Health and Nutrition

J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2008;71(21):1415-29. Splenda alters gut microflora and increases intestinal p-glycoprotein and cytochrome p-450 in male rats. Abou-Donia MB, El-Masry EM, Abdel-Rahman AA, McLendon RE, Schiffman SS. Department of Pharmacology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA. donia@duke.edu Splenda is comprised of the high-potency artificial sweetener sucralose (1.1%) and the [...]

Overreaction in gut noted in study of people with type 1 version of disease (HealthDay News) — An abnormal immune response to wheat proteins may contribute to type 1 diabetes, Canadian researchers say. Their study of 42 people with type 1 diabetes found that nearly half had immune system T-cells that overreacted to wheat. The [...]

James Turner, the chairman of the national consumer education group Citizens for Health, has expressed shock and outrage after reading a new report from scientists outlining the dangers of the artificial sweetener Splenda (sucralose). In animals examined for the study, Splenda reduced the amount of good bacteria in the intestines by 50 percent, increased the [...]

Adults gulping an average of 300 calories every day, study finds By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) — If you’re like many Americans, soda and coffee drinks have become a staple of your daily diet. But the findings from a new study may make you drop that super-sized, sweetened beverage. Published [...]

Diabetes currently affects almost 21 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Even more alarming is that the age of onset has dropped dramatically. It used to be that diabetes was primarily a “senior” disease, affecting those over age 45. Sadly, this is not the case any more.

By Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON — In the buffet of reasons for why Americans are getting fatter, researchers are piling more evidence on the plate for one still-controversial cause: a virus. New research announced Monday found that when human stem cells — the blank slate of the cell world — were exposed to [...]

Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:02 PM ET SYDNEY (Reuters) – Fatty acids, which are found in fish, can help in weight loss when combined with moderate exercise, an Australian study found. The University of South Australia study found that daily doses of fish oil containing omega-3 fatty acids helped obese people burn off excess weight. [...]

Listen up, men! You probably know you don’t eat as well as you should or exercise as much as you should. You also probably know that a poor diet, lack of exercise, smoking and other bad habits significantly increase your risk of having a heart attack or developing heart disease later in life. The good [...]

21/11/2005- Drinking decaffeinated coffee may increase consumers’ harmful LDL cholesterol more than normal coffee, and thin people are at a greater risk, suggests new US study. Researchers randomly split 187 into three groups: one drinking between three and six cups of caffeinated coffee daily, another drinking the same amount of decaffeinated coffee, and one drinking [...]

21/11/2005- Eating a traditional Mediterranean diet to protect heart health is unlikely to lead to weight gain, as some people previously feared, say Greek researchers. The Mediterranean diet has been reported to increase longevity, protect against heart disease and may even lower the risk of some cancers. But some nutritionists have raised concerns that this [...]