Science Based Nutrition

April 7, 2010

IPS Examines Malnutrition, Obesity In Latin America

Filed under: Nutrition / Diet — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , — Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today @ 4:00 am
Inter Press Service examines malnutrition and factors contributing to the rising rates of "obesity and obesity-related illness - such as type II diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, some forms of cancer and osteoporosis - in Latin America, and especially among the poorest sectors of the population...

April 5, 2010

Short-term program for binge eaters has long-term benefits, study finds

Filed under: Main Content — Tags: , , , , , , — ScienceDaily: Nutrition News @ 2:00 am
A new study finds that a self-guided, 12-week program helps binge eaters stop binging for up to a year and the program can also save money for those who participate. Recurrent binge eating is the most common eating disorder in the country, affecting more than three percent of the population, or nine million people, yet few treatment options are available.

March 28, 2010

Total Fluid And Specific Beverage Intake And Risk Of Renal Cell Carcinoma In Canada

Filed under: Urology / Nephrology — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , — Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today @ 1:00 am
UroToday.com - This is a large, nationwide, population-based investigation based on a widely used and validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Nevertheless, possible limitations should be mentioned, in particular, the validity of information on intake of beverages 2 years before the study...

March 3, 2010

Unique Educational Course Helps College Students Improve Diet

Teaching college students - an understudied population for preventing weight gain - about societal issues related to food and agriculture may help them choose healthier diets, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's 2010 Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism...

March 2, 2010

News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, March 2, 2010

1. Early Release: Decreasing U.S. Population Sodium Intake Could Prevent Heart Attacks, Extend Lives, and Save Billions of Dollars in Health Care Costs: Collaboration with Food Industry May Help Americans consume 3,900 mg of sodium per day, 75 percent of which comes from processed food...
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