Nutrition News

Youth obesity far bigger than Coke

Posted under Nutrition News on Thursday, 1 December 2005 by
Published on: 12/01/05 A pending lawsuit against Coca-Cola will charge that the Atlanta soft drink giant uses caffeine to addict schoolchildren to its nutritionally bankrupt product, and the legal team behind the class-action suit is the same one that successfully challenged Big...
Youth obesity far bigger than Coke

Fruit bats may carry Ebola virus

Posted under Nutrition News on Thursday, 1 December 2005 by
Fruit bats may be acting as reservoirs of the killer Ebola virus, responsible for several deadly outbreaks in central Africa, research suggests. Three bat species captured during outbreaks between 2001 and 2003 in Gabon and the Republic of Congo show evidence of symptomless...
Fruit bats may carry Ebola virus

Food Fact: The Pros and Cons of Vegan Dieting

Posted under Nutrition News on Thursday, 1 December 2005 by
By Lori Corbin For pets, the planet or just to peel off a few pounds, many are looking to a vegan diet. But, unlike vegetarians, a vegan diet is strictly plant based. Absolutely no animal products what so ever. No meat, eggs, dairy, fish, or fowl of any kind. While that may seem limiting,...
Food Fact: The Pros and Cons of Vegan Dieting

High carb diet may up blood pressure in diabetics

Posted under Nutrition News on Wednesday, 30 November 2005 by
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- In patients with type 2 diabetes, 14 weeks of a high-carbohydrate diet modestly raises blood pressure compared to a diet high in monounsaturated fat, new study findings indicate. Studies evaluating the effects of high-carbohydrate and high-monounsaturated fat...
High carb diet may up blood pressure in diabetics

Sick man of Europe ‘is sticking to diet of binge drinking and over-eating’

Posted under Nutrition News on Wednesday, 30 November 2005 by
ALISON HARDIE SCOTS are failing to heed warnings about their health by continuing to drink, smoke and eat to excess, a new report has shown. The only improvement Scotland has made as it struggles to shake off its "sick man of Europe" tag is to minimally reduce the number of adults who...
Sick man of Europe ‘is sticking to diet of binge drinking and over-eating’

Obese teens’ liver damage warning

Posted under Nutrition News on Tuesday, 29 November 2005 by
Liver diseases, including cirrhosis, are increasingly being seen in overweight teenagers, experts report. Cirrhosis, irreparable liver damage, is commonly linked with alcohol misuse, but can also be caused by a fatty diet. Dr Giorgina Mieli-Vergani, a specialist at King's College Hospital...
Obese teens’ liver damage warning

Eggs targeted in bird flu battle

Posted under Nutrition News on Tuesday, 29 November 2005 by
Eggs have become the latest target of the Hong Kong government's avian flu prevention measures. Chester Yung Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Eggs have become the latest target of the Hong Kong government's avian flu prevention measures. While stressing there is no evidence that raw eggs...
Eggs targeted in bird flu battle

Obesity stops jabs hitting target

Posted under Nutrition News, Weight Guides on Tuesday, 29 November 2005 by
Injecting drugs into the buttocks may not be a reliable way of administering medicine, research suggests. Doctors from a hospital in Dublin found many patients had so much fleshy tissue on their buttocks that jabs could not properly penetrate to the muscle. They found women, and in...
Obesity stops jabs hitting target

Chip-shop deals ‘harming youth health’

Posted under Nutrition News on Tuesday, 29 November 2005 by
KEVIN SCHOFIELD EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT CHIP shop owners who offer special cut-price lunchtime deals aimed at school pupils were yesterday criticised by a senior education official. Sheila Tulloch, the head of school catering at East Renfrewshire Council, said the deals were hampering...
Chip-shop deals ‘harming youth health’

Pregnancy diet influences kids’ eating habits

Posted under Nutrition News on Tuesday, 29 November 2005 by
Asian News International London, November 28, 2005 The next time you complain about your kid not having his/her greens just think whether you had the right kind of food during pregnancy, as researchers have now found that flavours experienced in the womb and, later, in mothers' milk may...
Pregnancy diet influences kids’ eating habits