Your Favorite Food Might Not Be Calling Itself 'Healthy’ In The Future
Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to the fruit-and-nut snack bar company Kind, on the grounds that using the word "healthy" on its labels was misleading.
Undeterred, Kind fought back. The company issued a citizen petition signed by 12 high-profile nutritionists in December, asking the FDA to update its requirements for packaging a food as "healthy." Kind claimed the standards for using the term are based on outdated nutrition science concerning saturated fat, in which nuts are high.
After a back-and-forth battle between the snack company and government agency, ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 12, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Your Favorite Food Might Not Be Calling Itself 'Healthy’ In The Future
Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to the fruit-and-nut snack bar company Kind, on the grounds that using the word "healthy" on its labels was misleading.
Undeterred, Kind fought back. The company issued a citizen petition signed by 12 high-profile nutritionists in December, asking the FDA to update its requirements for packaging a food as "healthy." Kind claimed the standards for using the term are based on outdated nutrition science concerning saturated fat, in which nuts are high.
After a back-and-forth battle between the snack company and government agency, ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mechanics of Metabolism Maintenance: Cars, Keys, and Karelia
If you keep up at all with matters of diet and health, you have no doubt noticed the thriving cottage industry in revisionist dietary history, from big fat lies, to big fat surprises, to sugar conspiracies. A consideration of cars, Keys, and Karelia will lend some much needed perspective.
Imagine a world where, for whatever bizarre reason, cars exist, but nobody knows how to take care of them. Along comes a mechanic who, after years of observing cars around the world, propounds the following, give or take the customary "yea, verily's" and/or "thou shalts!" -- change the oil at intervals; change the filters at intervals; l...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Higher muscle mass associated with lower mortality risk in people with heart disease
FINDINGS
Researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA found that cardiovascular disease patients who have high muscle mass and low fat mass have a lower mortality risk than those with other body compositions. The findings also suggest that regardless of a person’s level of fat mass, a higher level of muscle mass helps reduce the risk of death.
This findings indicate the importance of assessing body composition as a way to help predict cardiovascular and total mortality in people with cardiovascular disease.
BACKGROUND
In previous studies on the relationship between body composition and mortality, the rese...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 19, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Low-Fat Diets May Help Older Women With Breast Cancer Survive Longer: Study
Title: Low-Fat Diets May Help Older Women With Breast Cancer Survive Longer: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/15/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/18/2016 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - April 18, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Low fat diet helps postmenopausal women avoid deadly breast cancers
Women who stayed on a low fat diet for approximately eight years reduced their risk of death from invasive breast cancers and improved their survival rates. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 16, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Could low-fat diets help REDUCE the risk of dying from breast cancer?
LOW-fat diets with plenty of fruit, vegetables and grains may reduce the risk of dying from breast cancer, according to new research. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Low-Fat Diets May Help Older Women With Breast Cancer Survive Longer: Study
FRIDAY, April 15, 2016 -- Older women who follow a low-fat diet may be slightly less likely to die if they develop breast cancer, a new study suggests.
A decade after a breast cancer diagnosis, 82 percent of those eating low-fat fare were still... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 15, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Low fat diet helps postmenopausal women avoid deadly breast cancers
(Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed)) Women who stayed on a low fat diet for approximately eight years reduced their risk of death from invasive breast cancers and improved their survival rates. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - April 15, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Low-Fat Milk May Not Be Better For Dieting, Study Suggests
BOSTON (CBS) — For years doctors have been suggested people switch to low-fat or skim milk to cut down on calories and for better overall health. But WBZ-TV’s Dr. Mallika Marshall reports that a new local study is calling that advice into question.
Researchers at Harvard and Tufts analyzed data on 3,333 adults and found that having a higher level of dairy fat in the blood was associated with a 46 percent lower risk of diabetes than those with lower levels.
One theory is that when people reduce fat, they feel less full and are more likely to overeat. And they often replace those fat calories with sugar and carbo...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: nealjriley Tags: Health Local News Syndicated Local Dieting Dr. Mallika Marshall Milk Source Type: news
The End of Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
United States law mandates that Dietary Guidelines for Americans, containing "nutritional information and guidelines for the general public," be issued every five years. The 2015-2020 edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans was recently released, the eighth such set of guidelines published since this process began in 1980. Here's hoping these are the last such governmental guidelines issued. Does this mean I reject a connection between diet and health? No. Is it because I think these guidelines provide bad dietary advice? Not really -- at least, not if the guidelines are judged based on the answer to this question: If...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Defending Food, Plants and Fat
Man oh man, nutrition is confusing. Sorry pals, but it is. I know I am your nutrition expert and you come to me with all your burning questions, but the truth is there is so much that is unknown and even more that has been miscommunicated over the years. And I work in research and still do not know the answer! The conversation is getting quite interesting these days and more and more people are starting to have an honest conversation about food and nutrition. Thought I would share some video links to provide you with more of the story. Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food -- Pollan's documentary was featured on PBS last w...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Losing weight when you have arthritis
If you want to lose weight, you're not alone. Keeping to a healthy weight is particularly important if you have arthritis because of the extra strain it puts on your joints, so we've put together some tips on how to lose weight and how to keep it off.
It’s best to lose weight gradually and sensibly, with a consistently healthy and active lifestyle.
Losing weight might seem like a daunting challenge, but with simple positive changes and some hard work it can be done. You might even enjoy it!
Eating healthily
Balance your meals
Try to eat a low-fat, healthy, nutritious and balanced diet that has the right pr...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - January 4, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
5 Healthy-Sounding Foods That Are Actually Sabotaging Your Diet
Many foods with so-called “health halos” can be diet disasters. Here are five foods that may be fooling you. 1. Gluten-free foods According to a recent national survey from Consumer Reports, 63 percent of U.S. adults believe that a gluten-free diet will improve their health. About one-third said they buy gluten-free products or try to avoid gluten. However, a clinical trial published in August in the journal Digestion found that nearly 90 percent of those who think they’re “sensitive” to gluten actually have no problem digesting the protein. Unless you’ve been diagnosed with ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
5 Healthy-Sounding Foods That Are Actually Sabotaging Your Diet
Many foods with so-called “health halos” can be diet disasters. Here are five foods that may be fooling you.
1. Gluten-free foods
According to a recent national survey from Consumer Reports, 63 percent of U.S. adults believe that a gluten-free diet will improve their health. About one-third said they buy gluten-free products or try to avoid gluten. However, a clinical trial published in August in the journal Digestion found that nearly 90 percent of those who think they’re “sensitive” to gluten actually have no problem digesting the protein.
Unless you’ve been diagnosed with ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
