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As dietitians we often tell people to take things away from their diet. I like to tell people they don't have to eliminate things they like, but back off on the amount you use. I prefer to emphasize adding things, in this case – herbs and spices.
In the February 2012 issue of Food Technology magazine, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), Contributing Editor Linda Milo Ohr writes that heart health, weight management, healthy cholesterol levels, and cognitive health are just some of the benefits that these foods can offer.
Researchers at Zucker Hillside Hospital's Recognition and Prevention (RAP) Program who have worked with teenagers at risk for serious mental illness for the past decade are now studying the effectiveness of Omega 3 fatty acids (fish oil) for treating psychiatric symptoms.
In January of 2012, exclusive healthcare professional nutritional supply company Douglas Laboratories announced the implementation of a Corporate Internet Resellers Policy (CIRP) and Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy.
At a time of increasing concern about low vitamin D levels in the world's population and increased use of blood tests for the vitamin, scientists are reporting development of a much-needed reference material to assure that measurements of vitamin D levels are accurate. The report appears in ACS' journal Analytical Chemistry.
The size of one's dinner plate does not help to curb energy intake or control portion sizes, according to a recent study conducted at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
New research by Johns Hopkins scientists suggests that vitamin D, long known to be important for bone health and in recent years also for heart protection, may stop conferring cardiovascular benefits and could actually cause harm as levels in the blood rise above the low end of what is considered normal.
Some new ads targeting the issue of childhood obesity in the state of Georgia are getting a lot of attention, but not for the right reasons, says Josh Klapow, Ph.D., a UAB clinical psychologist and expert in health behavior modification.
Obesity has become a major public health concern with more than 60 percent of adults in the United States categorized as overweight and more than 30 percent as obese, according to background information in the article. The role of diet composition in response to overeating and energy dissipation is unclear.
The concept of a clean food label can be interpreted many different ways. Most often, formulating clean-label foods refers to eliminating chemical-sounding or artificial ingredients that indicate extra-processing. Another interpretation of a clean label is the statement of simplicity. Ingredient statements that are short and easy to understand such as a pint of ice cream that focuses on the simplicity and goodness of five ingredients—milk, cream, sugar, eggs and one flavoring ingredient.
In the January issue of Consumer Reports, in circulation now, an article, Fish-oil pills vs. claims, claims to reveal test results for 15 top-selling fish oil brands. The article claims that test results reveal that six fell short on quality.
In a report prepared for the American Heart Association's scientific sessions in Orlando next week, the Johns Hopkins investigators say swapping out certain foods can improve heart health in those at risk for cardiovascular disease, even if the dietary changes aren't coupled with weight loss.
A recent study gauging the impact of consuming more fish oil showed a marked reduction both in inflammation and, surprisingly, in anxiety among a cohort of healthy young people.
In the context of high poverty and unemployment, SNAP is one of the most responsive federal programs, providing immediate benefits and helping millions of families to put food on the table, said Jessica Bean, vulnerable families research associate at the Carsey Institute.
E-learning is a relatively new development in self-management and we were very interested to see what its effect on dietary behaviors might be, said Phil Edwards, Ph.D., a senior lecturer in Statistics at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and member of the team of British reviewers.
With marathon trainees about to take to the streets of Chicago this Sunday, Loyola University Health System registered dietitian Brooke Schantz offers the top 10 nutrition tips runners can follow to help them cross the finish line.
Patients at risk of developing acute lung injury (ALI) have omega-3 (n-3) levels approximately 25 percent of normal and those with established ALI have n-3 levels as low as 6 percent of normal, suggesting a potential role for n-3 dietary supplementation in patients with ALI, according to background information in the article. Preclinical data indicate that the n-6 ?-linolenic acid (GLA; a fatty acid), in conjunction with the n-3 fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), may also be beneficial in ALI.
The American Dietetic Association has released the findings of its nationwide consumer opinion survey, Nutrition and You: Trends 2011.
Douglas Laboratories, a worldwide leader in the professional nutritional supplement industry, announces the latest advancement in its cutting edge iPhone/iPad application.
Douglas Laboratories, a leader in innovation in the professional healthcare supplementation market, recently introduced its newest, most potent form of omega-3 supplementation: QÜELL Omega-3 Fish Oil.
When it comes to improving bone health in postmenopausal women — and people of all ages, actually — a Florida State University researcher has found a simple, proactive solution to help prevent fractures and osteoporosis: eating dried plums.
An important new study released in the August issue of Diabetes Care shows that replacing carbohydrates with two ounces of nuts, such as peanuts, everyday improves blood glucose control and blood lipids in people with type 2 diabetes.
Disclosing the calories in restaurant foods to customers holds promise as a strategy to lower the nation's obesity rate. However, a new study of food items from national chain restaurants found that while stated calories on restaurant menus and websites were accurate on average, 19 percent of individual samples differed from laboratory measurements by more than 100 calories and lower calorie foods tended to contain more than listed.
