Why Britain's gay, lesbian and bisexual Muslims need dedicated support groups
...s. Cultural differences, such as levels of alcohol consumption and smoking, often complicated their experiences of these places. Though few complained of racism, most were seen as exotic and different. Some found this an advantage, whilst others thought it off-putting to be looked at and considered sexually appe...Internet weight loss program effective among adults at risk for diabetes
...irst three months and a greater reduction in their consumption of fat calories over the course of the year. Use of the Web site was associated with weight loss in both groups. Those who spent more time at the Web site lost more weight. This study enabled researchers to isolate the role of the therapist and e-mai...Study provides new evidence that cranberry juice may help fight heart disease
...Vinson plans to test the effect of cranberry juice consumption on subjects with normal cholesterol levels. To get the most health benefit from the juice, the researcher recommends drinking a low sugar version that contains an artificial sweetener. If you don't like cranberry juice, there are other heart-healthy...Domestic violence levels high in rural Uganda
...l Uganda are high and associated with both alcohol consumption and the male partner's perceived risk of HIV, acco... between the risk of domestic violence and alcohol consumption and women's perceived risk of HIV of their male partner. The study is published in the January 22, 2...Students eat excessive amounts of fat at school
...dent-run stores all contributed to "excessive" fat consumption by students, say James F. Sallis, Ph.D., of the University of California-San Diego and colleagues. "We estimated that the average student consumed about 26 grams of total fat at school, 30 percent more than the 20 grams recommended, and 14 percent mo...Purdue researchers design fishes' diets to make you healthier
...dicine's recommendation that people increase their consumption of food containing alpha-linoleic acid (an omega-3 fatty acid) and linoleic acid (an omega-6 fatty acid). The institute set the daily requirements, or Dietary Reference Intakes, of these macronutrients necessary to maintain health, and noted that col...Videotaping message helps black teens eat more fruits, veggies
..., and the amount and change in fruit and vegetable consumption after treatment. There were no significant changes in physical activity within any of the three treatment groups, say the authors. Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may strongly decrease the odds of developing high blood pressure or cardiov...Coffee drinking elevates plasma homocysteine and risk factors for coronary heart disease
...h an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and consumption of unfiltered and filtered coffee raises homocyste...ffee increased homocysteine levels within hours of consumption and seemed to have a particularly strong effect when taken after meals. The 21 male and 27 female pa......environment, anxiety, hostility, excessive alcohol consumption and other factors may aggravate the sense of TUI. "The association between TUI and development of hypertension may be mediated by a variety of lifestyle and other psychosocial factors," says Kiang Liu, Ph.D., senior author and professor of preventiv...High hostility may predict heart disease more than other risk factors such as cholesterol
...rofiles, sociodemographic characteristics, alcohol consumption and smoking. Specifically, HDL-cholesterol levels did significantly protect against CHD but hostility levels predicted incidences of CHD independent of the protective effect of HDL. "Furthermore, older men with the highest levels of hostility were a...Exploring the relationship between alcoholism and serotonin one step at a time
... several months up to 17 years. "If heavy alcohol consumption damages the serotonin system," she said, "it is possible that over time, the system will return to normal functioning. By studying persons who had stopped drinking months and years earlier, Dr. Wand was possibly observing subjects whose serotonin sy...Air pollution linked to increased medical care and costs for elderly
...centage of the population that is black, cigarette consumption and obesity. Comparing cities with the most pollution to those with the least, there was relatively little difference in surgery rates, but there was a 19 percent difference in admissions to a hospital for respiratory conditions. The difference in in...Coffee addicts at reduced risk of type 2 diabetes?
High coffee consumption could be associated with a rduced risk of type 2 d...rospectively assessed the effect of varying coffee consumption on the development of type 2 diabetes in around 17,000 Dutch adults. They report how individuals wit...High-than-average fiber consumption does not affect results of wheat bran fiber trial
...nts into four groups based on their baseline fiber consumption and calculated the risk of polyp recurrence in each group. They also looked at the effect of baseline intake of fiber from specific food sources on polyp recurrence. Baseline fiber intake did not appear to be associated with polyp recurrence. There ...Other highlights in the November 6 issue of JNCI
...er and 471 men without prostate cancer about their consumption of various foods. The authors found that men who consumed the highest amounts of allium vegetables (more than 10 g/day) had approximately half the risk of prostate cancer of men who consumed the lowest amounts of allium vegetables (less than 2.2 g/da...Nearness of supermarkets boosts peoples intake of nutritious fruits and vegetables, study reveals
...ealth study. White Americans' fruit and vegetable consumption increased by 11 percent with the presence of one or more supermarket in their neighborhoods, the study showed. "We don't know why we saw a larger influence of supermarkets on the diets of black Americans compared to white Americans," said Dr. Kimberl...Keen ER identification could avert future strokes
... to be more receptive to efforts to reduce alcohol consumption and the risk of alcohol-related incidents, says Scott. "Similar strategies to improve stroke prevention should be explored for implementation in emergency departments," he adds. About one in 20 people with AF will suffer a stroke each year, says Sc...World Health Report: addressing main risk factors
...ors. They comment: "Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption to a mean of 600 g/day may turn out to be relatively simple compared to the cultural transformations needed to bring mean cholesterols in developed countries down to 3.8 mmol/L". Commenting overall on the World Health Report they conclude: "Public-h...Significantly lower physical activity levels in obese adolescents contribute to continued obesity
...nergy balance in a society where unrestricted food consumption is always available.......t out to test whether there was a relation between consumption of fish (rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids) or m...at home in southwestern France. Their frequency of consumption of meat and fish or seafood was recorded as daily, at least once a week (but not every day), from ti...