News tagged with dietary habits
High levels of cholesterol said better for longevity
The Japan Society for Lipid Nutrition has drawn up new guidelines stating that high cholesterol levels are better for living longer, defying conventional wisdom.
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Study finds only a weak link between fruit and vegetable and reduced risk of cancer
An analysis by Mount Sinai researchers of over eight years of dietary data from more than 400,000 people has found that the relationship between high consumption of fruits and vegetables and a reduced risk of cancer is not ...
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Extensive taste loss in mammals: Animals live in surprisingly different sensory worlds
Scientists from the Monell Center report that seven of 12 related mammalian species have lost the sense of sweet taste. As each of the sweet-blind species eats only meat, the findings demonstrate that a liking ...
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Semen quality depends upon antioxidants
A possible relationship between men's diets and the quality of their semen has long been a discussion point. Spanish researchers have now confirmed that antioxidants, molecules which are found mainly in fruit and vegetables ...
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Alcohol and smoking are key causes for bowel cancer
A new global study has found that lifestyle risk factors such as alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking are important risk factors for bowel cancer. Researchers have shown that people who consume the largest quantities ...
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Gray seals consume as much fish as the fishing industry catches
The grey seals in the Baltic Sea compete for fish with the fishing industry. The seals locally eat about the same quantities of cod, common whitefish, salmon, sea trout and eel as those taken by fishermen. This is the conclusion ...
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Giant panda genome reveals new insights into the bear's bamboo diet
A Chinese-led team including international researchers, has shed new light on some of the giant panda's unusual biological traits, including its famously restricted diet.
Feb 18, 2010 |
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High-fat diets inflame fat tissue around blood vessels, contribute to heart disease
A study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that high-fat diets, even if consumed for a short amount of time, can inflame fat tissue surrounding blood vessels, possibly contributing to cardiovascular ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Eat, drink and be merry? Study says junk food makes kids fatter, but happier
Fast food and soft drinks may be making children fatter but they also make them happy. Programs aimed at tackling childhood obesity, by reducing children's consumption of unhealthy food and drink, are likely to be more effective ...
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Teenagers programmed to take risks
Risk-taking peaks in adolescence, according to scientists at UCL (University College London).
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Personalized nutritional information sent through mail helps improve diets
Brown University researchers have shown that there is an inexpensive way to help low-income, ethnically diverse people eat better: Send personalized nutrition education materials through the mail.
May 08, 2009 |
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Bacteria as a predicter of colorectal cancer
Recent findings suggest that bacteria residing in the the human intestinal tract may be associated with an individual's risk of developing colon cancer. Scientists from the University of Florida present their research today ...
May 25, 2010 |
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Endangered orangutans offer a new evolutionary model for early humans
Starving orangutans in Borneo may be teaching us new lessons about human evolution.
Dec 13, 2011 |
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COMPASS points to weight loss
(PhysOrg.com) -- Obesity researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are recruiting families with overweight children for a study to help those kids, and their parents, lose weight. The two-year study, ...
Dec 29, 2009 |
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World needs global food system overhaul: report
The world needs fundamental changes to the global food system to feed the expanding population, according to a British government report out Monday on how to feed the planet until 2050.
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Diet (nutrition)
In nutrition, the diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. Dietary habits are the habitual decisions an individual or culture makes when choosing what foods to eat. Although humans are omnivores, each culture holds some food preferences and some food taboos. Individual dietary choices may be more or less healthy. Proper nutrition requires the proper ingestion and equally important, the absorption of vitamins, minerals, and food energy in the form of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Dietary habits and choices play a significant role in health and mortality, and can also define cultures and play a role in religion.
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