Go ahead, eat that cheese. Whole dairy products–cheese, milk and yogurt- do not increase the likelihood of stroke or heart disease, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. A university news release reports that the study, which included nearly 3,000 […]
Eating Well
App Helps Make Healthy Food Choices
Wondering which brand of a certain food is the most healthful? There’s an app for that. FoodSwitch, a free mobile app developed by researchers at Northwestern University, asks users to crowdsource information on new and changing foods to update the app’s 268,000-product database.  A Northwestern news release reports that the app, which […]
Yes, You Can Eat Red Meat
Red meat may have been getting a bad rap. Now comes research from professors of nutrition science at Purdue University suggesting that red meat, if it is eaten along with a Mediterranean diet, isn’t all that bad. A Purdue news release reports that the study compared Mediterranean-style eating patterns with […]
Dark Chocolate Improves Mood, And Other Things
Feeling cranky? Have some dark chocolate. Forget where you put the chocolate? Have some more chocolate. Chocolate, according to researchers at Loma Linda University, improves mood, and something else, oh yeah, memory. It also reduces inflammation. A Loma Linda news release reports that researchers at the school examined the impact […]
Just About Everything Organic (Milk and Meat) Is Better
Is anyone really surprised that organic meat and organic dairy is better for you than non-organic meat and dairy? Better for you, because both organic meat and organic dairy have 50 percent more beneficial omega 3 fatty acids that their non-organic correlatives. That, at least, is the verdict from Newcastle […]
Weight Loss Is Not About Counting Calories
The verdict comes from the Stanford Prevention Research Center, which invested $8 million in a study of diet and weight gain (or loss) that involved 600 people. The New York Times reports on the research, which divided participants into two diet groups, one called “healthy†low carb and on called […]
A Little Alcohol Is Good For Your Brain
Sure, serious drinking is a seriously bad idea. But while excessive alcohol consumption is a well-documented health hazard, a little bit of alcohol could be a good thing. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center report that low levels of alcohol consumption, generously defined as less than two and […]
Pros and Cons of Cow Milk Alternatives
In a contest that pits all plant-based milks against each other and judges them for nutrition, soy milk comes in first. This news comes from researchers at McGill University, who looked at the four most-commonly consumed types of milk beverages from plant sources around the world – almond milk, soy […]
Caffeine Boosts Performance, For Some
The good news from researchers at Dublin City University is that yes, coffee does enhance athletic performance. The bad news is that it does so mainly for people who don’t ordinarily drink coffee or tea. Science Daily reports on the research, which gave caffeinated gum equal to two strong cups of coffee […]
Cinnamon Helps Burn Fat
At least one ingredient in holiday sweets may be good for you. Cinnamon, according to researchers at the University of Michigan, encourages fat cells to burn energy. In a news release from the school, researchers point out that fat cells normally store energy in the form of lipids, which was good […]