Death risk may be higher for participants of U.S. food assistance program

A new study finds that subjects who are a part of the federal food assistance program SNAP may be at a much higher risk of death than nonparticipants.

Children with IBS have higher prevalence of celiac disease

Researchers have found that, compared with other types of abdominal pain, IBS in children is linked with a much higher prevalence of celiac disease, a heritable condition.

Some Dietary Supplements May Increase Cancer Risk

Beta-carotene, selenium and folic acid – taken up to three times their recommended daily allowance, these supplements are probably harmless. But taken at much higher levels as some supplement manufacturers suggest, these three supplements have now been proven to increase the risk of developing a host of cancers…

Obese Mexican-Americans Lack Diet, Exercise Advice From Doctors

Only half of obese Mexican-American adults receive diet and exercise advice from their physicians, a new study finds, although obesity is on the rise for this group. “Among this obese population, not seeing 100 percent of people receiving advice is discouraging. There is a much higher risk of having negative health consequences,” said Ha Nguyen, Ph.D…

Colorectal Cancer Risk Higher If You Eat Red And Processed Meat, Lower If You Eat Fiber

Your risk of developing colorectal cancer is much higher if you consume red and processed meat regularly, while consumption of foods containing fiber helps protect you against the disease, researchers from Imperial College London revealed today.

Our Desire To Consume Caffeine Driven By Our Own DNA

The desire to keep drinking coffee may not be so much a question of lifestyle or not getting enough sleep, but rather a consequence of having a particular set of genes, US researchers reported in the journal PLoS Genetics. The authors explained that people who have two versions of two particular genes have a much higher chance of wanting to consume more caffeine than others…

Evidence-Based Nutrition Guidelines Needed For Cancer Survivors

Cancer survivors die of non-cancer-related causes at much higher rates than the general public.