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Children & Women
Breastfed children smarter than formula-fed children
Recent research showed
children who were breastfed exclusively for at least the first three
months in infantry were smarter than those who were not.
May 6, 2008 - 9:58:56 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Women's diet affects their odds of having a boy
It has been known for a long
time that what a woman eats at the time of conception may determine the
gender of her baby. A new UK study confirmed that women who eat more
mineral and vitamins may have better odds of having a boy.
Apr 23, 2008 - 1:27:32 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Vitamin D helps brain development
Vitamin D plays an important
role in brain development and functions although its exact effects on
behavior remain unclear, according to researchers from Children's
Hospital Oakland Research Institute.
Apr 20, 2008 - 11:21:54 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Better diet means better school performance
Children who eat healthy diet are more likely to perform better in school than those who do not, a new study suggests.
Apr 18, 2008 - 11:45:04 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Breastfeeding while taking seizure medicine may not harm children
It appears that mothers
taking certain seizure medications may breastfeed their babies without
a risk of harming their children’s cognitive development, according to
a new study.
Apr 17, 2008 - 4:26:54 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Good nutrition starts early!
You are what you eat, as the old saying goes. Maybe so, but
increasingly researchers are finding that you are also what your mother
ate – maternal nutrition has profound consequences on the health of
offspring.
Apr 14, 2008 - 10:19:10 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Infants sleeping less gain more weight by age 3
A study showed infants and
toddlers who slept fewer than 12 hours in a day were twice as likely to
be overweight by the time they reached the age of 3 as those who slept
longer.
Apr 8, 2008 - 4:03:17 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Diet for Brain Development, From the Beginning
Studies looking into how diet and nutrition affect central nervous
system development from birth are being conducted by Agricultural Research
Service (ARS)-funded scientists. They are
using noninvasive tools to assess infant, toddler and school-aged children's
psychological, neurological and physiological development, as well as other
brain-related functions.
Apr 7, 2008 - 6:28:37 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Eating blueberries may lower osteoporosis risk in postmenopausal women
A new study published in a
recent issue of the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry suggests that
eating blueberries may help prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal
women.
Mar 13, 2008 - 6:42:42 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Eating chocolate linked to reduced bone density
Eating chocolate daily may
reduce bone density in older women, suggests an Australian study
suggested published in the Jan, 2008 issue of American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition.
Feb 2, 2008 - 1:48:01 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Lead Linked to Release of Cortisol in Children
Lead exposure is linked to cognitive deficits, cardiovascular
disease risk, and behavioral problems, outcomes that potentially follow
dysregulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis. In
animal studies, lead exposure has heightened the release of
corticosterone, the counterpart to the human stress hormone cortisol.
New research now reveals for the first time a similar response in
children with blood lead levels below 10 µg/dL, the action level
established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[
EHP 116:249–255; Gump et al.]. This finding corroborates concerns that there is no safe level of lead exposure.
Feb 1, 2008 - 10:44:58 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Revisiting the DDE–Lactation Question
Breastfeeding is known to be
protective of newborn health, for example by lowering infant mortality
and risk of infectious diseases. But breastfeeding is on the decline in
some locales, especially in developing countries. Some studies have
reported a link between elevated maternal serum DDE (the primary
metabolite of the pesticide DDT) and shorter breastfeeding duration,
suggesting that exposure to DDT affects the ability to breastfeed. New
research does not confirm this hypothesis, however, and suggests
possible ways to refine our understanding of the association previously
reported with DDE
Feb 1, 2008 - 10:42:16 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Magnesium Sulfate may reduce cerebral palsy risk
Preterm birth would result in fewer cases of cerebral palsy if pregnant women at higher risk of preterm birth receive an infusion of magnesium sulfate) just prior to delivery, a new U.S. study suggests.
Jan 31, 2008 - 1:23:13 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Lab-made imitation breast milk puts infants at risk, study shows
Novel
Oils in Infant Formula and Organic Food: Safe
and Valuable Functional Food or Risky Marketing Gimmick?
Jan 25, 2008 - 10:00:42 AM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Cranberries might help prevent urinary infections in women
Evidence supports drinking cranberry
juice — a familiar home remedy — to treat urinary tract infection
(UTI), according to a new review from Scotland.
