Dental disease may be a wake-up call that your diet is harming your body. 'The five-alarm fire bell of a tooth ache is difficult to ignore,' says Dr Philippe P. Hujoel, professor of... — full story
Diets high in protein and cholesterol are associated with a higher risk of hospitalisation or death due to cirrhosis or liver cancer, while diets high in carbohydrates are associated... — full story
A modest reduction in the amount of carbohydrates eaten, without calorie restriction and weight loss, appears to increase a sense of fullness, which may help people eat less, a preliminary... — full story
A diet with a slight reduction from the American norm of calories from carbohydrates may help in weight loss, say University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers... — full story
Behavioural ecologists working in Bolivia have found that wild spider monkeys control their diets in a similar way to humans, contrary to what has been thought up to now. Rather than... — full story
The author of the thesis is Ms Elizabeth Hijona Muruamendiaraz, a graduate in Biochemistry specialising in Dietetics and Nutrition, and has entitled her PhD, Effect of resveratrol on... — full story
Scientists in China are reporting development of a low-calorie, low-sugar vegetable juice custom-designed for millions of individuals with diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions that... — full story
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified a gene that plays a critical regulatory role in the process of converting dietary carbohydrates to fat. In a new... — full story
Any diet will do? Not if you want to lose fat instead of muscle. Not if you want to lower your triglyceride levels so you'll be less likely to develop diabetes and heart disease. Not... — full story
A study in the 15 October issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that unrelated to obesity, people with severe SDBs consume a more unhealthy diet, which may be a factor... — full story