Study Shows That The Fetal Brain Is Vulnerable To Moderate Decreases In Maternal Nutrition

Eating less during early pregnancy impaired fetal brain development in a nonhuman primate model, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio report. The researchers found decreased formation of cell-to-cell connections, cell division and amounts of growth factors in the fetuses of mothers fed a reduced diet during the first half of pregnancy…

Big Breakfast Not Tied To Fewer Daily Calories

Eating a big breakfast is not linked to consuming fewer daily calories as many might think, in fact researchers in Germany found people who ate a breakfast with 400 calories more than a small breakfast tended to eat 400 more calories per day…

Young American Families Demand Fresh, Affordable, Healthy Food Options

Recent research finds that the next generation of the American family is more ethnically diverse, cash-strapped, cuisine-savvy, and health-concerned than ever before.

Dietary Restriction Early In Prenancy Has Negative Impact On Fetal Brain Development

A research team that includes scientists from the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) reported today that inadequate nutrition during early pregnancy impairs fetal brain development…

Fruit And Vegetable Concentrate Decreases Number Of Days With Severe Cold Symptoms

University Medicine Berlin were the first to show that a specific food supplement made from fruit and vegetable juice concentrates significantly reduced the number of days with severe cold symptoms. The report published in the British Journal of Nutrition sees the potential benefits of the product in a reduced number of sick days and correspondingly lower expenditure on cold medicines…

Mandatory Menu Labeling Didn’t Change Behavior At 1 Fast Food Chain

An effort in King County, Washington, to add nutrition facts labeling to fast food menus had no effect on consumer behavior in its first year. As part of a comprehensive effort to stem the rise in obesity, the county, which includes Seattle and environs, imposed a mandatory menu labeling regulation on all restaurant chains with 15 or more locations beginning in January, 2009…

Antioxidants may improve chances of conceiving in male subfertility

Antioxidant supplements may benefit couples who have difficulty conceiving naturally, according to a new systematic review.

Antioxidants may improve chances of conceiving in male subfertility

Antioxidant supplements may benefit couples who have difficulty conceiving naturally, according to a new systematic review. The review provides evidence from a small number of trials that suggest the partners of men who take antioxidants are more likely to become pregnant.

Eating more fruit and vegetables is linked to a lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease

A new study investigating the links between diet and disease has found that people who consume more fruit and vegetables have a lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease — the most common form of heart disease and one of the leading causes of death in Europe.

Eating more fruit and vegetables is linked to a lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease

A new study investigating the links between diet and disease has found that people who consume more fruit and vegetables have a lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease — the most common form of heart disease and one of the leading causes of death in Europe.