Nutrients News

TUESDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Vegan diets are considered by some to be extreme, a strict way of eating that exists on the radical fringes of vegetarianism. But today, a growing number of people are giving vegan diets a second look, and nutr...

MONDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- American consumers don't pay as much attention to food product nutrition labels as they claim, a new study finds. Researchers asked 203 people to look at information about 64 different grocery products displayed...

THURSDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- A coalition of the nation's largest food makers on Thursday unveiled a plan to set new nutrition standards for foods that can be advertised to children. The standards include reducing sugar, salt, calories and...

TUESDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) -- Many members of low-income families are not getting proper nutrition in their diet, a new study shows. In assessing the families' eating patterns and the nutritional value of their meals, the researchers found ...

WEDNESDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of U.S. adults take dietary supplements, such as multivitamins and calcium, and their use jumped dramatically over a recent 20-year period, according to a new government report. Between 1994 a...

TUESDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) -- Eating apples every day may be good for your cardiovascular health, new research suggests. Women who ate dried apples every day for a year lowered their total cholesterol by 14 percent and their levels of "bad...

FRIDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- A poor diet is associated with a greater risk of developing anemia among postmenopausal women, a new study has found. Researchers analyzed data from 72,833 older women in the United States and found that defici...

MONDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Feeding children lots of fatty, sugary and processed foods may lower their IQ, while a diet rich in vitamins and nutrients appears to boost it, British researchers say. This is particularly true during the first ...

MONDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Long-awaited U.S. dietary guidelines released Monday -- the first since 2005 -- focus on getting Americans to slash their salt intake. Specifically, the seventh edition of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Di...

TUESDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Despite calls by some experts that Americans take in much more vitamin D, a new report from the Institute of Medicine finds that most people are getting enough of the nutrient each day. The IOM did bump up the ...

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Four big offenders of good nutrition -- calories, saturated fat, trans fat and sodium -- should appear prominently on the front labels of foods so consumers can make healthier eating choices, a new study sugg...

FRIDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- "Locally grown" has become a catchphrase for healthy and environmentally friendly foodstuffs. It's a concept that has made many Americans scan their supermarkets' shelves for signs that the foods they buy have be...

MONDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) -- As many parents of autistic children can attest, youngsters with the disorder are often slower to eat solid foods and become pickier eaters as they get older, new research shows. However, the good news from the ...

MONDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- You know you should eat better -- but that daily multivitamin pill, calcium supplements and possibly others compensate, right? Perhaps.

FRIDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of three nutrients might help improve memory in Alzheimer's patients by stimulating the growth of new brain connections (synapses), a new study shows. Uridine, choline and the omega-3 fatty acid DHA...

WEDNESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Food that beckons from the organic aisles of grocery stores may not be any better for you than what lines the rest of supermarket shelves. According to a British review of studies done over the past 50 years,...

FRIDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- A nutritious diet could help with the health of your eyes as well as the rest of your body, according to a new study. Eating foods rich in vitamins C and E, zinc, lutein, zeaxanthin, omega-3 fatty acids and that ...

FRIDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- People with higher levels of education and income tend to eat healthier diets, but pay more for selecting foods that are less energy-dense (lower calorie/higher nutrient content), a U.S. study finds. Less energy-d...

TUESDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- You may want to put down that protein shake -- at least if you're a rat. New research suggests that diets high in protein spell trouble for rats that already eat a lot of fat: It's easier for them to develop a ...

THURSDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- For those who swear by antioxidant-rich food and drink, two new studies show those health benefits can wane if the products are stored for too long a time. The findings focus specifically on how well antioxida...

WEDNESDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Despite some improvements, U.S. school meal programs are still laden with unhealthy fat, salt and sugar, nutrition experts contend. Students also have limited choices in foods available in vending machines, á...

WEDNESDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Many middle-age and older Americans aren't getting enough micronutrients such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and vitamin C, all of which play an important role in maintaining health, a new study finds. Rese...