All-Natural Label OK for Bottled Tea with HFCS
The term natural on food labels, already meaningless
Mediterranean-Style Diet Counters Metabolic Syndrome
Score another one for the Mediterranean-style diet, a pattern of eating characterized by high consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and olive oil, along with more fish and less meat
National Parks Menus Get Healthier
If you visited any of Americas national
Juice Bridges Veggie Gap
With Americans vegetable con- sumption dropping over the past decade, drinking your vegetables could help reach dietary goals. Thats the conclusion of a randomized trial funded in part, not surprisingly, by the makers of V8 vegetable juice. Scientists at the University of California-Davis assigned 90 volunteers to follow the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hyperten- sion (DASH) diet regimen while also consuming 0, 8 or 16 fuid ounces of vegetable juice daily. Despite being told to follow the DASH plan and receiving nutrition education, participants fell short of the goal of four daily servings of vegetables if not counting the juice. Across all groups, non-juice vegetable intake averaged 2.6 servings daily after 6 weeks and 2.3 servings after 12 weeks. But the groups also getting juice were able to close the gap. Researchers also looked at heart-health measures, which generally didnt change; pre- hypertensive participants, however, showed a signifcant decrease in blood pressure with higher vegetable and veg- etable juice intake. While eating whole vegetables remains preferable, research- ers concluded that juice is an effective and acceptable way for healthy adults to close the dietary vegetable gap.
European Study Finds No Extra Bladder-Cancer Risk for Meat Eaters
In a rare bit of good news for red-meat lovers, a study of nearly a half-million people from 10 European countries has found no link between eating red or processed meat and risk of bladder cancer
Shaking Up the Salt Debate
Conflicting findings confuse consumers. What should you do now? Consumers worried about dietary sodium and who are watching their salt intake might find their blood pressure rising
Saw Palmetto Ineffective for Enlarged Prostate
Saw palmetto has flunked again in a trial of claims that it can reduce symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)-even at levels three times
Old Age Doesnt Equal Poor Sleep
Getting older doesnt have to mean sleeping poorly. Researchers who analyzed a survey of 155,877 Americans report that people
Oral Zinc Shortens Colds
Oral zinc lozenges or syrup really could shorten your suffering from the common cold
Survey: Were Smart on Sugar, But Not on Calories and Weight
Americans seem to have gotten the message about avoiding added sugars,