Fat Loss For Idiots

One-third of all U.S. children are overweight or obese, and many kids are not getting the nutrition they need from their diet. As families increasingly rely on high-calorie convenience foods, diets suffer a lack of fresh whole grains, fruits and vegetables. As a result, children are “overfed” but undernourished…

Cashew seed extract shows promise as an effective anti-diabetic, according to a new study from the University of Montreal (Canada) and the Universite de Yaounde (Cameroun)…

Summer means gardening, grilling, and swimming at the pool. Summer’s produce and expanded cooking options also mean the season is an opportunity to improve your eating habits. The American Diabetes Association announced today a completely revised online nutrition tool in English and Spanish to help you get ready for the season: MyFoodAdvisor™…

A new study on vitamin D levels and Parkinson’s disease risk points to the need for further research on whether vitamin D supplements can protect against the movement disorder, according to an editorial in the July 2010 issue of Archives of Neurology…

With the start of a new school term drawing closer dietitians are urging parents to ‘think outside the box’ by considering the environment when packing school lunches. According to the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA), school lunches made from food in its own ‘packaging’, such as fruit and vegetables, will help keep kids healthy and protect the environment…

A team of scientists from the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the University of Montreal have identified vitamin B3 as a potential antifungal treatment…

Six months after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has moved towards supporting long-term recovery, and building a strong nutritional foundation for the future of all Haitians…

Within the human digestive tract is a teeming mass of hundreds of types of bacteria, a potpourri of microbes numbering in the trillions that help us digest food and keep bad bacteria in check…

Reuters reports on a series of studies published Friday in the Lancet, which examine the health of populations living in the Gaza Strip. The studies, which look at the effects of the violence on the region, conclude that Israel’s blockade of the territory could “cause long-term damage to Palestinians’ health, with many children at risk of stunted growth or malnutrition…

Long-term supplementation with dietary antioxidants has beneficial effects on sugar and fat metabolism, blood pressure and arterial flexibility in patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors…