Fibre, recommended by experts as protection against bowel cancer,
may actually worsen a person's chances of developing the disease, a
new study suggests....
New packaging technology could help meet the challenges of
delivering safe food over the Internet, scientists informed a
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial...
Vegetables abd fruits if eaten for long periods of time may help
protect against lung cancer, a new study suggests. Researchers in
the US collected information...
The American Heart Association announced last week the first
significant revision of its dietary guidelines in four years. The
focus has shifted from...
Dietary use of garlic may lower some types of cholesterol in the
short term, but it does not appear to offer long- term protection
against cardiovascular...
Wheat germ, bran and other whole grains may reduce a woman's risk
of a stroke by nearly 50 per cent, according to a recent study.
Researchers at Brigham...
A new variety of sweet potato selected by scientists at the
International Potato Centre (CIP) in Peru could help to prevent
millions of cases of blindness...
Women who eat lots of whole-grain foods can significantly reduce
their risk of strokes, according to a recent study. Researchers at
Harvard University...
Scientists in Australia claim to have developed a reliable way to
"switch off" unwanted genes in plants. Coffee and tea without
caffeine and nuts which...
Beans could be among red wine and colourful fruits, berries and
vegetables as nutritious cancer- and heart disease-fighting foods,
U.S. Department of...
Vitamin D may help in reducing the risk of osteoporosis, a new
study suggests. Scientists Niigata University of Medicine in Japan
observed 136 women over...
Diet in the first days of pregnancy could determine a baby's health
in later life according to research at the University of
Southampton, The Guardian...
Olive oil alone may protect against bowel cancer, according to a
recent study. Researchers looked at cancer rates from the
International Agency for Research...
The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) announced this
month that its review into the current prohibition of health claims
on food in Australia...
Children who don't eat meat, eggs or dairy products could be at
risk of learning difficulties at school, doctors have suggested. A
study in the Netherlands...
Abnormal low-density lipoprotein (LDL), lipid composition and
anti-oxidant content are associated with an increased
susceptibility to oxidation of LDL...
A specific mixture of Chinese and American herbs may be an
effective treatment for prostate cancer, according to researchers
at New YorkMedical College....
Dry, hot weather in August is cutting into this autumn's harvest in
parts of the U.S.A but will help provide a small boost to the
prices farmers are paid...
Cooking carrots may boost their antioxidant power, a new study
revealed last month. Researchers at the University of Arkansas
heated carrots with and...
St John's wort is as effective in treating depression as
imipramine, a standard anti-depressant, according to the largest
study yet of the herbal remedy....
High blood cholesterol increases the risk for heart disease, the
leading cause of death in the United States. Lowering cholesterol
levels will reduce...
Japan urged the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on
Thursday to help ensure that biotechnologies used to create
genetically modified foods...
Nearly two-fifths of the U.S population may be deficient in Vitamin
B12, according to a recent study. Researchers involved in the
ongoing Framingham (Massachusetts)...
The cocoa bean shell is a good source of insoluble fibre, according
to a study carried out at the University of Toronto in Canada.
Researchers tested...
Diet may be to blame for the rise in asthma and allergies in
children, a recent study in Saudi Arabia suggests. Research on the
effect of diet on asthma...
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S. studied the effect of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a class of fatty acids found in milk and...
A study carried out in China revealed that farmers mixing rice varieties in the paddies were rewarded with bigger harvests than single rice variety plantings....
