A handful of nuts a day cuts the risk of a wide range of diseases

A large analysis of current research shows that people who eat at least 20g of nuts a day have a lower risk of heart disease, cancer and other diseases.

Healthy diet linked to lower death rates among low-income residents in Southeastern U.S.

Eating a healthy diet was linked with a lower risk of dying from heart disease, stroke, cancer or other diseases among a population of low-income individuals living in the Southeastern U.S.

Healthy diet linked to lower death rates among low-income residents in Southeastern USA

Eating a healthy diet was linked with a lower risk of dying from heart disease, stroke, cancer or other diseases among a population of low-income individuals living in the Southeastern U.S., according to investigators. Nearly two-thirds of the participants in the study were African-American.

New study shows increase in raw milk-associated outbreaks

A study published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal shows that the average annual number of outbreaks due to drinking raw (unpasteurized) milk…

Dietary, Lifestyle Changes Can Significantly Reduce Triglycerides

Dietary and lifestyle changes significantly reduce elevated triglycerides (a type of blood fat) – which is associated with heart, blood vessel and other diseases – according to an American Heart Association scientific statement Changes such as substituting healthy, unsaturated dietary fats for saturated ones, engaging in physical activity and losing excess weight can decrease …

Babies Fed Cow’s Milk Formula Gain Weight Faster

Babies fed cow’s milk formula gain weight faster than babies fed protein hydrolysate formula or breast-fed babies, according to a new US study that suggests this finding could be relevant to infants’ risk of developing obesity, diabetes and other diseases later in life…

Babies Fed Cow’s Milk Formula Gain Weight Faster

Babies fed cow’s milk formula gain weight faster than babies fed protein hydrolysate formula or breast-fed babies, according to a new US study that suggests this finding could be relevant to infants’ risk of developing obesity, diabetes and other diseases later in life…

Study Suggests Cranberry Juice Not Effective Against Urinary Tract Infections

Drinking cranberry juice has been recommended to decrease the incidence of urinary tract infections, based on observational studies and a few small clinical trials. However, a new study published in the January 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, and now available online, suggests otherwise…

Study Suggests Cranberry Juice Not Effective Against Urinary Tract Infections

Drinking cranberry juice has been recommended to decrease the incidence of urinary tract infections, based on observational studies and a few small clinical trials.

Black Rice Bran May Reduce Inflammation: New American Chemical Society Podcast

The latest episode in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) award-winning podcast series, “Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions,” focuses on the discovery that black rice – a little-known variety of the grain that is the staple food for one-third of the world’s population – may help soothe the inflammation involved in allergies, asthma and other diseases. In the podcast, Mendel Friedman, Ph.D…