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Vitamin D Linked To Reduced Mortality Rate In Chronic Kidney Disease
For patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease (CKD), treatment with activated vitamin D may reduce the risk of death by approximately one-fourth, suggests a study in the August Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.Many patients with advanced CKD take the drug calcitriol, an oral form of activated vitamin D, to treat elevated levels of parathyroid hormone.
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Nitrates In Vegetables Protect Against Gastric Ulcers
Fruits and vegetables that are rich in nitrates protect the stomach from damage. This takes place through conversion of nitrates into nitrites by the bacteria in the oral cavity and subsequent transformation into biologically active nitric oxide in the stomach. The Swedish researcher Joel Petersson has described the process, which also means that antibacterial mouthwashes can be harmful for the stomach.
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For Safety's Sake - Keep Meat Inspection Public, UK
UNISON, the union for meat hygiene inspectors, is calling on the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to resist calls to privatise meat inspection for safety's sake. The Meat Inspection Service currently protects consumers in England, Scotland and Wales and the decision over its fate is due out later today.
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School Nutrition Association Recognizes Professionals Who Promote Healthy Meals
Teaching nutrition lessons, preparing healthy school meals and offering a friendly greeting are all in a day's work for more than 250,000 child nutrition employees in the nation's 99,000 school cafeterias and kitchens. The non-profit School Nutrition Association celebrates this professional commitment with Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week, May 5 - 9, 2008.
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New York Firm's Meat And Poultry Products Recalled
A New York meat company is recallling over 286,000 pounds of fresh and frozen meat and poultry products because they could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a potentially fatal bacterium that causes listeriosis.
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Infants Could Be Harmed By Iron Supplements
A new study suggests that extra iron for infants who don't need it might delay development results that fuel the debate over optimal iron supplement levels and could have huge implications for the baby formula and food industry."Our results for 25 years of research show problems with lack of iron. For us to find this result is a big deal, it's really unexpected," said Dr.
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Could The Secret Of Longevity Be To Lead A Healthy Lifestyle?
Research on the bone health of one of the oldest persons in the world, who recently died at the age of 114, reveals that there were no genetic modifications which could have contributed to this longevity. The research team, directed by Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona professor Adolfo Díez Perez, pointed out a healthy lifestyle, a Mediterranean diet, a temperate climate and regular physical activity as the reasons for his excellent health.
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Prolonged And Exclusive Nursing Improves Children's Cognitive Development
The largest randomized study of breastfeeding ever conducted reports that breastfeeding raises children's IQs and improves their academic performance, a McGill researcher and his team have found.In an article titled, Breastfeeding and Child Cognitive Development, published in the current issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, Dr. Michael Kramer reports the results from following the same group of 14,000 children for 6.5 years.
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Breastfeed With Pride Says National Childbirth Trust, UK
As National Breastfeeding Awareness Week approaches (11-17 May) the NCT is marking the Week by encouraging NCT branches nationwide to host events and activities in their local area. Local branches will be calling on shops, cafes and leisure facilities to do everything they can to promote the fact that local breastfeeding mothers will be made welcome.
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Getting Obesity Under Control - Australian Medican Association Position Statement On Obesity
The Australian Medical Association called on the food industry to take more responsibility in curbing Australia's obesity epidemic. AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said governments should take firm action to encourage the food industry to adopt measures to promote healthy eating.
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Low-income Hispanic Women Buy, Eat More Healthy Foods Than Low-Income Blacks, Whites, Study Finds
Low-income Hispanic women are more likely than their black and white counterparts to follow diets that are rich in fruits and vegetables, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Reuters Health reports.
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IFST Updated Information Statement On HIV/AIDS And The Food Handler
The Institute of Food Science & Technology, through its Public Affairs and Technical & Legislative Committees, has authorised the following Information Statement prepared by its Professional Food Microbiology Group. It was originally issued in June 1995, was reviewed and approved in January 1998, in September 2001, in March 2003 and in May 2008.
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Dairy Products, Weight Loss And Misleading Advertisements
There have been recent claims that dairy products can help people lose weight, and the dairy industry has hyped the assertion by investing millions of dollars in commercial advertising. However, a new review of the evidence published in the journal Nutrition Reviews reveals that neither dairy nor calcium intake promotes weight loss.
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Early Atherosclerosis Prevented By Apples, Apple Juice In Animal Model
A new study shows that apples and apple juice are playing the same health league as the often-touted purple grapes and grape juice. The study was published in the April 2008 issue of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research.Researcher Kelly Decorde from the Universite Montpelier in France was part of the European research team that found apples have similar cardiovascular protective properties to grapes.
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For Those Who Eat Steak And Beans: When There Is No Steak, You Eat The Beans
According to a study published in the open-access journal PLoSONE, the ancient human ancestor species Paranthropusboisei did not actually eat the type of food that issuggested by the size and shape of its teeth. Professor of anthropologyPeter Ungar (J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,University of Arkansas) and colleagues used microscopy andfractal analysis to analyze tooth marks on the ancient species.
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Osteoporosis Awareness: new guidelines focus on men at risk - Thu May 08 11:10:47 EDT 2008
Although women are routinely screened for osteoporosis starting at around age 50, physicians typically do not worry about the bone health of their male patients. They should. One in six men will have osteoporosis by age 65 and the vast...
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