Are probiotics good or bad for Crohn’s disease?

Researchers are increasingly looking into whether probiotics can help reduce symptoms for people with inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn’s disease. In this article, we look at the possible benefits and risks, as well as what the current research concludes.

Is a trend for pink chicken livers making us sick?

People are being warned to take the current trend for ‘pink’ chicken liver recipes with a pinch of salt.

Low salt intake may raise risk of heart attack, stroke, and death

Consuming less than 3,000 milligrams of salt daily – more than the current recommendation – increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death.

Routine antibiotics should be reconsidered for malnourished children

A new study suggests that the current recommendation to treat severely malnourished children with routine antibiotics does not increase the likelihood of nutritional recovery in uncomplicated cases.

Study: A low-carb diet outperforms a low-fat diet when it comes to health outcomes

Low-carbohydrate eating is more effective for heart health and weight loss than low-fat dieting, a new study finds. These outcomes counter the current U.S.

Elderly women may benefit from higher amounts of protein

Elderly women could benefit from consuming 29 percent more protein than the current nutrition guidelines recommend, according to new research from Purdue University.”Our data suggests that the current dietary protein requirement estimate may be too low and reinforces that more research is needed to identify accurate protein amounts for older adults,” said nutrition science professor Wayne W.

Researchers find no reason to replace fructose with glucose

Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital have found there is no benefit in replacing fructose, the sugar most commonly blamed for obesity, with glucose in commercially prepared foods.The findings, published in the February edition of Current Opinion in Lipidology, show that when portion sizes and calories are the same, fructose does not cause any more harm than glucose.

More research urgently needed on caffeine

Studies have shown that caffeine users can become dependent on or addicted to caffeine and may have difficulty reducing their consumption, as can occur with other drugs of dependence. A comprehensive review of the current evidence on caffeine dependence is presented in an article in Journal of Caffeine Research, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers…

Does Your Salad Know What Time It Is? Managing Vegetables’ ‘Internal Clocks’ Postharvest Could Have Health Benefits

Does your salad know what time it is?

Obesity Epidemic Not Due To High Fructose Corn Syrup

A new article published in International Journal of Obesity found there is no evidence to suggest the current obesity epidemic in the United States can be specifically blamed on consumption of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). The commentary concludes that after an extensive review of all available HFCS research, there is overwhelming evidence showing HFCS is nutritionally equivalent to sugar…

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