Category: Diet / Health

Indulging in high-calorie foods during the holidays resulting in weight gain, especially around the neck, may lead to more problems than facing yourself in the mirror after the new year, says a Diplomat of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. Many Americans put on pounds during November and December, leading not only […]

Nanotechnology policy experts are urging that food additives that contain nanoscale materials be subject to new safety testing to ensure that their use does not pose unintended risks. The call comes as nanotechnology emerges as a major regulatory challenge facing the incoming Obama administration. It also takes place amid debate over how […]

Fish oil protects against deaths from heart problems, but doesn’t provide a clear benefit in heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias), according a study published on bmj.com today. More funding is urgently needed in this neglected area of nutrient research, say the authors of an accompanying editorial. Consuming oily […]

Most people know that how we live our lives effects our health so what influences our decisions to adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle? Why do health professionals like doctors and counsellors do and say what they do? How can public policy, health services, schools and education, the workplace

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Fast-food restaurants located near schools have a negative effect on students’ health, a new study reports. Researchers examined the relationship between fast-food restaurants located near (within one half mile of) schools and obesity among middle and high school students in California.

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U.S.-born children of immigrants have a higher risk of food insecurity and poor health than children whose mothers are born in the United States. Researchers investigated the risk of household food security and reported health among young children who were U.S. citizens and whose mothers were immigrants compared […]

Food safety is important year round but a state health official reminds South Dakotans to pay particular attention as they entertain family and friends at holiday gatherings. “Bacterial food-borne illness, more commonly called food poisoning, can be prevented with common sense measures such as thorough hand washing, cooking and storing foods at the […]

Department of Health response to Health Survey for England New public health campaigns launched in 2008 and 2009 will help people understand Government guidelines around healthy eating, exercise and drinking alcohol Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo outlined today. Responding to figures released by the NHS Information Centre, the Department of Health […]

Group-based treatment programs may effectively combat childhood obesity in rural communities, according to a new University of Florida study. Children who participated in one of two group programs - family-based or parent-only - were less overweight compared with children in a control group. The findings appear in the December issue of Archives […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States is seeking to recall 23 different products marketed as for weight loss because they contain undeclared active pharmaceutical substances that may pose serious health risks to consumers. The products are marketed over the Internet and in […]