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Research reveals married women diet much more than single women
A post-graduate economics researcher at the University of Warwick has surprisingly found that married women are much more likely to be on a diet than their single counter-parts - a result that totally contradicts current economic theories on dieting. University of Warwick economics post-graduate Matthew Bending found that 41.5% of married women... view more... (2004-07-19)
Mediterranean diet halves risk of progressive lung disease
A Mediterranean diet halves the chances of developing progressive inflammatory lung disease (COPD), reveals a large study, published ahead of print in Thorax. view more (2007-05-15)
Mediterranean diet leads to longer life
The Mediterranean diet is associated with longer life expectancy among elderly Europeans, finds a study published online by the BMJ today. view more (2005-04-06)
New study supports major change in diet treatment for diabetes
A low-fat vegan diet treats type 2 diabetes more effectively than a standard diabetes diet and may be more effective than single-agent therapy with oral diabetes drugs. view more (2006-08-08)
Drinking diet soda may reduce the risk of forming kidney stones
Patients with stone disease could benefit from drinking diet soda. New research from the University of California, San Francisco suggests that the citrate and malate content in commonly consumed sodas may be sufficient to inhibit the development of calcium stones. view more (2009-04-27)
Low-fat diet possibly linked to lower risk of ovarian cancer
A low-fat diet may decrease the risk of ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women. view more (2007-10-10)
Watery grave for 7,700 year old who wouldn't eat her greens
University of Sheffield archaeologists have uncovered a 7,700-year-old human thighbone, which has provided new evidence about the diet of ancient people. The thighbone, which belonged to a woman living in the Mesolithic era, was found in a dried up channel of the River Trent during excavation of a gravel pit. The find was unusual because human... view more... (2002-08-28)
Major Study Into How A Child's Development Is Influenced By Diet In Infancy
Researchers at the University of Southampton are embarking on a four-year investigation into how diet in the first year of life influences growth and development. The study, which is being funded by a £340,000 award from the Food Standards Agency, is led by Dr Sian Robinson of the Medical Research Council Environmental Epidemiology Unit at... view more... (2004-04-16)
Low-fat diet or vitamin E absorption? Walking the tightrope of heart disease prevention
Vitamin E supplements can help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease; a low-fat diet can help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease; but research at the University of Surrey has now shown that if a vitamin E supplement is taken with a low-fat meal, the absorption of the vitamin into the blood stream, and therefore its efficacy, is... view more... (2004-10-06)
EFFECT OF DIET ON CANCER RISK (p 861)
A review in this week’s issue of THE LANCET assesses the research which has investigated possible links between diet and cancer. A familiar conclusion is reached-cancer risk can be reduced by eating a balanced diet (including the regular consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables), combined with regular exercise and a restriction on alcohol... view more... (2002-09-11)
Patients with coeliac disease can safely eat moderate amounts of oats
People with the painful gut disorder coeliac disease are advised to stick to a gluten free diet, with no wheat or rye. Oats are usually discouraged as well, because the protein they contain is similar to gluten. But new research in Gut suggests that coeliac patients can safely eat moderate amounts of oats, and for several years. view more (2002-02-08)
Anaemia still common among south Asian and Chinese women in the UK
Lack of awareness of the link between anaemia and diet may partly explain why anaemia remains more common among women of South Asian and Chinese ethnic origin in the United Kingdom than in women of European ethnic origin, suggests a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers at the University of Newcastle assessed the prevalence of anaemia in South... view more... (2001-04-18)
High calorie diet seems to increase chances of surviving bowel cancer for longer
A high calorie diet seems to increase the chances of surviving bowel cancer for longer, suggests research in Gut. Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in the West, and is strongly linked to dietary factors, especially high intakes of red meat, fat, and refined sugars. Survival rates are generally poor, with less than half of those... view more... (2003-05-09)
Strength training combined with a low energy diet best for obese kids
A low energy diet combined with strength training seems the best way of tackling childhood obesity, shows research in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. view more (2002-05-20)
Improving your diet may not help you beat stress
Research published online in the Journal of Proteome Research, shows how improving the diet of rats placed in stressful environments did not normalise their metabolic profile, an indicator of their health. view more (2006-07-06)
Pills or papayas? Survey finds Americans want healthful foods, not more medicines
If you thought Americans would rather pop a pill to treat illness than make major diet changes, think again. A new survey shows the vast majority would rather change their diets—including trying a vegetarian diet—than use medicines. view more (2007-02-05)
Daily potassium citrate wards off kidney stones in seizure patients on high-fat diet
Children on the high-fat ketogenic diet to control epileptic seizures can prevent the excruciatingly painful kidney stones that the diet can sometimes cause if they take a daily supplement of potassium citrate the day they start the diet. view more (2009-07-22)
Mediterranean diet significantly lessens symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
A Mediterranean diet significantly lessens the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, shows a small Swedish study in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. But it takes a minimum of six weeks for the diet to take effect, the study shows. The researchers were only able to study 51 people out of a possible 300, because of the various combinations of drugs... view more... (2003-02-18)
Calcium important for nursing mothers' oral health
Mothers who breastfeed should be sure to have enough Calcium in their diet, or may risk bone loss around their teeth and gums, according to a new study that appears in the January issue of the Journal of Periodontology (JOP). view more (2007-01-10)
Longer life linked to specific foods in Mediterranean diet
Some food groups in the Mediterranean diet are more important than others in promoting health and longer life. view more (2009-06-24)
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