Live liquid bacteria reduces intestinal inflammation in ulcerative colitis

People with ulcerative colitis ¬may benefit from taking the live, multi-strain probiotic drink, Symprove, to reduce intestinal inflammation, according to the results of a new study presented at…

Industry-funded study implies diet soda is ‘superior to water for weight loss’

A controversial study has reported that participants who consumed diet drinks lost more weight on average than a control group who drank mostly water. Could the results be biased?

Carrying extra weight could be healthier for older people

Older people with a BMI (body mass index) in the overweight range live longer, according to the results of a new study. Deakin University’s professor of nutrition and ageing, Caryl Nowson, led a research team that looked at the relationship between BMI and risk of death in people aged 65 years and older.

Aging Brains May Benefit More From Mediterranean Than Low Fat Diet

Brain power in older people at risk for vascular dementia seems to improve more from a Mediterranean diet with added mixed nuts or extra virgin olive oil than from a low-fat diet that is typically followed to prevent heart attack and stroke, according to the results of a Spanish trial…

Iron, Vitamins Could Affect Physical Fitness In Adolescents

New research, published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, has found that adolescents’ blood levels of various micronutrients are correlated with their performance in physical fitness tests.

Vitamin D Supplementation Effective In Fracture Risk Reduction In Older Adults

Based on the results of a pooled analysis of 11 unrelated randomized clinical trials investigating vitamin D supplementation and fracture risk in more than 31,000 older adults, Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD, director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University, says higher doses of Vitamin D may be …

Possible Association Between Fatty Diets And Reduced Semen Quality

Men’s diets, in particular the amount and type of different fats they eat, could be associated with their semen quality according to the results of a study published online in Europe’s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction [1] today (Wednesday).

How Do Consumers Respond To Portion Information On Food And Drink Labels?

The European Food Information Council (EUFIC), in collaboration with researchers at the University of Surrey, UK, has published the results of its latest European nutrition labelling consumer research now focusing on portion information. Portion information is often included on food and drink labels but little is known about how consumers interpret and use this information…

Fructose Intolerance Common In Children With Chronic Abdominal Pain

Fructose intolerance, or fructose malabsorption, is common in children with recurrent or functional abdominal pain, but the condition can be effectively managed with a low-fructose diet, according to the results of a new study unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology’s (ACG) 75th Annual Scientific meeting in San Antonio, Texas…

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