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News & Articles By Frances Bloomfield
03/12/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
They both work: New study says low-fat and low-carb diets are equally effective for weight loss; just choose one
Many people say that the best way to lose weight is to go on a low-carbohydrate diet. Others are solidly in the camp of low-fat equaling weight loss. In an effort to uncover which of the two was the superior diet, researchers from Stanford Medicine undertook a year-long study wherein 609 participants (half of whom […]
03/06/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Boost your metabolism AND the microbiota in your colon with a small amount of prebiotics
Prebiotics are specialized plant fibers that are most known for nourishing gut bacteria. These can be found in cereals, grains, firm bananas, and legumes — most of which we’re told to eat plenty of on a daily basis. In fact, as a team of investigators from Kobe University has discovered, even small amounts of prebiotics […]
02/22/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Baby formula salmonella scandal in France exposes gaps in regulation and corporate responsibility
A baby formula scandal continues to rock France to its core: the French dairy group, Lactalis, has issued a worldwide recall of its powdered milk products due to some of them being contaminated with salmonella. At least 7,000 tons of Lactalis products have been pulled from over 80 countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Despite […]
02/20/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Research confirms: Eating a variety of REAL food and staying physically active is the key to lasting brain health
Keeping your brain healthy well into old age can be difficult. But with the right combination of dietary and lifestyle choices, it’s completely manageable and feasible. That’s what a team of researchers from the Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) has put forth in their report titled Brain Food: GCBH Recommendations on Nourishing Your Brain Health. What […]
02/08/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Processed food is fueling the obesity epidemic, putting people at increased risk of heart disease and stroke, research suggests
Eating too many processed foods will make you fat; this in turn makes you more susceptible to a plethora of diseases. We know that to be the case here in the U.S. But this seems to be happening in the U.K. as well. According to a team of researchers from the University of São Paulo, […]
01/20/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Considering alfalfa concentrate as a nutrient-rich food additive
A team of researchers has assessed the nutritional value of alfalfa concentrate, a byproduct acquired at the end of the production of the dietary supplement Alfalfa Complex. Based on their analyses of the results, the investigators have deemed alfalfa concentrate as both a viable and valuable source of nutrients. Classical and spectral methods were utilized […]
01/20/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Tea boosts your brainpower: Study finds it makes you happy, which boosts creativity
Tea is a beverage famous for having a plethora of benefits, the vast majority of them relating to health. As a recent study has shown, however, drinking tea can boost your creativity as well. Researchers from Peking University have discovered that this beloved hot beverage can improve mood and enhance cognitive function, thus impacting creativity. […]
01/09/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Teaching children about the causes of obesity helps reduce it, study confirms… so why aren’t schools teaching kids about junk foods?
Could health education help combat childhood obesity? That question is what Tabitha Blasingame of the Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital sought to answer in her paper. On determining whether or not health education could contribute to better food and lifestyle choices, she discovered that it very well could. For her study, Blasingame recruited 15 high school […]
01/08/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
You are being conned: Former Big Food ad exec unveils marketing tricks used by food manufacturers that persuade you to “super-size it”
Many believe in the saying “bigger is better”, and it’s this adage that has become a common marketing ploy in the food industry. According to former McDonald’s advertising executive Dan Parker, this is but one of many tricks being used to fool people into eating supersized food portions. Another one is to reduce the size […]
01/08/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
New study debunks the common belief that Blacks have a higher diabetes risk than Whites – it all comes down to weight, for all of us
There’s a long-held belief that African Americans are more prone to developing type-2 diabetes; yet a new study has turned that idea in on its head. Researchers from Northwestern University have discovered that various modifiable, biological factors like body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure can predispose one to this condition, not genetics. When not […]
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