Smells may be far more powerful than we think; especially when it comes to how much food you take in. Some new research appearing in the new journal Flavour suggests that the the strength of food aroma can make a difference in how much of a food people eat. Makes sense, doesn’t it? Don’t we [...]
Good news on the health benefits of dark chocolate. More research has found that dark chocolate, eaten in moderation, has some pretty healthful benefits. In fact, at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, a symposium (Cocoa: Science and Technology) was given that was devoted entirely to cocoa and discoveries about our favorite indulgence. [...]
It used to be that we all believed saturated fats were bad for you, and your heart. Now some new work finds that while they still aren’t any picnic, these fats may not be so hard on your heart after all. What’s more, replacing these fats with other unhealthy options – highly refined carbs – [...]
Important news on weight loss and heart health. When it comes to losing dangerous belly fat and improving the function of your blood vessels, it seems that for those who are overweight either a low carb or low fat diet will work just as effectively.
Doctors know that being too heavy, especially if the fat sits [...]
Snippy and irritable and not sure why? Eating a diet full of foods high in trans fats has been associated with negative, even aggressive, behaviors according to some intriguing new research conducted at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and published online in PLoS ONE. It may be that those trans fat [...]
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
New research published in the journal Cancer Research on the breast cancer link with diet finds that high levels of dietary cadmium are likely to increase your chance of developing this form of cancer. Cadmium is a metal that is naturally a part of our environment, and is also a part of many farm fertilizers. It doesn’t [...]
If you want to live longer, you’ll want to avoid eating too much red meat (including processed meats) according to some new research. Instead, make healthier choices like chicken, fish, whole grains, nuts and other solid sources of protein suggest researchers from Harvard who have concluded a new study appearing in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
The work found [...]
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Enjoying oranges, grapefruits and other varieties of citrus fruits might just help bring down stroke risk factors according to some new research. While a healthy diet, full of fruits and veggies has been associated with lower stroke risk in other research; no one was sure why this happened.
For this latest work, the team looked only [...]
More news on the brain aging prevention. Eating a diet that’s full of omega-3 fatty acids might just help to prevent memory troubles, as well as slowing down the effects of aging on the brain as the years pass. This comes from a new study that examines the link between blood levels of omega-3s and [...]
Supersized portions are one of the culprits blamed for our ever expanding waistlines, and nowhere is this more evident than in restaurants. Experts are working to tap into the psychology of our eating behaviors to try and come up with ways to help people with eating less to lose weight, without leaving diners feeling cheated. [...]