Jan 22, 2008 - 9:54:15 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Cranberry juice may help women with recurrent urinary tract infections
There
is some evidence that cranberry juice may decrease the number of
occasions when people notice they have a urinary tract infection (UTI),
a Cochrane Systematic Review has found. This is particularly the case
for those who have recurrent UTIs.
Jan 22, 2008 - 9:46:00 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Study: Caffeine raises miscarriage risk
Pregnant women should
not drink caffeine-laced coffee, a new study suggests. The study found
women who had intake of 200 mg caffeine per day doubled the risk of
miscarriage compared to those who did not drink the popular beverage.
Jan 22, 2008 - 7:03:22 AM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Vitamin D may help prevent falls in elderly women
Taking vitamin D supplements
may help reduce the risk of falls among high risk elderly women,
according to an Australian study published in the Jan. 14 issue of the
journal Archives of Internal Medicine.
Jan 16, 2008 - 10:23:25 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Many childbearing women don’t take folic acid supplements
Women at childbearing age,
particularly those between 18 and 24 years of age, do not get the
recommended daily dose of 400 micrograms of folic acid, which is
believed to reduce risk of birth defects such as neural tube defects,
according to two studies appearing in this week's issue of the
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Jan 10, 2008 - 10:06:15 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Cow milk linked to high risk of eczema
Atopic disease including
eczema, asthma and food allergies may be delayed or prevented in high
risk infants if they are exclusively breast-fed for at least four
months or fed infant formula without cow milk protein added, according
to a new study.
Jan 8, 2008 - 6:20:22 AM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Birth Weight Raises More Questions on Seafood Safety
Women who eat too much
shellfish before pregnancy, particularly crabs and lobsters, may
increase their chance of having babies who are small for their
gestational age (SGA), report French scientists in an article posted
online 24 October 2007 ahead of print in Environmental Health. Eating
fish, however, seems to have the opposite effect. The findings further
fuel the debate over how much and what types of fish and other seafood
are beneficial to would-be moms.
Jan 5, 2008 - 11:29:03 AM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Getting Grade School Kids to Eat More Fruits and Veggies
One approach frequently suggested as an effective way to increase children's consumption of healthy foods is to encourage them to participate in food preparation activities. Now a study conducted by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) in Houston, Texas, has demonstrated that this may be an effective approach.
Dec 24, 2007 - 12:29:28 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Obesity reduces a woman's chances of conception
Obesity worsens a woman's prospect of conception and reduces her chances of getting pregnant significantly, according to a study published by Dutch researchers in the journal Human Reproduction.
Dec 16, 2007 - 10:30:38 AM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
How to help baby like fruits and veggies
According to new research from the
Monell Center, if you're breast feeding, you can provide baby with a
good start by eating them yourself.
Dec 3, 2007 - 7:34:35 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Soy products reduce heart risk in women
Older women who regularly eat soy-based foods are less likely to have heart
disease, according to a Japanese government study. Soy products used
commonly in
Japan
include tufo, miso and Japanese fermented beans known as natto.
Dec 3, 2007 - 7:12:57 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Honey better than OTC medications at helping childhood coughs
Many parents do not know what to do to help their children when they suffer coughing from upper respiratory infection.
But a new study suggests that the right medicine to use is right in their kitchen cabinet - that is honey!
Dec 3, 2007 - 4:10:15 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Group finds no benefits from isoflavone supplements
The Federal Institute for
Risk Assessment in Germany (BfR) concluded that isoflavone supplements
as phytoestrogens could promote the development cancer among menopausal
women.
Dec 2, 2007 - 4:37:37 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
ADHD delays brain development
Kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may delay the maturing of the brain for as long as three years, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Nov 13, 2007 - 10:12:37 AM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Bing drinking causes bladder rupture in women
A report of three cases published in this week's BMJ suggests that women who binge drink are at higher risk of bladder rupture with lower abdominal pain.
Nov 11, 2007 - 1:17:56 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
Breastfed babies breathe better, except when mom has asthma
When it comes to feeding babies, the old adage “breast is best” certainly holds true, with breastfed babies having less diarrhea and fewer ear infections and incidents of wheezing in early life. However, the positive effects of infant feeding on lung function may not hold true for children of asthmatic mothers.
Nov 6, 2007 - 8:40:27 PM
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