of existing colorectal cancer screening tests....Study: Isoflavone-enriched soy proteins fail to increase bone mineral density in young women
...pausal," said Dr. John J.B. Anderson, professor of nutrition at the UNC schools of public health and medicine. ...te Xiaowei Chen, who will receive his doctorate in nutrition in December; Dr. Agna Boass, former research associate; Dr. Michael Symons, professor of biostatisti...Food expert says more tests needed before fried foods are tabled
...T LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A Purdue University foods and nutrition associate professor is one of the nation's experts...ent representatives, is bringing together food and nutrition experts to assess where we are on this topic and to plot the course for future action," said Charles...UC Riverside leads the country with the highest number of 2002 AAAS Fellows
...rol. Dr. Thompson specializes in biochemistry and nutrition of parasites and also the interactions of parasite...osts. Citation: For pioneering research on the nutrition and nutritional biochemistry of parasites and parasite-invertebrate host interactions involving para...Increased fiber curbs appetite in women
... you're likely to get full pretty quickly. UCDavis nutrition researchers now have a better idea why. A UC Davis... of being full," said BarbaraSchneeman, a UC Davis nutrition professor, who led the study."It appears this is due not only to fiber creating a greatervolume of f...From designer milk to 'green' cows: predictions for milk and dairy products in the next 50 years
...rts predict that milk will continue to be a viable nutrition source in the future. Renewed emphasis on food safety -- Underlying the new developments in dairy farming will be an increased emphasis on food safety. Diseases such as mad cow and foot and mouth disease are being fought with government regulatory ...Climate change surprise: High carbon dioxide levels can retard plant growth, study reveals
...our cars and factories create new sources of plant nutrition that will cause some crops and trees to grow bigger and faster. But an unprecedented three-year experiment conducted at Stanford University is raising questions about that long-held assumption. Writing in the journal Science, researchers concluded t...Psychiatry receives grant establishing Conte Center to study molecular and cellular mood mechanisms
... Regeneration, is investigating the role of tissue nutrition and metabolism in the regulation of mood and motivation. Dr. Masashi Yanagisawa, professor of molecular genetics, is conducting research into the role of appetitive peptides in mood and motivation. The work concentrates on three peptides melanocorti...Too much grape juice could cause iron deficiency
...of cereals, formulas and other foods, according to nutrition experts. Many children in this country, however, still do not get enough iron, notes Glahn. Nonetheless, Glahn does not advocate removing dark grape juice from children's diets. Instead, he suggests limiting the amount. "Since we don't know how much...Purdue researchers discover basis for biological clock
... said Dorothy Morré, professor of foods and nutrition in Purdue's School of Consumer and Family Sciences. "This could give us new insights into cellular activity, such as cholesterol synthesis, respiration, heart rhythms, response to drugs, sleep, alertness -- there's so much." While it is presently dif...Research shows less income, education not always top factors in child obesity
...id Dr. Penny Gordon-Larsen, assistant professor of nutrition at the UNC School of Public Health and a fellow at...ssociate professor and professor, respectively, of nutrition and fellows at the Carolina Population Center. The research team set out to investigate why obesi...UNC study confirms that food portion sizes increased in U.S. over two decades
... Joy Nielsen and Dr. Barry M. Popkin, professor of nutrition at the UNC schools of public health and medicine a...ell. Sometimes a conflict even exists between good nutrition and economics such as when you can get a significantly larger-size portion of French fries or soft d...Soft drinks, teens and cavities
... Shenkin. "We know these same teens also lack good nutrition in their diet. These individuals are not only prone to immediate tooth decay but also serious ailments later in life, such as diabetes and osteoporosis." Soft Drinks/Hard Consequences Brown holes in front teeth Receding puffy and red gums Loss of ...Research sheds light on why protein-rich diets aid weight loss
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- As nutrition experts debate the ideal combination of protein, c...research was led by Donald K. Layman, professor of nutrition in the department of food science and human nutrition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champa...Discovery may lead to first medical treatment for Celiac disease
...ous in children and adolescents, who need adequate nutrition to develop properly. Further, people with celiac disease who don't maintain a strict, gluten-free diet have a greater chance of developing one of several forms of cancer, particularly intestinal lymphoma. Other long-term complications include anemi...American Dietetic Association urges Congress to increase the role of nutrition education in schools
...t American children a better chance to learn about nutrition and develop healthful eating habits for a lifetime...ell as Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and other nutrition programs. "The fact that more than half of all children in the United States eat breakfast, lunch or...Experimental Biology 2003 meets in San Diego April 11-15
...ch as diet in cancer; nutrigenetics/nutrigenomics; nutrition and exercise; nutrition, host defense and infectious diseases; cognitive function and nutrition; challenges to optimizing bone health in infants and children; aging and nutrition; functional foods and herbal dietary supplements; and at least a dozen ...Aspirin prevents polyps in colon cancer patients
... division of digestive diseases and nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and lead principal investigator of the project. "But this study offers the strongest proof of protection because participants were ass...UC Riverside biochemists develop technology to increase Vitamin C in plants
...l for non-grain crops. "This technology improves nutrition by increasing the number of foods from which the vitamin can be obtained as well as increasing the level of the vitamin in those foods which are already good sources of vitamin C," said Gallie. The current recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of vitam...