Recently added articles from Environmental Nutrition:
Food for thought: smart nutrition tips to protect the aging brain.
Nov 01, 2009; ... What's your biggest fear when you consider your golden years? According to surveys, the second most cited fear is the loss of mental function (second only to the threat of cancer). It's a real concern--an estimated 8 million people in the U.S. will suffer from Alzheimer's disease (AD) by ...
America scores an F for obesity.(Just In)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Despite a landslide of attention on the nation's weight problem, it looks like we're losing our battle. During the past year, adult obesity rates increased in 23 states and did not decrease in a single state. The percentage of obese or overweight children is at or above 30 percent in 30 ...
Gain a fighting edge over breast cancer through diet and lifestyle.
Nov 01, 2009; ... Let's face it. The statistics for breast cancer are alarming. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that 192,370 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2009. Of those, 40,610 will die. On the positive side, these numbers represent an overall decrease since the 1990s, ...
Looking for the mark of the Mediterranean diet.(MED MARK)
Nov 01, 2009; ... You don't have to live on a Greek island to appreciate the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet. After all, well publicized research links eating the Mediterranean way with a number of positive effects, including lengthened life, anti-cancer and anti-depression properties, weight ...
Weaving a fascinating Web of nutrition tales in the The Jungle Effect.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Daphne Miller, a family physician in San Francisco, set out on an adventure across the globe to learn how the diets of indigenous populations helped fend off the chronic diseases that were killing people in her practice in America. Singling out "coldspots"--geographic locations with low ...