Nutrition News
Youth obesity far bigger than Coke
Posted under Nutrition News on Thursday, 1 December 2005 by Drnutrion
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...
Fruit bats may carry Ebola virus
Posted under Nutrition News on Thursday, 1 December 2005 by Drnutrion
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...
Food Fact: The Pros and Cons of Vegan Dieting
Posted under Nutrition News on Thursday, 1 December 2005 by Drnutrion
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,...
High carb diet may up blood pressure in diabetics
Posted under Nutrition News on Wednesday, 30 November 2005 by Drnutrion
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...
Sick man of Europe ‘is sticking to diet of binge drinking and over-eating’
Posted under Nutrition News on Wednesday, 30 November 2005 by Drnutrion
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...
Obese teens’ liver damage warning
Posted under Nutrition News on Tuesday, 29 November 2005 by Drnutrion
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...
Eggs targeted in bird flu battle
Posted under Nutrition News on Tuesday, 29 November 2005 by Drnutrion
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...
Obesity stops jabs hitting target
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...
Chip-shop deals ‘harming youth health’
Posted under Nutrition News on Tuesday, 29 November 2005 by Drnutrion
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...
Pregnancy diet influences kids’ eating habits
Posted under Nutrition News on Tuesday, 29 November 2005 by Drnutrion
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...
