Luteolin, A Plant Flavonoid, Blocks Cell Signaling Pathways In Colon Cancer Cells
Luteolin is a flavonoid commonly found in fruit and vegetables. This compound has been shown in laboratory conditions to have anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties but results from epidemiological studies have been less certain…
January 23, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: been-less, been-shown, compound, diet, laboratory-conditions, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets
Ban On Fast-Food Ads Reduced Consumption Of Junk Food In Quebec
With mounting concerns over childhood obesity and its associated health risks in the U.S., would a ban on junk-food advertising aimed at children be more effective than the current voluntary, industry-led ban?
January 23, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: aimed-at-children, covering-the-entire, current-voluntary, entire, health-risks, junk-food-advertising, mounting-concerns, over-childhood, published-research
Study Describes Simple, Inexpensive Program That Improves Healthy Choices In Hospital Cafeteria
A simple program involving color-coded food labeling and adjusting the way food items are positioned in display cases was successful in encouraging more healthful food choices in a large hospital cafeteria. The report from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers will appear in the March American Journal of Public Health and has received early online release…
January 23, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, display-cases, food-labeling, hospital, journal, more-healthful, nutrition / diet, public, public-health, simple-program
