Bioengineering to prevent iron deficiency?
...ow in populations consuming monotonous plant-based diets with little meat ie. many developing countries. In an analysis of ten developing countries, the median value of physical productivity losses per year due to iron deficiency was around US $0.32 per head, or 0.57% of gross domestic product (GDP) for t...Diet foods for children may lead to obesity
... better for children to eat healthy, well-balanced diets with sufficient calories for their daily activities rather than low-calorie snacks or meals," said Dr. David Pierce, a University of Alberta sociologist and lead author of the paper. The researchers conducted a series of elaborate experiments that ...Diets high in choline may increase risk for colorectal polyps
Contrary to expectations, diets high in the nutrient choline were associated with ...ine and colorectal polyps, and other components of diets high in choline may be responsible for the association, the finding needs to be replicated in other ...Low-carb diets' effects linked to rise in newly identified 'starvation hormone'
...le for the profound physiological changes that the diets induced wasnt fully understood. In the new study...t, she said. Either way, such low-carb, high-fat diets arent likely to work for everyone. "It may be that some people are more likely to turn on FGF21 th...Study identifies new regulator of fat metabolism
...ve shown that high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets cause demonstrable changes in metabolism and subse...logic states of animals consuming various types of diets -- including standard animal chow diets and diets moderately high in both fats and carbohydrates, as...Mouse model points to possible new strategy for treating rare muscle disease, kidney disorders
...after birth. When the researchers supplemented the diets of pregnant transgenic mice with ManNAc, sialic acid production improved in the fetuses, and they were born with markedly improved kidneys. We were surprised that the HIBM mutation had such a detrimental impact on kidney function in the transgenic...Soy nuts may improve blood pressure in postmenopausal women
...signed 60 healthy post-menopausal women to eat two diets for eight weeks each in random order. The first diet, the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) diet, consisted of 30 percent of calories from fat (with 7 percent or less from saturated fat), 15 percent from protein and 55 percent from carbohydrates; 1...Eating apples and fish during pregnancy may protect against childhood asthma and allergies
...older children, and if mothers and their childrens diets interact in older children. Willers suggests that the beneficial effect of apples may come from powerful antioxidants called flavonoids, while fishs protective effect may come from omega-3 fatty acids, which other studies have suggested have a prote...Eggs promote weight loss and help close nutrient consumption gap
...wa State University assessed choline intake in the diets of specific subsets of the U.S. population and found that usual intake is far below the Adequate Intake (AI) levels for older children, men, women and pregnant women. 3 Only 10 percent or less of these populations are eating close to the recomme...Highlights from the May 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...s suggest snacking may ensure older adults consume diets adequate in (calories). Poor Dietary Intake among Children with Sickle Cell Disease As children with sickle cell disease age, their consumption of important nutrients declines and probably contributes to many of the childrens "poor growth status"...Pistachios lower cholesterol, provide antioxidants
...aturated fat for two weeks. They then tested three diets for four weeks each with a two-week break between each diet. All three diets were variations on the Step I Diet, a cholesterol-lowering diet in general use. The diets included a...Hawaiian treasure, macadamia nuts good for the heart
...nts for five weeks. The participants then switched diets and continued eating only food provided by the res...did not gain or lose weight during the study. Both diets were matched for total fat, containing 33 percent calories from total fat. The Heart Healthy diet wi...Pistachios may calm acute stress reaction
...over controlled feeding study design and all three diets all contained the same number of calories. After a...ogy 2007 today (April 30) in Washington, D.C. The diets included a Step I Diet a standard heart healthy diet with 25 percent fat and 8 percent saturated fa...National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine report calls for more dairy foods at school
...uidelines aim to improve children and adolescent's diets and health. "This report is a step in the right d...alcium, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium in the diets of American children and adolescents. Adequate calcium intake during childhood and adolescence, by c...Study reports changing to a low-fat diet can induce stress
...mice withdrawn from high-fat or high-carbohydrates diets became anxious and showed changes in their brains ...h-carbohydrate (HC) diets, abruptly replaced those diets with standard chow, and observed behavioral changes. The brains of the mice were also examined for i...Poor diet puts teenagers' health at risk
...te their food intake patterns. They found that the diets of a significant number of adolescents fell short ...tudy found that most teenagers are far from having diets that will provide their growing bodies with the nutrients they need to ensure their long term health...Cancer-fighting foods, supplements explored in day-long symposium, March 25
...at Ohio State University showed that animals whose diets were supplemented with black raspberries had a 60 ...ced (non-melanoma) skin cancer, mice that were fed diets supplemented with the grape seed compounds, a group of antioxidants called proanthocyanidins, showed...Americans still not eating enough fruits and vegetables, according to 2 recent studies
... Previous studies have shown a disparity in the diets of blacks and whites, as well as a more serious di...ournal of Preventive Medicine examined whether the diets of non-Hispanic blacks have improved relative to the diets of whites. Also working with the data f...Comparison of 4 diet plans shows better outcomes for diet with lowest carbohydrate intake
...f four diets-3 popular and substantially different diets and 1 diet based on national guidelines-representi...s in overweight and obese premenopausal women. The diets were Atkins (very low in carbohydrate), Zone (low in carbohydrate), LEARN (Lifestyle, Exercise, Atti...... even slow the aging process. But low-carbohydrate diets are only one option. A smart alternative: carb-blockers made from a bean or wheat or hibiscus flower extract, which block the absorption of refined carbs in the digestive tract if taken before or during a high-carb meal, like pasta or pizza. L-arabi...