Why too much vitamin D can be a bad thing

Vitamin D is essential for good health. However, a new study has found that too much can have a negative effect on some members of the population.

What diet is best for older adults?

Finding the best way for older adults to lose weight safely can be challenging. A new study may help guide nutritional decisions in this population.

Which foods are high in histamine?

Some people experience the rare condition known as histamine intolerance where the body has built up too much histamine.

New review highlights principles of nutrition management of inherited metabolic disorders

Thanks to screening of newborns and newly developed therapies, the population of patients with inherited metabolic disorders has expanded.

Fresh milk, off the grid

Even though much of the population in developing countries is involved in agriculture, food security is virtually out of reach.

Pistachios may lower vascular response to stress in type 2 diabetes

Among people with type 2 diabetes, eating pistachios may reduce the body’s response to the stresses of everyday life, according researchers. “In adults with diabetes, two servings of pistachios per day lowered vascular constriction during stress and improved neural control of the heart,” said the lead investigator.

Central Europeans already digested milk as well as us 1,000 years ago

Back in the Middle Ages, Central Europeans were already capable of digesting milk, yoghurt and cheese just as well as us today. Researchers at the University of Zurich’s Centre for Evolutionary Medicine have discovered that the population of the medieval town of Dalheim had a similar genetic predisposition for milk digestion to present-day Germans and Austrians.

The Benefits Of Boosting Dietary Calcium Intake

European researchers have published a study which analyses the health economics of increased dairy foods and related reduction in risk of osteoporotic fractures in the population aged over 50. The study was based on a new analytical model that links nutrition and fracture risk, and health economics…

CDC Announces People In The US Have Healthy Vitamin And Mineral Levels

Whilst pointing out that certain groups of the population have deficiencies, the CDC announced in a press release today, that in all, the US population has good levels of the main essential vitamins and minerals.

Organic Food Can Have High Concentrations Of Arsenic

Rice is known to have concentrations of arsenic that find their way into the population, especially among people who consume more rice than other staples. New research is suggesting that even organic brown rice can have high concentrations of arsenic, and with processing to produce syrups and other packaged foods, the poison can become more concentrated…

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