Young You Corporation has been informed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that four weight loss dietary supplements sold and marketed by the firm contain an undeclared drug ingredient. FDA lab analyses of dietary supplements distributed by the company were found to contain undeclared Sibutramine, an FDA-approved drug used as an appetite suppressant [...]

Landmark report: many cancers could be prevented across the globe.
A new report issued by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), estimates that with healthy lifestyle choices about 30 percent of the 12 most common adult cancers may be preventable.
The preventable cancers are actually much higher because cancers [...]

People who lead unhealthy lifestyles are more than twice as likely to suffer a stroke than those who eat and drink sensibly, don’t smoke, and take regular exercise, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal
There is good evidence to suggest that lifestyle behaviours like smoking, physical activity and diet can influence the risk [...]

Carbs and free radical team up to increase the fat.
A Monash University scientist has discovered key appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, causing increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as we grow older.
The research by Dr Zane Andrews, a neuroendocrinologist is published in Nature.
Dr Andrews found that appetite-suppressing cells are attacked by [...]

Study funded by the Mushroom Council shows the power of energy density.
Preliminary research, led by Dr. Lawrence Cheskin, MD, Director of John Hopkins Weight Management Center, suggests increasing intake of low-energy density foods, specifically mushrooms, in place of high-energy-density foods, like lean ground beef, is a strategy for preventing or treating obesity.
This is good news [...]

Obesity epidemic in the U. S. swells
Americans just can’t seem to step away from the plate or the fast foods. With the state of the economy and the associated increasing stress the reach for cheap comfort food may get more compelling.
According to the latest U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly [...]

Low-carbohydrate and Mediterranean diet are safe and effective alternatives to low fat diets says study
A two-year study led by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) finds that low-carbohydrate and Mediterranean diets may be just as safe and effective in achieving weight loss as the standard, medically prescribed low-fat diet, according to a new [...]

The Organic Center’s second State of Science Review (SSR) concludes that organic farming and processing methods have the potential to elevate average antioxidant levels, especially in fresh produce. The report reveals that on average, antioxidant levels were about 30 percent higher in organic food compared to conventional food grown under the same conditions. Plants are [...]

A new study finds that cutting a s little as 300 to 500 calories a day may be one key to slower aging and longevity.
Previous research has shown that lower calorie intake slows aging in rats and mice.
A new study, by Saint Louis University researchers, found a key thyroid hormone thought to be linked to [...]

Just four or more servings of green salad a week and working in the garden once or twice a week, may result in substantially reduced the risk of developing lung cancer, for smokers and nonsmokers alike, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Forman’s study looked at salad consumption [...]