Negative food messages make sugary snacks more enticing

Negative messages about unhealthy food can make that food more attractive, whereas positive or balanced messages are more likely to discourage poor choices, researchers say.

Cholesterol levels improve with weight loss, healthy fat-rich diet

Weight loss programs that provide healthy fats, such as olive oil in the Mediterranean diet, or a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet have similar impacts on pound-shedding, research shows.

Polycystic kidney disease: a diet dividend

What if polycystic kidney disease (PKD) could be combatted with a strategy as simple as dieting?

Keeping immune cells quiet on a diet?

A population of suppressive T cells in the small intestines of mice prevents immune responses to solid foods, a new study finds.

Dietary changes may help postpone dialysis in patients with chronic kidney disease

A vegetarian very low-protein diet supplemented with ketoanalogues may slow disease progression.

To burn sugar or not to burn sugar: How eggs store fuel for embryo development

Links between metabolism and the development of eggs may hold answers about infertility, IVF treatment.

Typical food triggers creation of regulatory T cells

Institute for Basic Science researchers document how normal diet establishes immune tolerance conditions in the small intestine.

Why does exercise alone not aid long-term weight loss?

Study uncovers why our weight loss plateaus after beginning a new exercise program, suggesting our bodies adapt to the higher activity levels – highlighting the importance of diet.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America curb childhood obesity with healthy lifestyle programs

New Programming Motivates Teens to Take Steps in a Healthy Direction.Recent data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that nearly one in five school-age children are…

Study shows zinc supplement boosted serum zinc levels and immunity in older adults

The immune system weakens as the body ages, making older adults more susceptible to infections. Low levels of zinc impair immunity, particularly in older adults.

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