mercredi 23 septembre 2009

xFruits - diabetes nutrition obesity - 7 nouveaux articles

Women's Health And Wellness Discussed At Congressional Dietary...  

2009-09-23 15:00

Nutrition / Diet

More than 150 million Americans take dietary supplements each year, with a large percentage of these users being women who are often concerned about how to keep themselves healthy and how to keep their families and friends well.
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Switch Program Increases Kids' Healthy Eating, Reduces Screen Time  

2009-09-23 13:00

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness

The Switch™ programme, 'Switch what you Do, View, and Chew', has been shown to be capable of promoting children's fruit and vegetable consumption and lowering 'screen time'. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Medicine tested the programme and report that it offers promise for use in youth obesity prevention.
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Switch Program Increases Kids' Healthy Eating, Reduces Screen Time  

2009-09-23 13:00

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness

The Switch™ programme, 'Switch what you Do, View, and Chew', has been shown to be capable of promoting children's fruit and vegetable consumption and lowering 'screen time'. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Medicine tested the programme and report that it offers promise for use in youth obesity prevention.
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New Report Shows Rising Tide Of Fractures In Asia  

2009-09-23 13:00

Bones / Orthopaedics

A new audit report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) shows that osteoporosis is a serious and growing problem throughout Asia. Gathering data from 14 Asian countries, regions or territories, 'The Asian Audit' is a landmark report examining epidemiology, costs and burden in individual countries as well as collectively across the region.
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Upheaval Leads To Less-Familiar Choices Where Comfort Food Is...  

2009-09-23 12:00

Psychology / Psychiatry

You'd think in times of uncertainty, people would gravitate toward familiar favorites. But a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that stress and upheaval actually lead people to choose less-familiar foods over "comfort foods." "Most of us can name our favorite 'comfort foods' and believe that we are most prone to seek them out during times of stress and upheaval," writes author Stacy Wood (University of South Carolina).
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Upheaval Leads To Less-Familiar Choices Where Comfort Food Is...  

2009-09-23 12:00

Psychology / Psychiatry

You'd think in times of uncertainty, people would gravitate toward familiar favorites. But a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that stress and upheaval actually lead people to choose less-familiar foods over "comfort foods." "Most of us can name our favorite 'comfort foods' and believe that we are most prone to seek them out during times of stress and upheaval," writes author Stacy Wood (University of South Carolina).
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Stem Cell Panel Headed By Utah Ethicist  

2009-09-23 11:00

Stem Cell Research

University of Utah medical ethics expert Jeffrey R. Botkin will chair a federal panel that will review scientists' requests to conduct government-funded research using embryonic stem cells left over from couples who used "test-tube fertilization" to have babies. "Stem cells have the capability of developing into any tissue type in the human body," says Botkin, a pediatrician and associate vice president for research integrity at the University of Utah.
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