Study: More Exercise Cuts Sodium Levels

Overall, persons should regularly exercise and consume less sodium in their diets. This week though, research has been shared with the public and the American Heart Association Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, that a person’s blood pressure lessens the more exercise you do, in direct response to a high salt diet…

The Key To Reducing Obesity-Related Medical Issues May Be A Plant Oil

Scientists have known for years that belly fat leads to serious medical problems, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke.

Preference For Junk Food Acquired By Offspring During Pregnancy

A new research report published online in The FASEB Journal suggests that pregnant mothers who eat high sugar and high fat diets have babies who are likely to become junk food junkies themselves. According to the report, which used rats, this happens because the high fat and high sugar diet leads to changes in the fetal brain’s reward pathway, altering food preferences…

Mercury Exposure And Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease: Study Results

Although research has shown that eating fish, which is rich in beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular diseases, mixed evidence from prior studies has suggested that mercury exposure from fish consumption may be linked to higher risk of cardiovascular diseases…

Mercury Exposure And Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease: Study Results

Although research has shown that eating fish, which is rich in beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular diseases, mixed evidence from prior studies has suggested that mercury exposure from fish consumption may be linked to higher risk of cardiovascular diseases…

Salt’s Effect On Blood Pressure Decreased By Physical Activity

The more physically active you are, the less your blood pressure rises in response to a high-salt diet, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism/Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention 2011 Scientific Sessions. “Patients should be advised to increase their physical activity and eat less sodium,” said Casey M. Rebholz, M.P.H…

Queen’s University Leads 3 Million Euro Food Safety Project

A 3 million euro research project to improve the safety of animal feeds and the entire European animal-based food chain, has been launched at Queen’s University Belfast (Wednesday 23 March). The global QSAFFE project (Quality and Safety of Feeds and Food for Europe) will deliver better ways to ensure the quality and safety of animal feeds in Europe…

Queen’s University Leads 3 Million Euro Food Safety Project

A 3 million euro research project to improve the safety of animal feeds and the entire European animal-based food chain, has been launched at Queen’s University Belfast (Wednesday 23 March). The global QSAFFE project (Quality and Safety of Feeds and Food for Europe) will deliver better ways to ensure the quality and safety of animal feeds in Europe…