The February Nutrition Society Paper of the month is from Public Health Nutrition and is entitled ‘Identifying whole grain foods: a comparison of different approaches for selecting more healthful whole grain products’. Read the accompanying blog post.
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The January Nutrition Society Paper of the month is from British Journal of Nutrition and is entitled ‘Fewer adults add salt at the table after initiation of a national salt campaign in the UK: a repeated cross-sectional analysis’. Read the accompanying blog post.
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The December Nutrition Society Paper of the Month is from PHN and is entitled ‘Public support for policies to improve the nutritional impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)’ Read the accompanying blog post from co author Michael W. Long
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...more likely to be food insufficient. A national study of older Americans shows those who have limited mobility and low physical activity – scientifically categorized as “frail” – are five times more likely to report that they often don’t have enough to eat, defined as “food insufficiency,” than older adults who were not frail.
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Exercising before breakfast is better for you than exercising afterwards according to new research, published in British Journal of Nutrition, by scientists at the University of Glasgow.
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Jack Winkler’s commentary on a report by Ng et al., challenges the proposal of a 10% tax on ‘sugar-sweetened beverages’ (SSB). Both articles appear in the current issue of British Journal of Nutrition and raise important questions about soft drink taxation and consumption.
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A collaborative team of researchers, working on behalf of the European Pet Food Industry Federation (FEDIAF), has identified a safe upper level for vitamin A consumption for puppies. The research marks a significant step forward in the development of science-based recommendations for vitamin A levels for puppies and sheds new light on their distinct nutritional needs.
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Cambridge University Press has launched Journal of Nutritional Science , a new open access journal published on behalf of the Nutrition society, and is now accepting submissions.
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Linking Animal and Human Health: Researchers at NSAC Unravel Molecular Mechanisms of Fatty Liver Disease in Mink
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Adding gold kiwifruit to your diet may lead to less suffering from symptoms of common illnesses such as colds, research published in the British Journal of Nutrition, suggests. The research shows that eating gold kiwifruit daily significantly reduced the duration and severity of some cold symptoms, including sore throats and head congestion.
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A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition indicates that orange sweet potato (OSP) is effective in providing vitamin A to malnourished women and children in Mozambique.
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Swedish research shows that people who eat much sugar has more adverse lipid profile and may be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. These new results are presented in the medical journal British Journal of Nutrition .
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A particular fish oil (omega-3) supplement has been shown to improve blood flow to the brain during mental activity and to impact on certain aspects of mental performance in young adults, according to research from Northumbria University, published in British Journal of Nutrition.
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A forthcoming article in the British Journal of Nutrition presents the iminosugar D-fagomine as a functional agent that lowers postprandial blood glucose and selectively modulates bacterial adhesion.
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True or False: Walnuts can improve the odds of correctly answering a true or false question. The answer is true according to newly published research in the British Journal of Nutrition . The study conducted by researchers at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich., found that walnuts—already known for being a power food—can help increase inferential reasoning, specifically, the ability to discover true from false.
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A new University of Illinois study published in British Journal of Nutrition suggests that teaming fresh broccoli with a spicy food that contains the enzyme myrosinase significantly enhances each food’s individual cancer-fighting power and ensures that absorption takes place in the upper part of the digestive system where you’ll get the maximum health benefit.
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Scientists at Georgia State University have found that whole ginger extract has promising cancer-preventing activity in prostate cancer. The first of its kind study, which appears in British Journal of Nutrition, looks at the anti-cancer properties of ginger as a whole, rather than that of individual compounds found in the plant.
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