First BPA: It’s the chemical Bisphenol A, and it’s used to make resins that coat the inside of some cans. And yes, it’s associated with health problems, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. While some studies have simply looked at the levels of BPA found in the food contained in cans, […]
Eating Well
Whole Grains = Longer Life
People who eat four servings of whole grains have a lower risk of dying than do people who eat little or no whole grains. That’s the verdict from researchers at Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health, where a meta-analysis combined results from 12 published studies, and included health data from 786,076 […]
Dinner By Candlelight May Keep You Thin
It could be true: researchers at Northwestern University have learned that insulin was unable to quickly bring glucose levels back to a normal level following a meal with bright light exposure in the evening. Yes, that does matter, because the body’s inability to adequately move glucose out of the bloodstream, […]
High Fat Diet Makes You Very Sleepy
Feeling sleepy? It could be something you ate, like a deliciously fatty piece of steak. The New York Times reports that researchers at the University of Adelaide have found a link between high fat diets and daytime sleepiness. Sad but true. The researchers studied 1,800 men, surveying them about what they ate […]
Exercise Makes You Less Hungry
Want to work up a good appetite by running a few miles? Not gonna work. Yet another study, this one conducted at Loughborough University in the U.K., has found that exercise has the opposite effect, diminishing the appetite — at least temporarily. HealthDay reports on the research, which analyzed hormonal, psychological and […]
To Lose Weight, Eat Beans
We’re not sure if beans are actually good for your heart, but they appear to be good for your physique. HealthDay reports that researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto analyzed 21 studies of a food group called “pulses,”which includes beans, chickpeas, peas, and and lentils, to see how they […]
Coffee May Cut MS Risk
Coffee, sometimes considered a health drink, kind of, may reduce the risk of developing multiple sclerosis, with the emphasis on “may.” Researchers at the Karolinski Institute have found that people who drink six or more cups of coffee a day had a 28 percent lower risk of MS. A Karolinska […]
The Diet Fixer: 1.5 Ounces Of Almonds
It’s not just that almonds are good for you, although they certainly are. It’s that they replace the junk food that you might eat if you hadn’t eaten almonds. Here’s how we know.  A University of Florida news release reports that researchers at the school instructed 28 pairs of parents […]
Protein Diet Helps Both Muscle Gain and Weight Loss
Here’s the story: Researchers at McMaster University put 40 young men on a diet with 40 percent of the dietary energy they would normally consume, and also had them suffer through a month of hard exercise. As Science Daily reports, while all of the 40 were on a low calorie […]
Berries May Boost Sexual Health, For Men
It could be true–for men anyway. Researchers at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health are claiming that men who consume just three or four weekly portions of foods and drinks containing flavonoidsâ€â€which include berries, citrus fruits, and red wineâ€â€may reduce their risk of erectile dysfunction. The suggestion follows a […]