A new study published in the European Journal of Neurology finds a Mediterranean-style diet rich in fruit, vegetables and fish can reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease by almost half.
Americans are eating too much sodium, and the American Heart Association believes the country needs to increase its public health efforts to encourage the public and private sectors of the food industry to reduce sodium in the food supply.
A new study published online in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that soy protein compared to dairy milk protein supplementation improves the lipid profile in healthy individuals.
A new Alzheimer’s study by University of South Florida researchers has found that a yet unidentified component of coffee that interacts with the beverage’s caffeine boosts blood levels of a critical growth factor that seems to fight off the Alzheimer’s disease process.
Many products in the market contain the phrases “rich in antioxidants” or “antioxidants added” on the label, but what are antioxidants and how do they work?
Sodium reduction will be a hot topic for 2010. Media, as well as consumers, will be asking food companies, “What are you doing to lower salt in foods?”