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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)
Rats Move Toward the Food but Do Not Eat
Scientists led a rat to the fatty food, but they couldn't make it eat. Using an animal model of binge eating, University of Missouri researchers discovered that deactivating the basolateral amygdala, a brain region involved in regulating emotion, specifically blocked consumption of a fatty diet. Surprisingly, it had no effect on the rat wanting... view more... (2009-09-09)
Hap1 protein links circulating insulin to brain circuits that regulate feeding behavior in mice
Researchers have discovered how the protein Hap1, which is abundant in the brain's hypothalamus, serves as the link between circulating insulin in the blood and the neural circuitry that controls feeding behavior in mice. view more (2006-04-10)
BSE - A Post Industrial Disease?
Ahead of the Commons debate on BSE due to be held next week, an alternative hypothesis about the origin and behaviour of BSE and vCJD is posed in the latest issue of the SCI publication Chemistry & Industry. Dr David Brown of the University of Cambridge suggests that prion diseases are ‘post-industrial phenomena that will spread in... view more... (2001-02-13)
New scientific study indicates that eating quickly is associated with overeating
According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), eating a meal quickly, as compared to slowly, curtails the release of hormones in the gut that induce feelings of being full. view more (2009-11-04)
Unusual fish-eating dinosaur had crocodile-like skull
An unusual dinosaur has been shown to have a skull that functioned like a fish-eating crocodile, despite looking like a dinosaur. It also possessed two huge hand claws, perhaps used as grappling hooks to lift fish from the water. view more (2008-01-14)
Dieting Danger: Female Athletes Limiting Calories More Likely to Get Stress Fractures
Female college athletes on low-calorie diets could be putting themselves at risk for stress fractures, according to new Saint Louis University research published in this month's The American Journal of Sports Medicine. view more (2006-09-14)
Risk Of Hepatitis E From Consumption Of Deer? (p 371)
Japanese authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide evidence that hepatitis E infection may be transmitted by consumption of Sika deer, a Japanese delicacy. Hepatitis E is rare in economically developed countries. An animal route (zoonosis) has been suggested for hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection, despite a lack of... view more... (2003-07-30)
Dietary fats trigger long-term memory formation
Having strong memories of that rich, delicious dessert you ate last night? If so, you shouldn't feel like a glutton. It's only natural. view more (2009-04-28)
Designed peptides: Candidates for the treatment of cancer, sexual dysfunction, eating disorders
Chemists at the University of Arizona have developed modified versions of naturally occurring peptide hormones that could be key to novel treatments of a variety of diseases, including eating disorders (anorexia, obesity), diabetes, sexual dysfunction and skin cancer. view more (2005-09-01)
A novel approach to functional gastrointestinal disorders
Functional gastrointestinal disorders (irritable bowel syndrome, dyspepsia, etc.) are an exceendingly common problem of medical practice. Yet their assessment is at present unsatisfactory and results in excess health care use and therapeutic frustration. Clincians know that psychosocial aspects are of considerable importance in their development... view more... (2000-06-09)
Sleep apnea linked to sleepwalking, hallucinations and other 'parasomnias'
Nearly 1 in 10 patients with obstructive sleep apnea also experience "parasomnia" symptoms such as sleepwalking, hallucinations and acting out their dreams, a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study has found. view more (2009-06-09)
University of Ulster Software gets Healthy Eating Message Across to Kids
Getting kids to eat healthily and learn about nutrition can be fun - thanks to a new interactive computer package produced by the University of Ulster. Dish It Up, the CD ROM which is being launched at the University's Coleraine campus today, aims to promote nutrition and healthy eating amongst young people in a positive and exciting way. The... view more... (2002-06-24)
Higher stress leads to longer life
Eating less may make you healthier: even more reason to start that diet tomorrow. Scientists at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory have found that eating less helps marine animals cope with pollution and other stressful situations, and may even let them live longer. Professor Michael Moore found that triggering a cellular process known as autophagy in... view more... (2004-03-26)
U of M study shows fast food as family meals limits healthy food intake, increases obesity risk
Families whose meals frequently consist of fast food are more likely to have unhealthy eating habits, poor access to healthy foods at home, and a higher risk for obesity, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School. view more (2007-01-09)
Lower metabolism, eating behavior possibly explain the cause of overweight in narcolepsy
A lower metabolism, as well as slight changes in eating behavior, could explain the positive energy balance leading to being overweight in narcolepsy. view more (2007-10-01)
Family-based treatment more effective than supportive psychotherapy in treating bulimia
Bulimia patients age 12 to 19 years who received family-based treatment were less likely to continue to binge and purge than those who received supportive psychotherapy, which explores the underlying issues of the disorder. view more (2007-09-04)
People with anorexia less likely to be blamed when biology, genetics explained
People given a biological and genetics-based explanation for the causes of anorexia nervosa were less likely to blame people with anorexia for their illness than those given a sociocultural explanation, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study found. view more (2008-01-11)
The difference in eating habits between men and women
When it comes to what we eat, men and women really are different according to scientific research presented today (March 19) at the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia. view more (2008-03-20)
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