Dairy is recognized as a key component of a healthy, balanced diet. However, until recently it was unclear how long-term dairy intake contributes to the many aspects of bone health in children, including bone density, bone mineral content, and bone area. A new study soon to be published in The Journal of Pediatrics investigates the [...]
Eating right and exercising can feel complicated these days – especially if you pay attention to food advertising or visit a brand new fitness center. Many so-called experts would have you believe that staying in shape require tons of fortified foods, sports beverages, expensive supplements, and fancy exercise equipment. In fact, the truth about getting [...]
People who are asked whether they would choose between a “good” snack and a “bad” snack might not follow their intentions when the snacks arrive. In an article in the September/October 2008 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Dutch researchers found that there is a substantial inconsistency between healthful snack choice intentions [...]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week released its final rule on guidelines for which beverages that can be considered a substitute for milk in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. In its standards on milk substitutes in school meals, USDA said other beverages must meet the nutritional value of milk. “This [...]
Pine bark extract is a potent antioxidant, and may help boost the effects of vitamin C and other antioxidants, UC Berkeley scientists report. This story on an extract of pine bark is written by Robert Sanders in 02.05.98, but since the topic is very actual today, we decided to publish the work today. An extract [...]
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use Liquimax Complete Nutrition Multivitamin Formula, promoted as liquid dietary supplement due to concerns about possible side-effects. Reason for Warning The U.S. FDA alerted consumers to a voluntary recall of 32-ounce plastic bottles of Liquimax Complete Nutrition Multivitamin Formula, labelled with UPC codes 7497052290, 7497023607 or 7497023696, because [...]
The Consumer Reports has found that some cereals marketed in USA for children contain more sugar and fewer fiber than they should. The report comes from Consumers International which looked at sugar and fiber percentages contained in the most popular 27 types of kids’ cereals. The report found that some cereals contain more than half [...]
Consumer Reports has evaluated 27 breakfast cereals that are most heavily marketed to children and have rated the top worst for their high sugar content. Two of the top worst rated cereals – Post’s Golden Crisps and Kellogg’s Honey Smacks were more than 50% sugar. Eleven of the tested cereals had more than 12 grams [...]
A new company is being created as a spin-off from Virginia Tech research to develop nutritional interventions against chronic inflammatory and infectious diseases. BioTherapeutics Inc. will promote health and well-being through the discovery and development of nutraceuticals — naturally occurring molecules that can be integrated into nutritional products and functional food ingredients. BioTherapeutics Inc. was [...]
Cancer and its treatment make it challenging for patients to get the necessary amounts of calories, protein and nutrients they need to help maintain a strong nutritional status. Because of this, patients often lose significant amounts of lean muscle mass and weight because they don’t have an appetite, feel nauseous or have a strong aversion [...]
