Study shows soy is well accepted in school lunches
... in the study. "Equal amounts of these foods were eaten indicating that children did not notice appreciable differences," Klein said. "Fat, calories, and cholesterol in the soy versions were reduced by at least one half." Soy-enhanced ravioli and a meat version prepared for the study were not as well lik...Study shows acrylamide in baked and fried food does not increase risk of breast cancer in women
...ed the discovery of acrylamide in several commonly eaten foods. The World Health Organization has classifie...he researchers found that the amount of acrylamide eaten in the diet did not pose an increased risk of breast cancer among the women in the study. Animal and...Study of obese diabetics explains why low-carb diets produce fast results
... of a clinical research center where every calorie eaten and spent was measured. After a week of typical eating, ten obese patients with type 2 diabetes followed the Atkins diet for two weeks, with carbohydrates limited to 20 grams per day and unlimited protein and fat. "When we took away the carbohydr...New study finds kelp can reduce level of hormone related to breast cancer risk
... roughly equivalent to the amount of brown seaweed eaten by people in Japan. Skibola and Curry took on the task of taking daily vaginal swabs to monitor the rats' menstrual cycles. The researchers found that the rats' estrous cycles increased from an average of 4.3 to 5.4 days for the low dose kelp group,...Scientists discover recipe for life: eating the 'Polymeal' cuts heart disease by 76%
...colate, fruits and vegetables, almonds and garlic, eaten on a daily basis (but four times a week for fish). Scientists reviewed the medical literature on how much each ingredient cuts heart disease, blood pressure or cholesterol levels by varying amounts, (150ml wine daily for instance reduces heart disea...Sleep loss boosts appetite, may encourage weight gain
..., connotes satiety, telling the brain when we have eaten enough. Van Cauter's team measured circulating levels of leptin and ghrelin before the study, after two nights of only four hours in bed (average sleep time 3 hours and 53 minutes) and after two nights of ten hours in bed (sleep time 9 hours and 8 ...Can cabbage help prevent cervical cancer?
...at least two raw heads of cabbage would need to be eaten daily. The trial uses a capsule containing DIM, already available as a herbal remedy in the United States. The makers of this capsule in America also claim that it may help with pre-menstrual syndrome but side effects include aggravation of migraine...University health study identifies undiagnosed diabetics
... in the morning before the person being tested has eaten anything that day. We found that people who have raised fasting blood sugar levels have an increased risk of death from a variety of causes, including heart disease and stroke. "Another way to check for diabetes is the glucose tolerance test, where t...Molecular clock genes influence metabolism of sugar and dietary fats
..."This suggests that altering when fat calories are eaten might be exploited to reduce the likelihood of inducing diabetes," says FitzGerald. Poor dietary habits and a sedentary lifestyle have been linked to diabetes, high blood fats, and high blood pressure, all characterized in an epidemic call...Study finds dramatic increase in thyroid cancer
...teel protecting the reactor from meltdown had been eaten away by acid. In 2003 cracks were found in the instrumentation tubes which measure the operations of the South Texas Project nuclear reactors, 90 miles southwest of Houston, Texas, allowing the reactor to leak. Had these leaks not been identified by...Research news from Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy: March 2004
...tor Larry Lindner notes that those people who have eaten more earlier in the day by eating a full breakfast may not feel the need to eat as much as the day progresses. According to Lindner, who is also an instructor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, "Starting off the day with a nutrit...Dietary fats may increase the risk of age-related macular degeneration
...designed to measure the amounts and kinds of foods eaten in the previous week. The researchers found that consumption of dietary fats and fat-containing food groups modified the risk of progression to advanced AMD, whereas fish and nut consumption reduced the risk. "In this prospective longitudinal study,...Duke cardiologists offer new view of link between aging, atherosclerosis
...t cardiovascular disease, or those who have always eaten an unhealthy diet but still make it to old age with clear arteries. Goldschmidt, chairman of the department of medicine, and fellow cardiologist Eric Peterson, M.D., Duke Clinical Research Institute, believe that medicine has spent so much time inves...Buckwheat may be beneficial for managing diabetes
... much buckwheat in flour or extract form must be eaten in order to obtain a beneficial effect on glucose levels, Taylor says. Further studies are needed, she adds. To analyze the effect of buckwheat on elevated blood glucose levels, the researchers studied a group of rats (approximately 40) with chemical...Study finds VA maintained quality despite shift to outpatient care
...have meant taxpayer savings on VA health care were eaten up by larger Medicare expenses. "One remarkable finding was that Medicare-eligible veterans in our study did not significantly increase their use of Medicare-paid hospital days during the time when VA hospitalization rates were falling" said lead au...A low-sodium diet does not raise blood cholesterol levels
...e levels of sodium: a "high" level typical of that eaten daily by most Americans; an "intermediate" level similar to the maximum recommended intake; and a "low" level roughly half of the "intermediate" level. Consuming high amounts of sodium has been shown to increase risk for high blood pressure. Table s...Comfort-food cravings may be body's attempt to put brake on chronic stress
...Pecoraro. In the animal kingdom, it's an eat or be eaten world, and a body under constant, or chronic, stress may preferentially eat high-energy foods to stay in the game. Under the model that the research team has proposed, glucocorticoids would both prompt vigilance to threats and send a signal to the br...Gender preferences in 'comfort' foods stem from childhood
... were female. Many people assume comfort foods are eaten when a person is sad or lonely. "The opposite is often true," Wansink said. "People are more apt to seek out comfort foods when they're jubilant or when they want to celebrate or reward themselves." But the kinds of foods that give comfort may vary ...For healthy diet, learning level counts more than earning level
...ys, respondents were asked to recall what they had eaten in the previous 24 hours. They tabulated results using the Revised Dietary Quality Index, a rating of a diet's overall healthfulness. The effects of income and education were rarely significant in 1965, Popkin says. There were a few differences back ...People with food allergies should not only be careful about what they eat
... after she kissed her boyfriend. The boyfriend had eaten several shrimp less than an hour earlier. "It is i...le patients that food does not actually have to be eaten to trigger an allergic reaction," says Dr. Steensma. "Touching the offending food and kissing or tou...