April 2008
New diet pill: risky or real?
Retailers can barely keep it on the shelf for more than a day. GNC stores have the logo on the front door: DEXC20. Some local stores even have customer wait lists.
Macadamia nuts can be included in heart healthy diet
Macadamia nuts included in a heart healthy diet reduced low-density cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and should be included among nuts with qualified health claims, according to researchers.
Common food additives 'to be banned by 2009' to cut hyperactivity in children by 75%
A ban on certain additives in food could be in place as early as next year after research showed it could cut hyperactivity in children by a third and reduce anti-social behaviour.
Professional Investor: Food producers could provide a rich diet
So why are prices rising so rapidly? Inventories of soft commodities such as corn or wheat are at 100-year lows. After years of underinvestment, the larder is bare.
March 2008
Spices of life
Spices and herbs add flavor to foods — you already know that. But did you know that some of your favorite seasonings also may contribute to improved health?
November 2007
Life After Weight Loss Surgery
Winning the weightloss war is a battle that lasts long after surgery for bariatric patients. Diet, exercise, and support are integral in a person's success.
Live a life low on salt
Some tips to cut a high-salt diet: know how much sodium you're eating, read food labels, remove the salt shaker and more...
Spider-Man, Barbie being used to sell additive-laden food to kids
Kids' characters including 'Doctor Who,' 'Spider-Man' and 'Barbie' are being used by food companies to sell products laced with suspect additives. It was found that chemicals identified as causing hyperactive behaviour in healthy children were present in 95 per cent of top-selling cakes and hundreds of sweets, fizzy drinks and processed foods.
Poor Priced Out of Healthy Diet
The low-income family would have to devote 43 to 70 percent of its food budget to fruits and vegetables to meet the 2005 Dietary Guidelines, which recommends five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
Most Americans fall short of the recommended servings.
October 2007
Experts ponder why so many children have food allergies
Experts say the number of people, especially young children with food allergies in the United States is on the increase and specialists are seeing more and more children with multiple allergies.
Health and Fitness: Fiber in your diet has benefits.
When you switch to fiber-rich foods, you're no longer eating foods associated with cancer and cardiovascular disease - foods with more saturated fat, salt, preservatives, dyes, refined sugar and bleached flour.
Revealed: The shocking levels of salt in children's fast food.
That is nearly a whole day's salt limit for an adult and more than the maximum recommended for children.
Research shows high salt consumption over a number of years can lead to raised blood pressure, strokes, heart attacks and premature death.
Teaching your child more about oral health than the tooth fairy
When do I start to bring my child to the dentist for an appointment? When do they start getting teeth as infants? How many teeth will they have? When do children start brushing?
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