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Study says colorectal cancer increasing in young adults

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created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study finds that in sharp contrast to the overall declining rates of colorectal cancer in the United States, incidence rates among adults younger than age 50 years are increasing. The authors theorize that these increases ...


Mediterranean diet is healthy for your heart: study

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created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A major new study by researchers at McMaster University clarifies what foods and dietary patterns are best for reducing the risk of heart disease.





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Women who consume olive oil preserve their bone mass better

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created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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 ...


Too much TV linked to future fast-food intake

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created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

High-school kids who watch too much TV are likely to have bad eating habits five years in the future. Research published in BioMed Central's open access International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity follow ...


'Western' diet increases heart attack risk globally

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created Oct 20, 2008 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (10) | comments 3

The typical Western diet — fried foods, salty snacks and meat — accounts for about 30 percent of heart attack risk across the world, according to a study of dietary patterns in 52 countries reported in Circulation: Journal of ...


New study indicates that parents' influence on children's eating habits is small

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created May 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The popular belief that healthy eating starts at home and that parents' dietary choices help children establish their nutritional beliefs and behaviors may need rethinking, according to a study by researchers at the Johns ...


Regular family meals result in better eating habits for adolescents

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created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Good eating habits can result when families eat together. In the March/April 2009 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers from the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota report on one ...


Eat, drink and be merry? Study says junk food makes kids fatter, but happier

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created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


Western diet linked to increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal Asian women

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created Jul 10, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Postmenopausal Asian women who eat a “meat-sweet” or Western diet are at greater risk of developing breast cancer than those who eat a “vegetable-soy” diet, according to a new study. The findings mark the first time an association ...


Eating habits and exercise behaviors in children can deteriorate early

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created Jan 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As children transition from preschool-age to school-age, they may develop eating habits and leisure-time patterns that may not meet current recommendations and may contribute to childhood obesity. In a study published in ...


Scientists find molecular trigger that helps prevent aging and disease

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine set out to address a question that has been challenging scientists for years: How do dietary restriction—and the reverse, overconsumption—produce protective effects against aging ...


Red wine ingredient wards off effects of age on heart, bones, eyes and muscle

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created Jul 03, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Large doses of a red wine ingredient can ward off many of the vagaries of aging in mice who begin taking it at midlife, according to a new report published online on July 3rd in Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. Those ...



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