If you think you’re too old to develop new dietary restrictions, think again. A long-term study from the University of Maryland recently concluded that Celiac disease, an autoimmune disease that currently affects 1 in 133 Americans, is characterized by intolerance to … Read More
Vitamin D for diabetes control? Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin because our bodies are designed to make vitamin D in our skin when exposed to the sun’s rays. We know vitamin D improves bone integrity, immunity and reduces inflammation. Now, … Read More
Food allergies rose 18 percent in American children between 1997 and 2007. However, this figure may be inflated by a lot of improper diagnoses. A study by a team of pediatric researchers found that the blood tests doctors so commonly … Read More
Looking for PMS symptom relief? Try a vitamin B rich diet. The key word is diet; in fact, vitamin B supplements had the reverse effect. A recent study looking at a subset of women from a large cohort study involving 116,678 … Read More
Brain foods? All foods are brain foods, in essence. And, researchers are working to better understand the connection between certain foods and the brain. Within the brain, the hypothalamus regulates hunger and controls food intake and energy use. Hypothalamic neuronal, or … Read More
Alzheimer’s prevention is of paramount importance, especially since baby boomers started to turn 65 earlier this year. A number of epidemiological studies have found that higher consumption of Docosaehexanoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fat found in fatty fish such as … Read More
Move over French fries and vending machine junk food. Make room for more fresh produce, whole grains, and low-fat dairy coming to a school near you. On December 13, 2010, President Obama signed the revamped and much improved child nutrition … Read More
Is it possible that lack of a key nutrient could actually put a child at risk for obesity? Vitamin D is important for healthy growth and development particularly of bones throughout childhood. But could a deficiency of this important nutrient … Read More
