Wake Forest University School of Medicine launches major research initiative
...stly for completion of some research floors of the nutrition center at a cost of $18.8 million. The renovation of Piedmont Plaza for Public Health Sciences is expected to cost $2.2 million, and renovations to the second floor of the Gray building for new pathology research laboratories are expected to cost $4....Well-nourished women maintain ability to ward off disease in old age
.... Dr. Namanjeet Ahluwalia, assistant professor of nutrition and leader of the study, says, "Although previous studies had, for the most part, indicated a general age-related decline in immune function, our study suggests that, when nutritional and health status are maintained, the body's ability to defend its......y has important implications for public health and nutrition programs. While stating that "breast is best," he recommends supplying additional sources of iron to breast-fed infants after 6 months of age as a way to avoid the severe neurologic and developmental effects associated with iron-deficiency anemia....Professor says college athletic departments must pay more attention to eating disorders
...ng disorders, intervention and treatment plans and nutrition education for athletes." Every sport has athletes with eating disorders, but they are especially prevalent in gymnastics, cross-country, diving, synchronized swimming and figure skating, she said. "Like a lot of other hot topics, eating disorde...Experts say diet and exercise play critical role in cancer prevention
...of cancer are more influenced by diet than others, nutrition and food scientists agree that there are four practical diet-related ways to lower cancer risk: Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes in accordance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Guide Pyramid. Avoid empty calo......ed from a comprehensive examination of 1,260 diet, nutrition and food safety stories from 39 broadcast, print a...es well for better public knowledge about food and nutrition as long as reporters include at least several sources in the story to provide various viewpoints." ...Iron chefs get nutritional boost cooking vegetables
...the dish the same day if possible, to reap optimal nutrition benefits. The scientists emphasized that the cooking methods they tested, ranging from boiling to stir-frying, make iron more available and easily absorbed by the body, rather than simply boosting its content in the food. The research is ...Using new FDA regulations, Kellogg takes the lead in promoting heart-health benefits of folic acid
...the scientific evidence by experts in a variety of nutrition and public health sectors, including an internatio...Daily Value Folic Acid, B6, B12" or by reading the nutrition facts panel. Additional information on the three B-vitamin's link to heart health will appear promi...Penn State researcher says energy density should be listed on nutrition facts label
...le and profitable. Putting energy density on the nutrition facts labels would make it easier for consumers to compare, and select foods that reduce calorie intake but still provide satisfaction. "I want to see restaurateurs and food manufacturers putting effort into producing more tasty, lower calorie foo...Mashed potatoes prepared with heart healthy oil beats rice for appetite control
.... S. E. Specter, Penn State assistant professor of nutrition and first author of the international research tea... Dr. Bernard Guy Grand, head of the departments of nutrition and internal medicine at Hôtel Dieu, J-L. Joannic, S. Auboiron, J. Raison, M. Champs, A. Basdev...Vitamin D deficiency and bowel diseases connected
...Dr. Margherita T. Cantorna, assistant professor of nutrition and director of the research project, says "Our experiments show that vitamin D deficiency worsens the symptoms of Chron's disease and ulcerative colitis. Treatment with Vitamin D for as little as two weeks lessens the symptoms of these inflammatory...Genetically engineered foods: science and nature don't necessarily mix
...n, and Barbara Keeler, a journalist and health and nutrition expert, in the JACA article. "Some hazards from the GE process could directly impact patients who ingest the food. Other hazards are indirect, operating through pollution of other food species or through unintended effects on local and global ecosy...Alcohol and thiamine deficiency together: a dangerous combination?
...ng thiamine deficiency - most often linked to poor nutrition among alcoholics, anorexics and senior citizens - is food supplementation. Both Langlais and Gauvin noted the Australia example (see EurekAlert/A:C&ER October 1999). During the 1980s, Australia had the highest recorded rates of WE in the world, mos...New UF study shows value of folate for older women
...rth defects," said Lynn Bailey, professor of human nutrition with UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Scien...g to Gail Kauwell, UF associate professor of human nutrition who also co-directed the study. "Food sources containing natural folate include orange juice, the mo......- UC Irvine researchers who study the link between nutrition and molecular activity in the body have discovered how a major regulatory protein stabilizes cholesterol levels in cells, a finding that may provide further clues on how genetics influence heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Timothy F. Osborne and ...Researchers develop tastier low-fat cheddar
...ris, Ph.D., professor emeritus of food science and nutrition at the university and one of the lead researchers for the study. "From our experience we picked the three cultures that we believed would synergistically work together, and whose metabolic functions would generate the desired flavors in a reduced-fat...Racial differences in body composition require modified skinfold-thickness
...d diseases in America is alarming and has prompted nutrition scientists to investigate potential causes, treatments, and prevention strategies. Excess fat is created by overeating and lack of exercise; however, many factors may predispose certain individuals to obesity. We need to focus not only on weight loss...Study: too much sugar, not enough milk may damage U.S. teens' health
...five per day," said Dr. Barry Popkin, professor of nutrition at the UNC-CH schools of public health and medicin..., and Anna Maria Siega-Riz, assistant professor of nutrition and of maternal and child health. The researchers conducted their study to uncover adolescent food ...Supermarket shelf labels help African Americans, others shop healthier, study finds
...ealth messages, we're encouraged that this kind of nutrition advice at the point of purchase seems able to enco... graduates. The program's dietitians have analyzed nutrition information for most products in the Detroit supermarkets, and determined which should receive a gre......iety of discoveries that enhance food security and nutrition throughout the developing world."...