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October 3rd, 2008 at 12:00 AM

A recent study conducted by the Univeristy of Cincinnati cites that pregnant women ought to consider their high-fat food choices. The study discovered that when female mice were fed high fat diets they were more likely to give birth to oversized...
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to a recent report, the diet of a mother strongly influences how their child develops. The research, which could cause many people to think twice about high-fat foods, indicates that mice eating high-fat diets are more likely to have...
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Some of the most famous and enduring cartoon characters advertising food have been slammed for the way in which they represent diet . Consumer watchdog Which?, who are pledged to fighting child obesity, claim that several diet icons fail to promote...
October 1st, 2008 at 12:00 AM

The European Safety Authority (EFSA), Europe's leading food safety agency is forming its scientific opinion this week as to whether or not processed items consisting of any milk products from China place a risk for human health . It is crucial for...
September 29th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to international diet news reports, the banana diet is sweeping Japan leading to the popular yellow fruit being sold out in supermarkets across the country. Bananas have long been hailed as a healthy thing to eat, but with a string of...
September 25th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to a recent study in Hong Kong, eating a diet rich in isoflavone could help to improve artery functions amongst stroke patients . Isoflavone is commonly found in chickpeas, legumes, clovers and soybeans . The diet news was published in...
September 25th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Eating a diet rich in fish as an infant could lower the risk of developing eczema in later life. Infant diets before six months of age are thought to have a strong impact on health development . The most recent research has been published in the...
September 24th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

There has been a change in the frequency of conditions doctors treat in Crete. Past conditions were colds. Whereas, nowadays doctors are treating patients for high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes . An altered diet has resulted in an...
September 19th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

oTomoji Tanabe has just turned 113. He lives in Japan and states that he has lived this long due to a diet of lots of vegetables . He has around 100 descendants. In front of cameras he walked without assistance in his birthday kimono to accept a...
September 18th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Celebrity Gwyneth Paltrow has admitted that she cannot diet . The star, who spoke out on the Oprah Winfrey Show, has a history of eating a macrobiotic diet until her children were born. Gwyneth, who is an Oscar-winning actress and married to Chris...
September 17th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

A controversial diet drug which increases the rish of suicide and depression has been approved for NHS use in England and Wales . Rimonabant is in use by many Britons today. In combination with exercise, it can assist patients lose in the region of...
September 16th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to diet research in the UK, a great proportion of people are not eating the much needed five portions of fruit and vegetables per day. The research indicates that just 12 per cent adhere to the five per day target, with another 12 per...
September 15th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to diet news this week, a leading Alzheimer’s charity has made it clear that a Mediterranean diet could lower the risk of developing dementia . A Mediterranean diet rich in fruit and vegetables, fish, and grains is well known for its...
September 12th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Fish is a great source of protein as most kinds of fish containing 15-20% protein. Fish has just a third less protein than meat, with fish providing you with a third of your daily protein requirement. Should you add some peas and potato waffles to...
September 11th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Keeping to a strict, traditional Mediterranean diet is the key to long-lasting health, according to a research team from Italy. Old-fashioned Mediterranean diets include fruits and vegetables, fish and health fats, with little red meat, dairy or...
September 10th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Millions of children from low income families in America get fat prior to reaching the age of 10 as mothers are so stressed out that youngsters escape by eating unhealthy comfort food . The stress experienced by the mothers has its roots in poverty...
September 8th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

As if financial services in almost all sectors hadn’t taken enough of a battering from the credit crunch, economic hardship appears to be taking a toll on diet, fitness and health amongst many consumers. The long-term consequences of the...
September 5th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Recent research has highlighted that those on a diet started to eat more healthy food after seeing a photo of what they were about to eat. The photos focussed the dieters' attention, prior to eating, on what they were about to eat. Photographs...
September 4th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to a recent study in Finland, making even relatively small changes to diet, lifestyle and exercise could help to reduce abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome, not to mention the risk of type 2 diabetes . Metabolic syndrome is a dietary...
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Providing fruits for snacks and serving vegetables at dinner can shape a preschooler's eating patterns for his or her lifetime. To counter the growing problem of childhood obesity, researchers are trying to work out ways in which to encourage...
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