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Nutrition
Antioxidant vitamins increase mortality?
A recent meta-analysis
conducted by Goran Bjelakovic and colleagues from University of Nis in
Nis, Serbia suggests that beta carotene, vitamin A and vitamin E may
increase the risk of death. The study was published Feb 28 in the
Journal of American Medical Association.
Apr 19, 2008 - 11:57:10 AM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Calcium Requirements May Be Overestimated
People who want healthy bones have long been told to get plenty of
calcium. After all, the body compensates for an inadequate calcium intake by
drawing calcium out of bones and putting it into the blood stream. Now,
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
scientists have reported study findings that suggest calcium's current
recommended amount, called "adequate intake" or AI, for American adults aged 19
or older may be greater than necessary.
Apr 7, 2008 - 6:34:13 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
When It Comes to Vitamins, More Is Not Always Better
Researchers funded by the
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
looked into links between dietary intakes of two B vitamins—folate and
vitamin B12—and mental agility among seniors. Folate and B12 are important
nutrients for the development of healthy nerves and blood cells. ARS is the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief
scientific research agency.
Apr 7, 2008 - 6:31:22 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Mineral Nutrition's Impact on Neonatal Development
Copper helps move telecommunications signals across phone wires,
allowing people to talk to one another across long distances. Tiny amounts of
copper, within certain enzymes in the brain, also help form key
neurotransmitters that allow brain cells to "talk" to one another.
Apr 7, 2008 - 6:27:20 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Vitamin D deficiency common even in Southern states
Vitamin D is more than more
important than thought and it can prevent a range of diseases including
cancers. But a new study cautions that just because you live in a
Southern state like Arizona does not mean you would get enough vitamin
D through exposure to the sun. This is particularly true in blacks and
Hispanics.
Mar 13, 2008 - 6:39:40 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Magnesium associated with lower risk for some strokes in male smokers
Male smokers who consume more
magnesium appear to have a lower risk for cerebral infarction, a type
of stroke that occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked,
according to a report in the March 10 issue of Archives of Internal
Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Mar 11, 2008 - 7:08:15 AM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Food peptides activate bitter taste receptors
Researchers from the Monell Center and Tokyo
University of Agriculture have used a novel molecular method to
identify chemical compounds from common foods that activate human
bitter taste receptors.
Jan 22, 2008 - 9:43:12 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
New Cranberry Packed with Health Features
Juice
drinks, saucy relishes and dried fruit products may one day boast a new
cranberry variety with a readily absorbable dose of healthful
antioxidants. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and
colleagues are using traditional breeding methods to suit up a
wholesome new cranberry line with just such a genetic trait.
Jan 8, 2008 - 5:23:24 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Nutrigenomics: The Genome–Food Interface
Efforts
to unveil the etiology of human disease often recapitulate the nature
versus nurture debate. But today's biologists concede that neither
nature nor nurture alone can explain the molecular processes that
ultimately govern human health. The presence of a particular gene or
mutation in most cases merely connotes a predisposition to a particular
disease process.
Jan 5, 2008 - 11:33:40 AM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Vitamin D2 is as effective as vitamin D3 in maintaining concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D
Researchers from Boston
University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that vitamin D2 is
equally as effective as vitamin D3 in maintaining 25-hydroxyvitamin D
status. The study appears online in the December 2007 issue of the
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Jan 2, 2008 - 9:22:23 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Data on Food Antioxidants Aid Research
Measures of the antioxidant capacities of 277 selected foods were released
today by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. The new database provides
easy access to antioxidant values for a wide variety of foods, many of which may
be excellent sources of healthful compounds.
Dec 31, 2007 - 10:21:44 AM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Secrets of Fish Oil Compound Probed
A compound found in oil-rich fish such as salmon reshaped the blood lipid
profiles of volunteers in an Agricultural
Research Service-led study.
Dec 31, 2007 - 10:18:59 AM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
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.
Dec 31, 2007 - 10:16:42 AM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Mineral Nutrition's Impact on Neo-Natal Development
Copper helps move telecommunications signals across phone wires, allowing people to talk to one another across long distances. Tiny amounts of copper, within certain enzymes in the brain, also help form key neurotransmitters that allow brain cells to "talk" to one another.
Dec 31, 2007 - 10:14:24 AM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Fast-Acting Carbs May Hasten Vision Loss Over Time
Consuming higher-than-average amounts of carbohydrates that cause blood sugar levels to spike and fall rapidly could be a risk factor for central vision loss with aging. Scientists supported by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and grants reported the findings this year in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Dec 31, 2007 - 10:11:27 AM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Nutrition and Brain Function
Aging. While everybody’s doing it at the same time, some people are more successful at forestalling its effects on cognition, or mental agility, than others. Cognitive function is measured by the level at which the brain is able to manage and use available information for activities of daily life.
