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Study: College-age kids who don't consume milk daily could develop metabolic syndrome

College-age kids who don't consume at least three servings of dairy daily are three times more likely to develop metabolic syndrome than those who do, said a new University of Illinois study.

15 Mar 2013

International conference examines critical link between urbanization and food security

Food Security in a Rapidly Urbanizing World, the first international conference examining the critical link between urbanization and food security, will be held at the University of Pennsylvania from Wednesday, March 13, through Friday, March 15, 2013.

14 Mar 2013

Prescribing attention-boosting drugs for healthy kids is misguided

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world's largest professional association of neurologists, is releasing a position paper on how the practice of prescribing drugs to boost cognitive function, or memory and thinking abilities, in healthy children and teens is misguided.

14 Mar 2013

Study: Dietary deficiency of mineral selenium likely to be endemic among Malawi population

Enriching crops by adding a naturally-occurring soil mineral to fertilisers could potentially help to reduce disease and premature death in the African country of Malawi, researchers have said.

14 Mar 2013

State roundup: Conn. bill would require kids behavioral health assessments

A selection of health policy stories from New York, Connecticut, Oregon, Idaho, Georgia, Texas and California.

14 Mar 2013

Green calorie labels may mislead people about nutrition-poor foods

A Cornell researcher says in the current issue of the journal Health Communication that consumers are more likely to perceive a candy bar as more healthful when it has a green calorie label compared with when it had a red one - even though the number of calories are the same.

14 Mar 2013

Studies show prenatal nutrition may affect gene function in children's health

Pioneering studies by U. S. Department of Agriculture-funded research molecular geneticist Robert A. Waterland are helping explain how the foods that soon-to-be-moms eat in the days and weeks around the time of conception-or what's known as periconceptional nutrition-may affect the way genes function in her children, and her children's health.

13 Mar 2013

Smad7 protein protects against or heals mouth sores associated with cancer treatment

Mouse model studies show that administered genetically or topically, protein Smad7 protects against or heals mouth sores commonly associated with cancer treatment.

13 Mar 2013

B cells regulate obesity-associated inflammation and T2D through two specific mechanisms

New research from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) reveals that B cells regulate obesity-associated inflammation and type 2 diabetes through two specific mechanisms.

13 Mar 2013

Lack of very long chain fatty acids does not cause blindness in children with Stargardt type 3

Vision scientists long have thought that lack of very long chain fatty acids in photoreceptor cells caused blindness in children with Stargardt type 3 retinal degeneration, an incurable eye disease. But researchers at the University of Utah's John A. Moran Eye Center have shown in a new study that lack of these fatty acids does not cause blindness, meaning that the search for the mechanism that robs sight from children with the disease must start anew.

12 Mar 2013

SDF-1 turns on autophagy that helps cells stay in place and focused on making bone

A signaling molecule that helps stem cells survive in the naturally low-oxygen environment inside the bone marrow may hold clues to helping the cells survive when the going gets worse with age and disease, researchers report.

11 Mar 2013

Cardiac rehab program may reduce death rate in women with coronary artery disease

Women with coronary artery disease who completed a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program were two-thirds less likely to die compared to those who were not referred to the program.

8 Mar 2013

Jersey Shore’s Bariatric Surgery Program helps obese people to lose weight

For the obese community, the benefits of weight-loss surgery go beyond what the eye can see. Jersey Shore University Medical Center's Bariatric Surgery Program offers the education and tools necessary for people to make the life changing decision of losing weight.

8 Mar 2013

U.N. FAO head, E.U. development commissioner discuss nutrition, food security with Malawi president

"During a visit to Malawi on Tuesday, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the European Union (E.U.) development commissioner highlighted the need to address malnutrition and food insecurity in the African country, while pledging to work together and support the government in its efforts to this end," the U.N. News Centre reports.

7 Mar 2013

Study highlights policy adherence, promotional efforts of water intake in child care settings

Support is needed in child care centers to help meet existing water policies and new water requirements included in the 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act, according to a study published by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity.

7 Mar 2013

CALHM1 protein plays critical role in sweet, bitter and umami taste perception

Working with a multidisciplinary consortium of 19 researchers from nine institutions, Monell scientists have provided critical information to identify CALHM1, a channel in the walls of taste receptor cells, as a necessary component in the process of sweet, bitter, and umami (savory) taste perception.

7 Mar 2013

Link between processed meat and cardiovascular disease and cancer

In a huge study of half a million men and women, research in Biomed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine demonstrates an association between processed meat and cardiovascular disease and cancer.

7 Mar 2013

New food study highlights benefits of for both children and parents

Grow it, try it, and you just might like it is a motto many schools are embracing to encourage children to eat more fruits and vegetables. Through community-based kitchen garden programs, particularly those with dedicated cooking components, schools are successfully introducing students to healthier foods. In a new study released in the March/April 2013 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers found that growing and then cooking the foods that kids grew increased their willingness to try new foods.

7 Mar 2013

Palliative specialists support UK care pathway

An overwhelming majority of UK doctors believe that the Liverpool care pathway represents the best practice for care of a dying patient, according to an email survey with over 600 respondents.

6 Mar 2013

Study shows how fish oils help lower blood pressure via vasodilation at ion channels

Omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish may have diverse health-promoting effects, potentially protecting the immune, nervous, and cardiovascular systems.

6 Mar 2013

Nutrition News and Research

Study: College-age kids who don't consume milk daily could develop metabolic syndrome

International conference examines critical link between urbanization and food security

Prescribing attention-boosting drugs for healthy kids is misguided

Study: Dietary deficiency of mineral selenium likely to be endemic among Malawi population

State roundup: Conn. bill would require kids behavioral health assessments

Green calorie labels may mislead people about nutrition-poor foods

Studies show prenatal nutrition may affect gene function in children's health

Smad7 protein protects against or heals mouth sores associated with cancer treatment

B cells regulate obesity-associated inflammation and T2D through two specific mechanisms

Lack of very long chain fatty acids does not cause blindness in children with Stargardt type 3

SDF-1 turns on autophagy that helps cells stay in place and focused on making bone

Cardiac rehab program may reduce death rate in women with coronary artery disease

Jersey Shore’s Bariatric Surgery Program helps obese people to lose weight

U.N. FAO head, E.U. development commissioner discuss nutrition, food security with Malawi president

Study highlights policy adherence, promotional efforts of water intake in child care settings

CALHM1 protein plays critical role in sweet, bitter and umami taste perception

Link between processed meat and cardiovascular disease and cancer

New food study highlights benefits of for both children and parents

Palliative specialists support UK care pathway

Study shows how fish oils help lower blood pressure via vasodilation at ion channels

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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