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Enriched skimmed milk may curb frequency of gout flare-ups

A daily dose of skimmed milk, enriched with two components found in dairy products, may help to curb the frequency of painful gout flare-ups, indicates research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Lifestyle changes can make a real dent in obesity

Universities need to work with industry to develop realistic solutions to harmonize food systems with human health, according to panelists at a Morrison Hall symposium on Oct. 28.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US replaces food pyramid with 'healthy plate'

The US government on Thursday ditched its two-decade old "pyramid" model for healthy eating and introduced a new plate symbol half-filled with fruits and vegetables to urge better eating habits.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 6

Eating poorly can make us depressed

Researchers from the universities of Navarra and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria have demonstrated that the ingestion of trans-fats and saturated fats increase the risk of suffering depression, and that olive oil, on the other ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Choosing organic milk could offset effects of climate change

Wetter, cooler summers can have a detrimental effect on the milk we drink, according to new research published by Newcastle University.

Biology / Other

created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Maternal diet high in trans fat could lead to overweight infants, study finds

A new University of Georgia study suggests that mothers who consume a diet high in trans fats double the likelihood that their infants will have high levels of body fat.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Milk: Two glasses a day tones muscles, keeps the fat away in women, study shows

Women who drink two large glasses of milk a day after their weight-lifting routine gained more muscle and lost more fat compared to women who drank sugar-based energy drinks, a McMaster study has found.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 26, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 16

How muscle cells control fatty acid uptake

A new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that the blood vessels and muscles of the heart can regulate the uptake of fatty acids that we ingest through meat, milk products and other food. ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Children who often drink full-fat milk weigh less

Eight-year-old children who drink full-fat milk every day have a lower BMI than those who seldom drink milk. This is not the case for children who often drink medium-fat or low-fat milk. This is one conclusion of a thesis ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 6

Research on Childhood Obesity May Help Fight Epidemic

(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 16 percent of children and adolescents in the United States are overweight-a doubling of the estimated incidence of overweight among children and a tripling of the rate among adolescents ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Analysis of the effects of a cow's genetic predisposition on the composition of its milk

The genetic predisposition of cows has an effect on the fat and protein content of their milk. Researchers at Wageningen University have spent the past few years examining the scope and significance of genetic variation between ...

Biology / Biotechnology

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

New test for detecting fake organic milk

Scientists in Germany are reporting development of a new, more effective method to determine whether milk marketed as "organic" is genuine or just ordinary milk mislabeled to hoodwink consumers. Their report ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0