2013-09-18 17:15 Golden Rice Humanitarian Board Worth its weight in gold? Golden rice (right) protects against vitamin A deficiency in children. A study in which Chinese children were fed a small amount of genetically modified rice violated university and U.S…. Read More ›
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Dietary fructose causes liver damage in animal model, study finds
Contact: Marguerite Beck marbeck@wakehealth.edu 336-716-2415 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 19, 2013 – The role of dietary fructose in the development of obesity and fatty liver diseases remains controversial, with previous studies indicating that the problems… Read More ›
Several studies support the role of choline in fetal development and throughout the lifespan – Only 10% of Population meet requirements
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Egg Nutrition News Bureau info@incredible-egg.org 312-233-1211 Egg Nutrition News Bureau Essential nutrient in eggs may reduce risk of infant heart defects A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that a… Read More ›
Vitamin C deficiency impairs early brain development: The brain retains vitamin C
Contact: Professor Jens Lykkesfeldt jopl@life.ku.dk 453-533-3163 University of Copenhagen New research at LIFE — Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen shows that vitamin C deficiency may impair the mental development of newborn babies New research at LIFE –… Read More ›
How China and US ‘secretly tested genetically modified golden rice on children’
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:07:13 EST, 11 September 2012| UPDATED:07:22 EST, 11 September 2012 Genetically manipulated Golden rice has been proposed as a solution to vitamin A deficiency China’s health authorities are investigating allegations that genetically modified rice has been… Read More ›
Pancreatic cancers use high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), common in the Western diet to fuel their growth
Contact: Kim Irwin kirwin@mednet.ucla.edu310-206-2805 University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences Pancreatic cancers use the sugar fructose, very common in the Western diet, to activate a key cellular pathway that drives cell division, helping the cancer to grow more… Read More ›
Sweetened drinks may be linked to premature births – “one sugary soda a day were up to 25% more likely to give birth prematurely”
By Natasja Sheriff | Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who drink a lot of sweet sodas during pregnancy may be more likely to give birth prematurely, a new study suggests. The study, of more than 60,000 pregnant… Read More ›
Folic acid lowers blood arsenic levels
Contact: Stephanie Berger sb2247@columbia.edu 212-305-4372 Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health October 8, 2007 — A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health finds that folic acid supplements can dramatically lower blood arsenic levels… Read More ›
Compound in human milk associated with reduced transmission from HIV-infected mother to breastfed infant ( human milk oligosaccharides )
Contact: Debra Kain ddkain@ucsd.edu 619-543-6163 University of California – San Diego Breastfeeding may protect infants from HIV transmission An international team of researchers has found that certain bioactive components found in human milk are associated with a reduced risk of… Read More ›