New evidence that green tea may help improve bone health
Researchers in Hong Kong are reporting new evidence that green tea — one of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide and now available as a dietary supplement — may help improve bone health.

Nuisance or nutrient? Kudzu shows promise as a dietary supplement
Kudzu, the nuisance vine that has overgrown almost 10 million acres in the southeastern United States, may sprout into a dietary supplement

An increase of cereal intake as an approach to weight reduction in children is effective only when accompanied by nutrition education: a randomized controlled trial
Increasing ready to eat cereal consumption could be a strategy to reduce fat intake and increase carbohydrate intake resulting in a diet with lower energy density.

Understanding nutrition, depression and mental illnesses
Few people are aware of the connection between nutrition and depression while they easily understand the connection between nutritional deficiencies and physical illness.

Nutrition in Sportsmen
Everyday we are made aware of the need for proper preparation to maximize performance in sport, and this no longer applies only to the elite.

Energy Drinks Work -- In Mysterious Ways
Runners clutching bottles of energy drink are a common sight, and it has long been known that sugary drinks and sweets can significantly improve athletes' performance in endurance events. The question is how?

Jelly Beans Among Supplements To Be Studied For Effectiveness In Improving Exercise Performance And Warding Off Fatigue After Exercise
Researchers are using competitive endurance athletes in a study that will compare the effectiveness of three different forms of carbohydrate supplementation -- including jelly beans -- versus plain water in improving athletic performance...

Protein Sports Drinks Proven To Give Best Performance
Sports drinks containing protein are better at improving athletes' performance.

Eating Causes Stress, But Antioxidants Can Help
No matter how pleasant a meal is, eating causes what's known as oxidative stress.

Strawberry Daiquiris: The Extra-healthy Cocktail?
Strawberries are good for you, but serving them in daiquiri form may make them even healthier, scientists show.

More Strawberries, More Antioxidant Absorption
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have assessed the human body's capacity for absorbing certain antioxidant compounds in strawberries

Too Much Fast Food And Too Little Exercise Harm The Liver
Too much fast food and too little exercise can harm the liver, reveals a small study in the journal Gut.

Successful initial safety tests for genetically-modified rice that fights allergy
In a first-of-its-kind advance toward the next generation of genetically modified foods — intended to improve consumers’ health

New evidence that vinegar may be natural fat-fighter
Researchers in Japan are reporting new evidence that the ordinary vinegar — a staple in oil-and-vinegar salad dressings, pickles, and other foods — may live up to its age-old reputation in folk medicine as a health promoter.

Passover’s matzoh ball soup may be good for your health
Chicken soup with matzoh balls may help fight high blood pressure.

Advance in detecting melamine-adulterated food
Researchers in Indiana are reporting an advance toward faster, more sensitive tests for detecting melamine

New test for detecting fake organic milk
Scientists are reporting development of a new, more effective method to determine whether milk marketed as “organic” is genuine or just ordinary milk mislabeled to hoodwink consumers.

Two food additives with previously unrecognized estrogen-like effects
Scientists in Italy are reporting development and successful use of a fast new method to identify food additives that act as so-called “xenoestrogens”

Soybean product fights abnormal protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease
A vegan food renowned in Asia for its ability to protect against heart attacks also shows a powerful ability in lab experiments to prevent formation of the clumps of tangled protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease

Egg-irony: High cholesterol food may reduce blood pressure
Researchers in Canada are reporting evidence that eggs — often frowned upon for their high cholesterol content — may reduce another heart disease risk factor — high blood pressure.