A new study gauging the impact of consuming more fish oil showed a marked reduction both in inflammation and, surprisingly, in anxiety among a cohort of healthy young people.
Ten weeks of preventive supplementation with a natural form of vitamin E called tocotrienol in dogs that later had strokes reduced overall brain tissue damage, prevented loss of neural connections and helped sustain blood flow in the animals' brains, a new study shows.
Synthetic fat substitutes used in low-calorie potato chips and other foods could backfire and contribute to weight gain and obesity, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.
Over the past decade, much progress has been made regarding the understanding and promise of personalized medicine. Scientists are just beginning to consider the impact of gene-diet interactions in different populations in regards to disease prevention and treatment.
Douglas Laboratories, a worldwide leader in the nutritional supplement industry, announces the creation of its E-Advisory Board. This initiative enables participants to communicate their ideas and opinions that serve as valuable feedback to Douglas Laboratories for the development of new products, programs and innovations.
The U.S. government?s new graphic symbol of nutritional advice for consumers contained in the 2011 Dietary Guidelines for Americans will be a useful and intuitive way for people to eat well and improve their health, especially with the expert individualized advice provided by a registered dietitian, according to the American Dietetic Association.
Before people develop type 2 diabetes, they almost always have prediabetes, defined as blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. There are 79 million people in the United States who have prediabetes. Recent research has shown that even during prediabetes both heart and circulatory long-term damage to the body may already be occurring.
Increasingly for Americans the cost of food is becoming almost as important as the taste of it, according to the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation 2011 Food & Health Survey.
New research being presented at the Experimental Biology meeting in Washington, DC, finds older adults are consuming higher levels of carotenoids, flavonoids, and other phytonutrients found in fruits and vegetables that are thought to support healthy aging.
“Coupled with the financial crisis, high food prices can take a significant toll on nutrition, especially in developing countries,” says Lora Iannotti, PhD, a public health expert and professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
The largest study ever to examine the association of dietary fats and prostate cancer risk has found what’s good for the heart may not be good for the prostate.
Food producers are responding to health-conscious consumers by developing products that appeal to consumers’ taste buds but also keep them full long after a meal has ended.
The economic difficulties of the past two years have left an indelible impression on consumers’ food decisions, driving several of the Top 10 food trends identified in the April 2011 issue of Food Technology magazine, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).
Despite warnings about the risk, Americans have not reduced the salt in their diets in 50 years, Harvard School of Public Health researchers conclude.
Using data gathered in 38 studies between 1957 and 2003, Adam Bernstein and Walter Willett analyzed urine samples from more than 26,000 people. Unlike previous research that estimated
During Chiropractic Awareness Month, the Minnesota Chiropractic Association (MCA) would like to encourage the public to follow the pros lead and make a chiropractor a regular
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Two supplements taken by millions of people for joint pain do not work and should not be paid for by health authorities or insurers, according to a study by Swiss scientists.
The supplements, glucosamine and chondroitin, are either taken on their own or in combination to reduce the pain caused by osteoarthritis
For the fourth consecutive year, whole food supplement manufacturer Standard
Standard Process Inc., www.standardprocess.com, manufacturer of whole food nutritional supplements, has begun
Our body is a dynamic organism that responds to not just what we eat,
In a group of urban African-American youths, vitamin D deficiency was considerably more prevalent among those with asthma, a new study shows.
Vitamin D deficiency is more common in African Americans than in other races, and African American children are also more likely to have asthma, Dr. Robert J. Freishtat and associates
A new report on people sickened by a liquid dietary supplement illustrates the real -if rare -risks associated with using these products.
In 2008, users of "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula" started losing their hair and began suffering from fatigue, diarrhea, nausea and other symptoms; some doubled their dose
Among people who use multiple dietary supplements, fish oil/omega-3 supplements now top multivitamins in popularity, according to a recent survey by ConsumerLab.com. The survey also shows that vitamin D use jumped 30% since last year and resveratrol use surged by 66%. The ConsumerLab.com survey is based on 6,012 responses. Full results are provided in a published report.
Eating lots of whole grains could ward off high blood pressure, according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
In the study, men with the highest whole-grain consumption were 19 percent less likely to develop high blood pressure than men who ate the least amount of whole grains.
While
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U.S. Preventive Medicine®, the leader in disease prevention services, today applauded U.S. President Barack
Long-term use of prescription-grade chondroitins 4 and 6 sulfate (CS) for treatment of knee osteoarthritis reduces pain and slows joint narrowing, investigators report in the February issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism.
