News tagged with 'Nutrition'

America On the Move Week is part of Activate America – the YMCA’s response to the nation’s growing health crisis. Activate America engages communities nationwide to provide better opportunities for people of all ages in their pursuit of health and well-being.

You may buy organic food because you feel it tastes better, is safer and more environmentally sound, but you shouldn’t buy it for nutritional benefits, according to a new report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Researchers have discovered that an amino acid found in vegetable protein appears to lower blood pressure.  Glutamic acid, found in beans, whole grains, soy products and others, is the most common amino acid found in vegetables and accounts for 23 percent of vegetable protein and 18 percent of meat protein.  

When it comes to losing weight, one diet is no better than the next. It doesn't matter where your calories come from, as long as you're eating less, suggests a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

January is a time for goals and resolutions and high on the list is dieting. But, perhaps you should do the opposite of what you have done every year before now and make 2009 the year of the Un-Diet.

A diet rich in nuts, beans, pasta and lentils was superior to a high cereal-fiber diet in controlling symptoms of diabetes and heart disease, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

A study involving mice suggests pregnant women may be better off opting for canola oil over most types of vegetable oil. Researchers found that canola oil in the maternal diet during pregnancy and nursing reduced the risk of breast cancer in babies.

A new study suggests that most all fast foods contain chemical elements or ingredients derived from corn either in forms of meat, oil or others. Researchers claim cows were predominantly fed a diet of corn, which makes them as fat as possible in the shortest span of time.

The benefits of omega-3s are far reaching and include reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke, symptoms of high blood pressure and more. Stocking up on omega-3s is fairly simple once you know what foods to look for next time you stock the fridge with groceries.

The typical Western diet of red meat, fried foods, dairy products and salty snacks is responsible for 30 percent of the world's heart attacks, a new study suggests.

New research suggests overeating activates a metabolic response usually inactive in hypothalamus - middle region of the brain - contributing to increased levels of caloric consumption.

23 of the top 27 breakfast cereals that are marketed to children in the U.S. are more than half sugar by weight and many received fair or good scores based on nutritional values, according to a new ranking of kids’ breakfast cereals published by Consumer Reports.

Glucosamine and chrondroitin offer many sufferers of osteoarthritis relief from pain. But research from the National Institutes of Health, Alternative Medicine division find that the natural supplements have mixed results, largely disappointing.  Some of the researchers take fees from pharmaceutical giants, the research discloses.  

Researchers followed a group of moderately obese dieters placed on one of three diets - a Mediterranean diet; a low-carbohydrate diet based on Atkins; and a diet with 30 percent fat based on American Heart Association guidelines. The study findings determined low-carbohydrate diets were most effective.

For dieters, being able to eat a full, satisfying breakfast including carbohydrates, protein, and calories, resulted in the most weight loss in this study.  Those dieters were also to keep the weight off, their energy level throughout the day was high, and food cravings low.