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We spend more on products with detailed nutritional information

We spend more on products with detailed nutritional information

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People would be willing to pay more for products that carry detailed nutritional information than for the so-called light items. Thus it has been confirmed by researchers from the University of Santiago de ...


Full disclosure: People will make healthier choices if restaurants provide nutritional data

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As more and more Americans eat meals outside the home, the country also faces an epidemic of obesity. An association between eating out and weight-related diseases has led to demands for nutritional labeling of restaurant ...





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The nutritional value of Andalusian lupines is revealed

The nutritional value of Andalusian lupines is revealed

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A group of researchers from the Fat Institute (CSIC) and the University of Seville have confirmed that some wild plants have a high nutritional value. The scientists have found that several species of lupins ...


Undernourished stroke patients may have more complications, worse outcomes

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 14, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients who are undernourished when they enter the hospital with an acute ischemic stroke—the most common type of stroke, in which blood flow to the brain is blocked—are likely to remain undernourished in the hospital and ...


Owners should count calories for obese pets, consider several factors for good health

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

You might watch your daily calorie intake or glance over nutritional information on food packages, but do you do the same for your pet?


Sugar cereals are 'Smart Choices'? FDA not so sure (AP)

Sugar cereals are 'Smart Choices'? FDA not so sure

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 6

(AP) -- Ever wondered how that "Smart Choices" sticker wound up on the front of Froot Loops or Cocoa Puffs?


Early-life nutrition may be associated with adult intellectual functioning

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 07, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Adults who had improved nutrition in early childhood may score better on intellectual tests, regardless of the number of years they attended school, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Me ...


The changing pattern of childhood blindness in developing countries

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

"Changing patterns of global childhood blindness suggest a reassessment of research, training, and programmatic needs," says a team of eye specialists from India, Malawi, and Tanzania.


Food security: It starts with seed

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

With each passing year, the human population of our planet continues to expand. This growth has created a wide ranging strain on our water and soil resources, as well as our environment, creating an unprecedented urgency ...


89 percent of children's food products provide poor nutritional quality

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 14, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (32) | comments 2

Nine out of ten regular food items aimed specifically at children have a poor nutritional content – because of high levels of sugar, fat or sodium - according to a detailed study of 367 products published in the July issue ...


First evidence that weed killers improve nutritional value of a key food crop

First evidence that weed killers improve nutritional value of a key food crop

Chemistry / Other

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Scientists are reporting for the first time that the use of weed killers in farmers' fields boosts the nutritional value of an important food a crop. Application of two common herbicides to several varieties ...


Breast milk should be drunk at the same time of day that it is expressed

Breast milk should be drunk at the same time of day that it is expressed

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4

The levels of the components in breast milk change every 24 hours in response to the needs of the baby. A new study published in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience shows, for example, how this milk could ...



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