Omega-3 in Fish, Breast Milk Feeds Healthier Babies

When expectant mothers enjoy a diet rich in fish, their babies are more likely to develop better, physically and cognitively, than babies born to mothers who eat less fish. When babies are breastfed for a substantial length of time, their developmental progress closely resembles that of babies born to mothers who ate the most fish during pregnancy. Both fish and breast milk contain significant amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, thought to be an essential element in childhood development, according to a recent Danish study of infants and their mothers’ diets. Read more

Dream of the Future: Chocolate as Brain Food

As if chocolate lovers needed yet another reason to indulge guilt free, researchers from Harvard University and Mars, Incorporated, have released their findings that a naturally occurring substance in cocoa can actually bring long-term improvements to the flow of blood to the brain in ways that may have the potential of easing the damage of a stroke or slowing the progression of dementia.  Currently, one in seven older Americans is battling age-related dementia. Read more

Teens’ Strong Bones Start With Childhood Dairy Intake

A childhood diet rich in dairy products builds strong bones for the growing child but a new study from Boston University School of Medicine indicates that the same diet continues to ensure healthy bones until the child is well into adolescence.    The findings of the study will soon be available in The Journal of Pediatrics. Read more

Low Vitamin D Might Hasten Death

Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, report that people with low levels of vitamin D in their bloodstreams are at greater risk of dying from any cause than someone getting more of the vitamin. Read more

Eat Fish Often for Mental Clarity in Senior Years

Researchers in Finland have just published their findings on a study that compared a diet rich in fish to a diet with little, if any, fish and discovered that the fishy diet eaters reduced their risk of stroke, with their rate of risk diminished where fish consumption was highest.  As long as the fish wasn’t fried, anyway. Read more

Two Eggs for Breakfast Speeds Weight Loss

Study participants who ate two eggs for breakfast every day for two months lost 65% more weight than participants in the same study who ate a bagel for breakfast, even though the bagel and the eggs contained an equal number of calories. The egg-eaters also lost 61% more body mass and felt more energetic than the study participants eating bagel breakfasts. Read more

Critic Urges Caution Over Exercise Pill Study

It could be a matter of dilution of the message as the scientific data was reinterpreted and broadcast by journalists everywhere recently when the prestigious Salk Institute for Biological Studies published, in the journal, Cell, a paper describing a drug under laboratory investigation that mimics some of the body’s responses to regular exercise.  The study has frequently been described as the “exercise pill” study. Read more

93% Popular Children’s Meals Too High in Calories, Fat, Salt

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has released the alarming news that about 93% of the 1,474 possible kiddie menu choices available at 13 of the most popular fast-food chains nationwide contain more than one-third the daily caloric recommendation for children between four and eight years of age. The CSPI is a strong advocate of including calorie count on menus in fast-food establishments and, while the number of calorie-counted menus grows, so does the opposition to the practice. Read more

Kids’ Quality Sleep May Prevent Obesity, Diabetes

According to recently released information, the soaring rate of obesity in 6- to 11-year-old American children has tripled in just 30 years.  Alongside that dangerous rise in weight that threatens our nation’s children, a growing number of these children also suffer from chronic sleep deprivation.  The newly released study has found an important link between a child’s weight and his or her ability to get a good night’s rest. Read more

Calcium-Rich Diet Strengthens Kids’ Bones

Strong healthy bones, teeth, and muscles rely on calcium to get and stay strong but it’s a mineral that most American children and adolescents do not get enough of. A new study has revealed two very important findings about a calcium-rich diet during childhood and bone health. Read more

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