Archive for March, 2010

Junk Food ‘Addiction’ May Be Real (HealthDay)

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) — Obese people often say they’d like
to eat less but feel almost powerless to stop indulging, and now new
research suggests that explanation might be all too true.

To Supplement or Not to Supplement? (HealthDay)

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

HealthDay - MONDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) — You know you should eat better —
but that daily multivitamin pill, calcium supplements and possibly others
compensate, right?

High protein diet won’t harm young women’s bones (Reuters)

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Reuters - Young women who eat a typical high protein Western diet need not worry that their protein consumption will harm their bone health.

A healthy diet may trim breast cancer risk (Reuters)

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Reuters - A woman may not be able to change her family history of breast cancer, but she can typically control what she eats and drinks. And consuming more vegetables and whole grains — and less alcohol — just might trim her chances of getting the disease, according to an analysis of published studies.

Salty diet tied to stomach cancer in Korean study (Reuters)

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Reuters - A salty diet may increase the risk of stomach cancer by 10 percent, South Korean researchers found in a study of more than 2 million people.

Older women need 1-hour workouts to fend off flab (AP)

Friday, March 26th, 2010

AP - Rev up the treadmill: Sobering new research spells out just how much exercise women need to keep the flab off as they age — and it’s a lot.

Mediterranean diet tied to fertility treatment success (Reuters)

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Reuters - Women who closely adhere to a Mediterranean-style diet rich in vegetables, vegetable oils and fish may have a higher likelihood of becoming pregnant after infertility treatment, a new study suggests.

Low-Fat Diet Does Little to Alter Cholesterol Levels (HealthDay)

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) — The latest report from a
massive trial to determine the health value of a low-fat diet comes to the
unexciting conclusion that it is probably not bad for your heart.

Diet may alter fibroid risk in black women (Reuters)

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Reuters - Black women who tend to eat foods more likely to lead to higher blood sugar may have slightly greater risk for uterine fibroids, suggest study findings.

Calcium may help you live longer: study (Reuters)

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Reuters - Getting a bit more calcium in your diet could help you live longer, new research suggests.