LOS ANGELES (Reuters Health) May 08 –  Obese women are more likely to have an unexplained stillbirth than their leaner counterparts, a new study presented

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) May 13 – US adolescents who follow a vegetarian diet are more likely than adolescents who are not vegetarians to meet

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) May 13 – Results of a prospective study suggest that consuming small to moderate amounts of wine is inversely associated with

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) May 06 — Dietary folate reduces stroke risk by 20%, according to results of a 20-year prospective study reported in the May

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) May 08 – Lifelong vegetarianism may provide a small reduction in the risk of breast cancer, according to a report in

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 05/03/2002 By Mark Moran Health claims for two dietary fibers approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration on

WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) May 01 – The percentage of US children hospitalized for obesity-related diseases has risen sharply over the last 20 years, a trend

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) May 02 – A high dietary intake of folate may substantially lower the risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according

BOSTON, MA — April 29, 2002 — In a study of suicidal behavior of 246 women with eating disorders over a span of 8.6 yeas,

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 30 – Results of experiments in Agouti yellow mice, a model of leptin resistance, show that lack diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 29 — Tea drinking is linked to lower risk of ischemic heart disease, according to results of a longitudinal analysis from

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 29 — Substituting chicken for red meat may be best for patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria, according to an

Journal of Renal Nutrition 04/23/2002 By David Ball Severe restriction of protein intake in patients with overt diabetic nephropathy does not appear to delay the

Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics 04/26/2002 By Mark Moran A conventional diet and exercise is likely to produce slower but more sustained weight loss

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 04/24/2002 By Elda Hauschildt Increased dairy intake could protect overweight adults from developing insulin resistance syndrome (IRS), thus

BOSTON, MA — April 25, 2002 — Physicians have long recognized that early and severe osteoporosis is a serious consequence of anorexia nervosa. With this

SAN ANTONIO, TX — April 24, 2002 — A new study published in the April issue of The American Journal of Medicine found that otherwise

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 23 – Among overweight adults, dairy consumption is inversely related to the risk of developing insulin resistance syndrome (IRS) and

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 22 – People who smoke and those who drink tea or cola appear to have a reduced risk of developing

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 23 – Women who take vitamin D supplements have a 31% lower risk of death from heart disease compared with