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Study: Healthy diet could help promote healthy cellular aging in women

Eating a diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains and low in added sugar, sodium and processed meats could help promote healthy cellular aging in women, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

21 Aug 2018

Saliva could modify dietary choices

Saliva is crucial for tasting and digesting food, but scientists have now found that it may have another, more subtle role.

20 Aug 2018

The man who sold America on vitamin D — and profited in the process

Dr. Michael Holick's enthusiasm for vitamin D can be fairly described as extreme.

20 Aug 2018

Researchers review various options to reduce sugar in dairy products

Dairy foods are popular among consumers, and sales gross more than $125 billion per year. With dairy product popularity comes new demands from consumers for healthier, low-calorie products that taste the same as their higher calorie counterparts.

20 Aug 2018

Study evaluates how students change their breakfast consumption when given extra time

Primary school students are more likely to eat a nutritional breakfast when given 10 extra minutes to do so, according to a new study by researchers at Virginia Tech and Georgia Southern University.

18 Aug 2018

Biomarker predicts kidney cancer risk years before diagnosis

Scientists have identified a blood biomarker that could be used to predict the onset of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) years before the disease is diagnosed.

17 Aug 2018

Blood biomarker could help predict kidney cancer up to five years prior to diagnosis

Every year, more than 330,000 people are diagnosed with kidney cancer worldwide. More than 80 percent of those new cases are renal cell carcinomas.

17 Aug 2018

Case Western Reserve gets three-year grant to enhance food systems in Cleveland neighborhoods

A multidisciplinary research team led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a three-year, $936,000 grant to use collaborative computational modeling approaches to promote better community health through more equitable food systems.

17 Aug 2018

Study explores how many American cities protect the rights of employed breastfeeding mothers

Of the 151 largest cities across the United States, only Philadelphia and New York City have legislation that protects a nursing mother who returns to work outside the home and who wants to continue breastfeeding, according to research from the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia published in Breastfeeding Medicine.

16 Aug 2018

Children have better nutrition when they live near forests, global study shows

A first-of-its-kind global study shows that children in 27 developing countries have better nutrition--when they live near forests.

16 Aug 2018

Childhood exposure to secondhand smoke increases risk of COPD death in adulthood

A new study suggests that long-term exposure to secondhand smoke during childhood increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease death in adulthood.

16 Aug 2018

Scientists study effects of eating breakfast versus fasting overnight before exercise

Eating breakfast before exercise may "prime" the body to burn carbohydrates during exercise and more rapidly digest food after working out, University of Bath researchers have found.

15 Aug 2018

When it comes to shedding pounds, it pays to think big

When it comes to shedding pounds, it pays to think big, according to new research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

14 Aug 2018

New project aims to study growth of water-based microorganisms

In order to better understand and assess the quality of ground and spring water, state-of-the-art methods from the fields of molecular biology and microbiology, as well as chemical high-performance analytics are now developed.

14 Aug 2018

Study highlights pollution exposure of babies in prams

Babies in prams can be exposed to up to 60 percent more pollution than their parents, causing potential damage to their frontal lobe and impacting on their cognitive abilities and brain development.

14 Aug 2018

One out of two children not getting enough nutrients needed for their health

Amid the chaos of getting kids out the door in the morning and taming the hangry monsters that get off the bus in the afternoon, parents may be overlooking a critical part of setting their kids up for success during the school year: a nutrient-rich diet.

13 Aug 2018

Scientists discover biomarker for kidney cancer

Scientists have discovered a new blood biomarker that could help predict the risk of kidney cancer.

13 Aug 2018

Medical nutrition therapy provided by RDNs benefits patients with chronic kidney disease

According to a new review, approximately 30 million Americans – about 15 percent of adults – have chronic kidney disease, a number that is expected to increase in the next 20 years due to rising obesity rates and longer lifespans, but the majority of chronic kidney disease patients aren't receiving potentially lifesaving treatment.

13 Aug 2018

Quality-improvement project to standardize feeding practices helps micro preemies gain weight

A quality-improvement project to standardize feeding practices for micro preemies--preterm infants born months before their due date-- helped to boost their weight and nearly quadrupled the frequency of lactation consultations ordered in the neonatal intensive care unit, a multidisciplinary team from Children's National Health System finds.

13 Aug 2018

New biomarker may provide clues to create diagnostic tool for hypoglycemia-associated autonomic failure

A new LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center study reveals that a novel biomarker might give us new answers necessary to creating a diagnostic tool for hypoglycemia-associated autonomic failure.

13 Aug 2018

Nutrition News and Research

Study: Healthy diet could help promote healthy cellular aging in women

Saliva could modify dietary choices

The man who sold America on vitamin D — and profited in the process

Researchers review various options to reduce sugar in dairy products

Study evaluates how students change their breakfast consumption when given extra time

Biomarker predicts kidney cancer risk years before diagnosis

Blood biomarker could help predict kidney cancer up to five years prior to diagnosis

Case Western Reserve gets three-year grant to enhance food systems in Cleveland neighborhoods

Study explores how many American cities protect the rights of employed breastfeeding mothers

Children have better nutrition when they live near forests, global study shows

Childhood exposure to secondhand smoke increases risk of COPD death in adulthood

Scientists study effects of eating breakfast versus fasting overnight before exercise

When it comes to shedding pounds, it pays to think big

New project aims to study growth of water-based microorganisms

Study highlights pollution exposure of babies in prams

One out of two children not getting enough nutrients needed for their health

Scientists discover biomarker for kidney cancer

Medical nutrition therapy provided by RDNs benefits patients with chronic kidney disease

Quality-improvement project to standardize feeding practices helps micro preemies gain weight

New biomarker may provide clues to create diagnostic tool for hypoglycemia-associated autonomic failure

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