Too much soy could lead to kidney stones
...that soybeans and soy-based foods, a staple in the diets of many health-conscious consumers, may promote kidney stones in those prone to the painful condition. The finding will be published in the September issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a peer-reviewed journal of the American C...Nutritional screening may predict risk for hospitalization of elderly
...ns about eating problems, weight loss, and special diets should be part of the screening process to predict future hospital admissions in the elderly, regardless of the screening method chosen. An accompanying editorial by Bales points out that "nutritional and hydration concerns often rank far too low on ...Annals of Internal Medicine, Tip Sheet, June 19, 2001
...f nurses and other health professionals finds that diets rich in fruits and vegetables help prevent heart disease (Article, p. 1106). Fruits, green leafy vegetables and vegetables high in vitamin C were particularly beneficial. A second study compared the effects of a high-fat diet, a low-fat diet and the ...Gender-specific intervention may be needed to improve diets of african-american youth
...ay help African-American girls switch to healthier diets but could have a reverse effect on boys, according... ways to help young African Americans modify their diets and prevent hypertension later in life, researchers at the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Comm...More evidence that soy may reduce breast cancer risk
...ssociation recommended adding soy protein to daily diets as a way to help reduce high cholesterol levels. The versatile soybean is used in a wide range of foods and beverages, including tofu, miso, soymilk, soy coffee, butter, veggie burgers, crackers, cookies and flour. The bean's oil also has multipl...... more detail. The authors concludethat high-fiber diets may protect against obesity and CVD by lowering in...art, Lung, and Blood Institute High fiber diets may protect against obesity and cardiovascular disease(CVD) in healthy young adults by lowering insu...Vegans likely short on calcium, experts say
...ation of the amount of calcium in strictvegetarian diets that exclude dairy products has found that these d...eeded to prevent osteoporosis later in life. Vegan diets are not likely to provide enough calcium, the dietary reviewconcluded, even if people avoid salt, pr......ed. Theymust continue on medication and controlled diets and exercise regimes aftersurgery. The trial will compare surgery with the current optimal medical therapy, whichincludes drugs called ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers as well as digoxin and adiuretic. All patients will take such medications, and hal...National Cancer Institute to support statewide UNC-CH colon cancer study
...rlier studies have shown that U.S. residents whose diets are high infruits and vegetables may face only half the risk of colon cancer as otherswhose diets are low in those foods, Campbell said. Diets high in fat and thosethat include a lot of meat -- espe...Workplace environment can improve eating habits
...o-workers and from management for trying to follow diets that placed them atlower risk for cancer. The results were contrasted with outcomes in a comparison group of 56 work-siteswith about 9,000 workers that did not have cancer-control programs. The reportappears in the August issue of Health Education ...Federal agencies report on nation's children
.... TheForum report explains that the lower quality diets of older children are linkedto declines in their fruit and milk consumption. (For more information on thistopic, see the accompanying backgrounder, "Healthy Eating Index Shows MostChildren and Adolescents Have a Diet That is Poor or Needs Improvemen...Summer swimsuit research flash: thigh-reducing creams don't work
...stomers and says the creams work better if onealso diets and exercises. A foundation grant from Florida Atlantic University to Marks and aPetroleum Research Fund grant administered by the American Chemical Society toHaky paid for the study. Other research on aminophylline and its potential...'Energy Density' -- Not Fat -- Is Key To Feeling Full While Managing Weight
...se bulk butnot calorie content. "People on diets often substitute pretzels for high-fat, high-caloriesnacks. But pretzels have a low-water content and don't fill you up, so you eatmore of them. A snack with higher water and fiber content, for example, anapple, would be a better choice," Rolls says....Intestine Transplant Results Reported At American Society Of Transplantation Meeting
...etely off intravenous nutrition, are eating normal diets and have improvedquality of life. Between May 1990 and March 1999, 127 transplants were performed in 121 adultsand children who had irreversible intestinal failure. The small intestine can be transplanted in one of three ways: alone; incombination...Female Soccer Players Perform Best On A High-Fat Diet, UB Study Finds
...nsity on a diet composed of 35 percent fat than on diets of 27percent fat or 24 percent fat, researchers at... results support our thesis that supplementing the diets of femaleathletes with peanuts or other fat sources can help build up their energyreserves and impro...Lo-Cal Diet Slows Prostate Cancer In Animals, New Research Finds
...andfourth groups were fed diets containing 20 percent and 40percent fewer calories, respectively, than the groups withrestricted diets. The researchers used castrated rats because depriving ...Morning Coffee Boosts Blood Pressure, Stress Hormones All Day
...easure the effects of eliminating caffeine fromthe diets of people with high blood pressure. The goal is to see if stoppingcaffeine use can be a useful therapy in reducing hypertension, along with diet,exercise and salt reduction....Soy May Decrease Cancer Risks, Wake Forest Researcher Says
...ilar genetic heritage, particularly Asians. "Asian diets typically containless fat and a higher proportion of vegetables, including soy protein, whencompared to Western diets," he said. Striking differences in cancer ratesbetween Asians living in Asia and their cousins living in America has long beenknown.......t daily value was supposed tohelp consumers select diets consistent with the Dietary Guidelines forAmericans," Kristal says. "But we found that people just don't understand thepercent daily value, so they don't use it. We clearly need to educate consumersabout the interpretation and use of the percent dail...