Why you should avoid sipping your drinks

Researchers reveal that how we consume dietary acids, such as fruit juices and soda, can have a significant impact on our risk of tooth erosion.

Food policies have potential to lower US cardiovascular disease rates

Food policies, such as fruit and vegetable subsidies, taxes on sugar sweetened drinks, and mass media campaigns to change dietary habits, could avert hundreds of thousands of deaths from…

High dietary fiber intake linked to health promoting short chain fatty acids

Eating a lot of fiber-rich foods, such as fruit, vegetables, and legumes — typical of a Mediterranean diet — is linked to a rise in health promoting short chain fatty acids, finds research.

Soft Drink Consumption Not The Major Contributor To Childhood Obesity

Most children and youth who consume soft drinks and other sweetened beverages, such as fruit punch and lemonade, are not at any higher risk for obesity than their peers who drink healthy beverages, says a new study published in the October issue of Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism…

Patients With Hypertension Should Avoid Sugar-Sweetened Drinks

Soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages such as fruit drinks are associated with higher blood pressure levels in adults, researchers report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association…

Eating Patterns Vary Between Overweight Children And Normal Weight Children

Overweight children reported more frequent intake of healthy foods such as fruit, vegetables, fish, brown bread and potatoes as well as low-energy cheese and yoghurt compared with normal weight children. This comes from a recent study from researchers at Telemark University College and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health…