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Walnuts And Walnut Oil Benefit Heart Health Beyond Lowering Cholesterol As well as lowering cholesterol, it appears that consuming whole walnuts and walnut oil also reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in other ways, according to a new study funded by the California Walnut Board...
Medical News Today | May 8, 2013 6:00 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Fast Food Restaurants Modestly Improving Nutritional Quality Of Food Fast food restaurants are major contributors to the ever-growing heart disease and diabetes epidemic in the U.S.A. Close to a quarter of Americans go to fast food restaurants at least twice a week. Most of their foods are known to be high in fat, sugar, a
Medical News Today | May 8, 2013 12:00 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Short-Term Food Deprivation Appears Linked To High-Calorie Food Options JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A research letter by Brian Wansink, Ph.D., and Aner Tal, Ph.D., of Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., suggests that hungry grocery shoppers tend to buy higher-calorie products...
Medical News Today | May 8, 2013 09:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Deadly Intestinal Problem In Preemies May Be Prevented By Breast Milk Ingredient An ingredient that naturally occurs in breast milk might be used to prevent premature babies from developing a deadly intestinal condition that currently is largely incurable, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and
Medical News Today | May 8, 2013 08:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Subway just as unhealthy for teens as McDonald's: Study Big Macs or foot-long subs -- it's all the same when it comes to adolescents' diets, a new study has found.
Canoe.ca | May 8, 2013 12:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Chris Christie's weight-loss procedure doesn't always work New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie revealed that he's had gastric-band weight-loss surgery, which experts say has the least amount of short-term risk but also yields the least amount of weight loss.
MSNBC | May 7, 2013 9:05 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Do Not Shop When You Are Hungry A new study conducted by researchers at Cornell University suggests that people who are hungry when they go shopping tend to buy higher-calorie food options than those who aren't. The study involved tracking people's food options in a simulated supermarke
Medical News Today | May 7, 2013 7:00 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

800 IU Of Vitamin D3 Per Day May Be Necessary For Preterm Infants Preterm infants may need to be given 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day to ensure they develop strong bones, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. Preemies are known to be a
Medical News Today | May 7, 2013 09:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Magnesium Intake, Absorption Significantly Associated With Bone Density In Children Parents are advised to make sure their children drink milk and eat other calcium-rich foods to build strong bones. Soon, they also may be urged to make sure their kids eat salmon, almonds and other foods high in magnesium - another nutrient that may play
Medical News Today | May 7, 2013 08:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Smokers Taking Vitamin C During Pregnancy May Head Off Lung Problems In Newborns Pregnant women are advised not to smoke during pregnancy because it can harm the baby's lungs and lead to wheezing and asthma, among other problems...
Medical News Today | May 7, 2013 08:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

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