Eating at least 2 portions of dairy products a day is linked to lower blood glucose and lower blood pressure according to a new study. Researchers asked a total of 254 healthy participants from the greater Quebec City metropolitan area to fill out a food frequency questionnaire and took blood samples from them. The study showed that […]
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Dieting? Do whatever works for you
A new meta-analysis of dozens of “brand-name” diets finds that while most are better than no diet at all, there is not much difference between them. The study looked at 48 randomized trials containing a total of nearly 7300 overweight individuals. In terms of amount of weight lost, low-carbohydrate diets give a slight advantage at […]
Dental plaque reveals ancient human diets
Dental plaque from ancient human burial sites in Sudan has provided clues as to what humans ate nearly 10,000 years ago. Chemical analysis of the plaque found specific substances – called terpenoids – that are unique to a plant called purple nut sedge. While considered a weed today, the analysis indicates it was an important […]
Availability of sugar-sweetened beverages in schools increases odds of teenage obesity
Previous research has shown that students drink more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) when they attend a school where they are available. A new study that surveyed 11,385 students from 174 secondary schools in British Columbia – 43% of which reported access to SSBs. The researchers found that students who attend schools where SSBs were available have […]
Promoting a healthy diet at the check-out line
Researchers have found a relationship between the median income and soft drink purchases in Montreal. Researchers used records from scanning equipment at grocery store checkout lines to track soft drink purchases in various Montreal neighbourhoods. They found that for every $10,000 decline in the local median income there was a five-fold increase in soft drink […]
