Researchers in Ireland that a diet that is high in milk may help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. The study was published in the May edition of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.   Researchers studied the diet diaries of 665 men between the ages of 49 and 59 who took part in the Caerphilly ...

A new study out of Britain reveals that a certain additive commonly found in soda can have the same damaging affects on the body as binge drinking. Researchers at Sheffield University found that sodium benzoate, also know as additive E211, can result in DNA damage and make the body more susceptible to diseases and other health ...

Researchers from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Maryland believe that people who consume a lot of salt are more prone to ulcers of the stomach and duodenum. A team at the university discovered that a high salt diet causes an increase in the activity of bacteria called H. pylori, which cause gastric ulcers. ...

An article out of Vancouver, Canada caught my attention today and I felt compelled to write about it. The story was about a 22-year-old girl who has just been signed by Guess to star in its ads for Guess Watches. The model was awarded the job after winning an international model search.   As it turns out, the model, Serinda ...

American researchers have found that following a Mediterranean-style diet can lower the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by 50 percent.   The study, headed up by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, looked at the diets of nearly 43,000 men who participated in the Health ...

Over one billion people around the world suffer from high blood pressure, according to a Swedish study – even those in developing countries. Research conducted by the Karolinska University Hospital, along with the State University of New York and the London School of Economics, revealed that high blood pressure leads to other serious ...

The Federal Trade Commission is clamping down on the U.S. Department of Agriculture by ordering it to stop two advertising campaigns that tout the supposed weight loss benefits of milk.   The decision is in response to a FTC petition filed by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which argued that the government was ...

A study out of Britain suggests that individuals who appear thin may be storing fat around their organs that can lead to the same health problems suffered by those who are obese. Researchers at Imperial College in London, England have conducted MRI scans on approximately 800 people and found that some who appeared thin were actually ...

The German government is stepping up its fight against childhood obesity and western administrations should take notice. With astonishing rates of illness, childhood obesity is putting a strain on the European country’s healthcare system. In response the government is proposing to implement a program in the school system that would make ...

Pure fruit juice does not cause children to become overweight, according to researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas. In fact, it may even help children to avoid weight gain.   Researchers studied the juice intake of more than 3,600 children between the ages of two and 11 years old and found that 100 percent pure ...