http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- In mice fed a diet high in fat and low in fiber, vitamin D and calcium -- the so-called Western diet -- expression of a series of genes collectively associated with immune and inflammatory responses was altered. The findings show that a Western diet induces oxidative stress and alters immune responses in the colon of mice long before tumors occur. http://www.physorg.com/news177232568.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:30:01 EST news177232568 Scientists in Japan are reporting the first scientific explanation for one of the most widely known rules of thumb for pairing wine with food: "Red wine with red meat, white wine with fish." The scientists are reporting that the unpleasant, fishy aftertaste noticeable when consuming red wine with fish results from naturally occurring iron in red wine. The study is in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. http://www.physorg.com/news175348379.html Chemistry Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:53:47 EST news175348379 It appears that eating more fish has no effect on the health of the large intestine. Neither was there any difference between eating salmon and cod. In other words, there are no additional indications that fish consumption can help to lower the risk of developing cancer of the large intestine; whereas previous research did seem to indicate this. http://www.physorg.com/news174242066.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:35:02 EST news174242066 Leather handbags and chunks of red meat: when wildlife specialists find these items in shipping containers, luggage, or local markets, they can now use newly published genetic sequences known as "DNA barcodes" to pinpoint the species of origin. Experts hope that this simple technique will track the harvesting of bushmeat (or wildlife hunted largely in Asia, South and Central America, and Africa) and will ultimately crack down on the widespread and growing international trade in bushmeat, a market estimated to be worth as much as $15 billion in 2008. http://www.physorg.com/news171283018.html Biology Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:38:03 EST news171283018 A new review published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics assessed whether certain modifications in diet have a beneficial effect on the prevention of prostate cancer. Results suggest that a diet low in fat and red meat and high in fruits and vegetables is beneficial in preventing and treating prostate cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news163255437.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:44:19 EST news163255437 Individuals who eat more red meat and processed meat appear to have a modestly increased risk of death from all causes and also from cancer or heart disease over a 10-year period, according to a report in the March 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In contrast, a higher intake of white meat appeared to be associated with a slightly decreased risk for overall death and cancer death. http://www.physorg.com/news157044876.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:34:57 EST news157044876 A study from the Harokopio University of Athens (Greece) determines that adherence to a dietary pattern close to the Mediterranean diet, with high consumption of fish and olive oil and low red meat intake, has a significant impact in women skeletal health. http://www.physorg.com/news154193100.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:25:46 EST news154193100 Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, led by Ajit Varki, M.D., have shown a new mechanism for how human consumption of red meat and milk products could contribute to the increased risk of cancerous tumors. Their findings, which suggest that inflammation resulting from a molecule introduced through consumption of these foods could promote tumor growth, are published online this week in advance of print publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). http://www.physorg.com/news145814428.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:00:28 EST news145814428 Offering another reason why eating red meat could be bad for you, an international research team, including University of California, San Diego School of Medicine professor Ajit Varki, M.D., has uncovered the first example of a bacterium that causes food poisoning in humans when it targets a non-human molecule absorbed into the body through red meats such as lamb, pork and beef. http://www.physorg.com/news144506121.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:35:21 EST news144506121 What happens when red wine meets red meat? If the rendezvous happens in the stomach, scientists in Israel are reporting, wine's bounty of healthful chemical compounds may thwart formation of harmful substances released during digestion of fat in the meat. http://www.physorg.com/news134042521.html Chemistry Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:02:01 EST news134042521