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- EATING DISORDES : A controlled assessment of school-based preventive programs for reducing eating disorder risk factors in adolescent spanish girls
This study assesses the impact of an eating disorders universal preventive program on a representative sample of Spanish adolescents in the area of Barcelona, Spain. 323 adolescent girls were ...
- EATING DISORDER : BULIMIA NERVOSA: Bulimia nervosa and substance use disorder: similarities and differences
The purpose of this study was to compare bulimia nervosa (BN) and substance use disorders (SUD) in cognitive-motivational terms. The cognitive orientation theory was used as a framework for testing ...
- NUTRITION: Soaking potatoes in water before frying reduces acrylamide
ScienceDaily (Mar. 9, 2008) — Good news for chips lovers everywhere -- new research in the journal Science of Food and Agriculture shows that pre-soaking potatoes in water before frying can reduce ...
- CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE: Moderate alcohol consumption in middle age can lower cardiac risk
New York, March 7, 2008 – Previous studies have pointed out the benefits of moderate alcohol consumption as a factor in lowering cardiovascular risk. In a study conducted by the Department of Family ...
- TYPE 2 DIABETES; Effects of monoundaturated vs. saturated fat on postprandial lipemia and adipose tissue lipases in type 2 diabetes
Researchers from Federico II University in Italy conducted a small study of 11 patients with type 2 diabetes. The patients were divided into two groups--one group was fed a monounsaturated ...
- PEDIATRY: Scientists from 16 different countries study the link between children’s nutrition and the development of adult diseases such as diabetes or allergies
Researchers from the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Granada, in collaboration with another 38 universities and companies from 16 European countries, will study the effects of ...
- NUTRITION: Different metabolic effects observed with traditional and Atkins-like diets
A study comparing the metabolic effects of two diets, one a low-carbohydrate, high-fat, Atkins-like diet and the other a more traditional high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet, showed that both diets had ...
- NUTRITION: Interactions of wine drinking with omega-3 fatty acids in patients with coronary heart disease: A fish-like effect of moderate wine drinking
Background Moderate alcohol drinking and marine omega-3 fatty acids (ω3) have both been associated with low mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD). However, there is little data evaluating ...
- SOCIOECONOMIC DISEASE?: EATING DISORDER: It doesn't happen here: eating disorders in an ethnically diverse sample of economically disadvantaged, urban college students
Abstract The bulk of eating disorder studies have focused on white, middle-upper class women, excluding ethnically and economically diverse women and men. Accordingly, our knowledge of prevalence ...
- AGEING: An AMPK-FOXO pathway mediates longevity induced by a novel method of dietary restriction in C. elegans
Background Dietary restriction (DR) is the most effective environmental intervention to extend lifespan in a wide range of species. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the benefits of DR on ...
- NUTRITION:Naturally-occurring apple compounds reduce risk of pancreatic cancer
Smokers benefit most from intake of 'hidden' plant nutrients Eating flavonol-rich foods like apples may help reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer, says a team of international researchers. Quercetin, ...
- D VITAMIN & CANCER: Study shines more light on benefit of vitamin D in fighting cancer
A new study looking at the relationship between vitamin D serum levels and the risk of colon and breast cancer across the globe has estimated the number of cases of cancer that could be prevented ...