Dec 29, 2007 - 11:14:20 AM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
State, National Nutrition Info on Updated Website
An updated web resource that provides a snapshot of state and national health and nutrition indicators has been launched by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. The resource, called the Community Nutrition Map (CNMap), Version 2, was developed at the ARS Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC) at Beltsville, Md.
Dec 29, 2007 - 11:08:56 AM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Vitamin A Suppresses Type 1 Diabetes in Animal Study
Pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes and many other holiday favorites are rich in vitamin A, a nutrient essential for good health. Now a study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) nutrition scientists has shown, for the first time, that high levels of vitamin A can suppress development of type 1 diabetes in laboratory mice prone to that disease.
Dec 29, 2007 - 11:06:08 AM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Vitamin B12 function may be diminished by excessive folate
In a study of adults aged 20 and over, researchers at Tufts University showed that homocysteine and methylmalonic acid are at much higher levels in individuals who have a combination of vitamin B12 deficiency and high blood folate levels than in individuals who are also vitamin B12 deficient but have normal folate levels.
Dec 18, 2007 - 9:21:21 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
When It Comes to Vitamins, More Is Not Always Better
Researchers funded by the
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) looked into links between dietary
intakes of two B vitamins--folate and vitamin B12--and mental agility
among seniors. Folate and B12 are important nutrients for the
development of healthy nerves and blood cells. ARS is the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency.
Dec 6, 2007 - 9:02:47 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Eating Beans Helps Lower Cholesterol
Consuming
as little as one-half cup of cooked dry beans every day helped
volunteers lower their total cholesterol levels in an Agricultural
Research Service (ARS) study in North Dakota. These results, published
in the November issue of the Journal of Nutrition by the ARS scientists
and their colleagues, add to a growing--and convincing--body of
evidence that beans are a heart healthy food choice.
Dec 6, 2007 - 8:58:08 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Calcium Requirements May Be Overestimated
People
who want healthy bones have long been told to get plenty of calcium.
After all, the body compensates for an inadequate calcium intake by
drawing calcium out of bones and putting it into the blood stream. Now,
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have reported study
findings that suggest calcium's current recommended amount, called
"adequate intake" or AI, for American adults aged 19 or older may be
greater than necessary.
Dec 6, 2007 - 8:42:38 PM
Diet & Health
:
Nutrition
When It Comes to Vitamins, More Is Not Always Better
Researchers
funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) looked into links
between dietary intakes of two B vitamins--folate and vitamin B12--and
mental agility among seniors. Folate and B12 are important nutrients
for the development of healthy nerves and blood cells. ARS is the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency.
Nov 16, 2007 - 6:00:06 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Creatine in addition to exercise enhances strength in older adults
Lower muscle mass and an increase in body fat are common consequences of growing older.
Oct 2, 2007 - 6:39:30 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Vitamin E studies are flawed
Many early trials on vitamin E are flawed, said researchers from
Oregon
State
University and
Tufts
University as they researched and found the doses used in early trials fell largely into the range that does not reduce the oxidative stress, which is linked to numerous conditions including cancer and heart disease.
Sep 22, 2007 - 6:16:38 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Vitamin D supplements lower death risk
Vitamin D has been known to provide a wide range of health benefits.
A review article suggests that taking vitamin D supplements or by all means maintain a high level of vitamin D in the blood may significantly reduce risk of death from any cause.
Sep 11, 2007 - 9:13:56 AM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
New Year’s in September
For many people, the beginning of school and a new season make September feel like the start of a new year. Researchers say this “starting over” time of year, when routines are in flux, is a perfect opportunity to pick one or two habits to change.
Sep 9, 2007 - 12:29:24 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
A type of antioxidant may not be as safe as once thought
Certain preparations taken to enhance athletic performance or stave off disease contain an anti-oxidant that could cause harm.
Sep 4, 2007 - 9:01:29 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Calcium supplements protect against bone fractures
A new Australian study found that taking calcium supplements alone or in combination with vitamin D supplement reduces the risk of bone fractures in older people by as much as 12 percent. The results were reported in this week's edition of the Lancet.
Aug 24, 2007 - 8:32:12 PM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Taking ginger prevents motion sickness
Ginger may be your best bet if you suffer motion sickness, according to a study in the journal Lancet.
Aug 23, 2007 - 5:56:31 PM
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