The Study on Osteoarthritis Progression Prevention (STOPP) involved 622 patients in Europe and the US, ages 45-80 years, with primary knee
Standard Process Inc.® has matched $102,263.68 in pledges made to the Foundation for Chiropractic
The Almond Board of California maintains that simple changes in one's diet can help overcome dietary challenges, especially during the holiday season. Resolutions for healthier eating
Standard Process introduces Whole Food Fiber, a new high-quality fiber supplement in powder form,
Bellevue, WA-based Crayons, Inc., an all natural beverage company, announces the first and only
Eating foods that contain lots of monosodium glutamate (MSG), a flavor enhancer frequently used in Asian cuisine, can make you fat, new research published in the journal Obesity suggests.
Rural Chinese men and women who consumed the most MSG were more than twice as likely to be overweight than their peers who
Snacktrition, a new line of calcium and fiber enhanced nut snacks from Mellace Family
Omega 3 consumption (derived from fish or fish oil) is insufficient among Americans, putting heart health at risk, suggests a Journal of American College of Cardiology article. Ambo Health, which manufactures supplements, strives to bring the American population up to speed on the nutrient.
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has apologized after accidentally recommending a potentially deadly plant in organic salads.
The chef and TV presenter said in a magazine article that the weed henbane, also known as stinking nightshade, made an excellent addition to summertime meals.
There was plenty of it, it grew locally and was
Parenteral treatment with vitamin C can reduce the growth of aggressive tumor xenografts in mice, according to a report in the August 4th Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Although vitamin C is typically thought of as an antioxidant, Dr. Mark Levine and colleagues show in the
New health informatics firm helps employers anticipate future cost in the workplace
Garlic supplements may lower blood pressure just as effectively as some drugs used to treat hypertension can, according to a new research review.
"Supplementation with garlic preparations may provide an acceptable alternative or complementary treatment option for hypertension," Dr. Karin Ried and colleagues from The University of Adelaide in South Australia write.
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Roex Inc., the Anti-Aging Company, announced its products will be available at the grand
Arcadia Resources, Inc. (AMEX: KAD), which provides innovative consumer health care services under the
AcaiBerry-Products.com publishes acai berry information and news on its website and blog and operates an online shopping store specializing in acai berry products.
Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX) is raising the bar on good nutrition with the introduction
While health experts recommend that people eat more fatty fish, the varieties most Americans buy vary widely in their amount of healthy omega-3 fats, a new study suggests.
The American Heart Association (AHA) and other groups recommend that people regularly eat fish, especially fattier varieties such as salmon, trout and mackerel. The
Patients with colorectal cancer with higher plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D) levels before their diagnosis appear to have a reduced overall mortality rate, according to researchers.
"Although our findings are premature and require further exploration," lead investigator Dr. Kimmie Ng told Reuters Health, "they raise the possibility that vitamin D may have
Purple Beverage Company, Inc. (OTCBB: PPBV), announced today that it has shipped Purple, its
Research published today supports the heart-health benefits of consuming vegetable oils and foods rich in omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
In one study, boosting intake of the omega-3 fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid was associated with a reduced risk of a heart attack in a Costa Rican population that, as a
Maintaining adequate vitamin D levels in the body may help guard against bone disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study in which researchers found a link between inadequate vitamin D levels and lower bone mineral density in a group of IBD patients.
IBD refers to the
Among patients with inflammatory bowel disease, poor vitamin D status correlates with lower bone mineral density, according to findings published in the June issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
"A higher incidence of osteoporosis and fractures is a recognized complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)," Dr. William D. Leslie and
Folic acid supplementation during pregnancy does not boost the frequency of children born with potentially harmful mutations in a gene that metabolizes folate, research shows.
The study was prompted by an earlier report from Spain suggesting that folic acid supplementation may "select for" embryos with deleterious mutations in the so-called MTHFR
Diplomats in Geneva have agreed on new limits for bacteria in baby formula and natural toxins in nuts, setting safety standards to apply for internationally shipped food, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.
At a meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a joint body of the WHO and the Food and
In preterm newborns who are exclusively bottle-fed, treatment with the probiotic organism Lactobacillus reuteri, given daily for 30 days, improves gut function, a study shows.
For preterm newborns, use of probiotics -micro-organisms that help maintain the natural balance of healthy organisms, the "good" bacteria, in the digestive tract -should be "routine,"
The probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55730, given daily for 30 days, improves feeding tolerance, bowel habits, and gastrointestinal motility in preterm newborns who are exclusively bottle-fed, according to a report in the July issue of The Journal of Pediatrics.
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Probiotic use for preterm neonates should be
In healthy men of normal weight, relatively small weight gain can adversely affect glomerular filtration rate, an indicator of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a report by Korean researchers that will appear in the September issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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ComPsych Corporation has released its 2008 Health & Productivity Index, a workplace wellness study
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High dietary intakes of omega-3 fatty acids and fish appear to lower the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a meta-analysis of observational studies.
"Our findings are supported by a strong underlying biological rationale," the Australian research team states in the June issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.
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