Archive for the 'Nutrition / Diet' Category
How Not To Get Sick On Your Summer Trip
Planning for a summer vacation is time-consuming business — coordinating schedules, researching destinations, booking reservations, packing clothes. The last thing we want is to get sick while away from home, especially with illnesses that confine us to our room and render us unable to enjoy the vacation.Original post by Diabetes Notes
No commentsClinical Guidelines For Oral Nutrition During Labor
The newest Clinical Bulletin from the American College of Nurse-Midwives reviews evidence relevant to providing oral nutrition to women in labor and concludes that drinking and eating during labor can provide women with the energy they need and should not be routinely restricted.Currently, most U.S. hospitals have policies that restrict women’s oral intake during labor.Original post by Diabetes Notes
No commentsHormone Makes Food Appealing
Scientists claim to have identified the hormone ghrelin which causes food to appear more appealing.Pictures of food were shown to 20 volunteers. Twelve viewed the pictures before and after infusions of ghrelin which had a bigger effect on their brains. Scans showed that ghrelin boosted activity of the brain’s “reward centres” which fuel desire. Eight others looked at the same pictures without receiving ghrelin.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsFDA Shuts Down Seafood Processing Company, Requires Products Be Recalled
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration directed Hope Food Supply Inc., a Pasadena, Texas, food processing company, to shut down and immediately recall all products manufactured from its Texas facility since 2007.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsFDA Takes Action Against Cream Cheese Companies, Executives
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the shut down of cream cheese and seafood operations at Lifeway Foods, Inc. and its subsidiary, LFI Enterprises, Inc., both Illinois companies, until they are found compliant with food-safety laws. A consent decree of permanent injunction, signed by both corporations and two of their top executives, Julie and Edward Smolyansky (the defendants), halts cream cheese and seafood processing in facilities in Skokie, Ill., and Philadelphia, Pa.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsBreast Cancer Spread And Poorer Survival Linked To Vitamin D
Research from Canada suggests that women with breast cancer who were low in Vitamin D at the time of their diagnosis had a higher risk of the cancer spreading and poorer survival rates compared with women who had adequate levels of Vitamin D.The study is to be presented in two weeks time at the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) by lead investigator Dr Pamela Goodwin of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, and colleagues.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsHealthy Eating For Healthy Blood Pressure
Dietitians of Canada is one of 12 organizations joining forces on World Hypertension Day (WHD), May 17, 2008 to shine the spotlight on the importance of a healthy blood pressure. High blood pressure is the number one risk factor for stroke and heart disease, but because there are no obvious symptoms, it is often called the “silent killer.” This year’s WHD Theme - Measure Your Blood Pressure at Home - is one of several positive actions Canadians can take to protect their health.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsDietitians Warn: New Budget May Set Working Families Up To Fail, Australia
The proposed health check for four year old children is a very limited response to a complex issue without follow-up treatment, according to the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA). The leading nutrition organisation said this initiative, announced in yesterday’s budget, was a step in the right direction, but risked leaving families in the dark, with a problem but no help to solve it.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsBio-Synergy Poll Reveals British Women Are Happy With Their Weight, UK
Bio-Synergy, market leaders in sports nutrition and functional waters unveils startling survey results which demonstrate that British women are confident in how they look.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsReducing Global Demand For Food And Fuel By Reducing Obesity
A Correspondence letter published in The Lancetcalls attention to the relationship between transportation and food.Dr. Phil Edwards and Dr. Ian Roberts (London School of Hygiene andTropical Medicine, UK) claim that promoting healthy urban transportpolicies - walking and cycling, for example - would contribute to adecline in both the demand for world oil and the current insecurity ofthe global food chain.Original post by Diabetes Mine
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