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Low-fat diet does not reduce risk of colorectal cancer
In an article in the February 8 JAMA, Shirley A. A. Beresford, Ph.D., of the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues with the Women's Health Initiative (a study which included nearly 50,000 women) analyzed data from the WHI Dietary Modification Trial to determine the effect of a low-fat eating pattern on risk of colorectal cancer in... view more... (2006-02-08)

Daily alcohol intake can lead to binge drinking
Sipping wine, beer or spirits three to four times per week increases the risk of binge drinking, particularly among young men, according to a new study published in the journal Addiction.   view more (2009-05-29)

MSU research indicates testosterone could guard against eating disorders
Testosterone appears to protect people against eating disorders, providing further evidence that biological factors - and not just social influences - are linked to anorexia and bulimia, according to new research findings at Michigan State University.   view more (2008-03-04)

Eating disorders and other factors
Anorexia and Bulimia are serious changes in eating habits, serious enough for a number of researchers to be seeking the origins of such disorders. Though their causes have been looked for in the demands made by contemporary society, in the slavery to image and such social factors, nowadays other variables are taken into account. A group of... view more... (2003-06-19)

Eating more often can reduce cholesterol levels
Eating frequently is associated with lower blood cholesterol concentrations, finds a study in this week's BMJ, suggesting that we need to consider not just what we eat but how often we eat.   view more (2001-11-28)

Eating and body weight regulated by specific neurons
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine provide direct evidence that two parts of a neuronal system, one that promotes eating and another that suppresses eating, are critical for the acute regulation of eating and body weight.   view more (2005-09-14)

Pregnancy cravings can harm your oral health
Pregnant women may often make ice cream runs to calm their cravings as they wait for their baby's arrival. Other women suffering from an eating disorder called pica, will have cravings for ice, freezer frost, or even soil.   view more (2006-06-13)

Prevalence of disordered eating behaviors in diabetics probed
Children with diabetes are at an increased risk for developing eating disorders and researchers want to know if it's their disease or treatment that's to blame.   view more (2008-12-11)

New study indicates link between weight gains during pregnancy and dieting history
Women who have a history of dieting or other restricted eating practices are at risk of gaining an inappropriate amount of weight during pregnancy.   view more (2008-10-01)

'Binge drinkers': Folk devils of the binge economy
An extraordinary amount of media attention focuses on alcohol consumption and its impact on public order and health. But as Professor Dick Hobbs shows in ESRC's new report Seven Deadly Sins, while 'binge drinking' youths dominate the headlines, it is older drinkers that are most likely to succumb to alcohol-related death.   view more (2005-06-17)

Media invitation: Turning the tables on archaeology
A two-day conference at the University of Sheffield from Friday 23 April 2004 is set to give an insight into the history of food and table manners. The Table - The Second Course will examine how eating habits have changed through the ages, and how these developments affect the way we eat today. For example, Georgian architecture influenced table... view more... (2004-04-21)

Rate of teen binge drinking cut more than 1/3 by prevention system
Rates of binge drinking were 37 percent lower among eighth-grade students in communities in seven states that used a prevention system designed to reduce drug use and delinquent behavior compared to teenagers in communities that did not use the system.   view more (2009-09-08)

U of M finds teens who eat breakfast daily eat healthier diets than those who skip breakfast
University of Minnesota School of Public Health Project Eating Among Teens (EAT) researchers have found further evidence to support the importance of encouraging youth to eat breakfast regularly.   view more (2008-03-03)

Biological abnormalities associated with eating disorders
New work which identifies genetic and psychobiological factors in eating disorders is presented today, Friday 14 April, at The British Psychological Society's Annual Conference, held at the Guildhall, Winchester. Speakers at a symposium on the psychobiology of eating disorders will focus on biological factors, providing a new insight into these... view more... (2000-04-10)

Taking the wind out of beans - new fermentation method could reduce flatulence
The flatulent side-effects of eating beans could soon be reduced by naturally fermenting the beans, according to results to be published in the July issue of the SCI's Journal of the Science of Food & Agriculture, now available online. Flatulence is known to be caused when bacteria in the gut break down alpha galactosides and soluble dietary... view more... (2003-06-25)

American food: Still the best deal in the world
Although food prices rose 4.8% last year, eating nutritiously is still well within reach of the American family, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics.   view more (2008-02-04)

An apple a day may be good for your lungs
Overall, good lung function was associated with high intakes of vitamins C, E, and beta-carotene, citrus fruits, apples, and fruit juices. After adjusting for factors, such as body mass, smoking history, and exercise, only the association with apples remained, suggesting that eating five or more apples a week, compared with none, was associated... view more... (2000-01-18)

Psychiatric disorders are common in adults who have had anorexia
The study was initiated in 1985. A total of 51 teenagers with anorexia nervosa were studied, together with an equally large control group of healthy persons. The groups have been investigated and compared several times as the years have passed.   view more (2009-03-27)

Heavy-drinking colleges showing no improvements
U.S. colleges with the biggest student drinking problems have so far failed to turn the tide, according to a new study.   view more (2009-09-11)

Emotions can help predict future eating disorders
A PhD thesis at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has analysed the role played by a number of emotional variables, such as the way in which negative emotions are controlled or attitudes to emotional expression, and to use these variables as tools to predict the possibility of suffering an eating disorder.   view more (2009-03-17)
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