Healthy :: Make healthy and safer choices for you and your family
A new book launched by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason, aims to decipher the meaning of food labels.
Nutrition
Gout :: 4 cups of coffee a day relieve gout symptoms
Gout is a disease due to a congenital disorder of the uric acid metabolism. In this condition monosodium urate crystals are deposited on the articular cartilage of joints and in particular tissues like tendons.
Vitamin C :: Plants may produce more Vitamin C now
UCLA and Dartmouth scientists have identified a crucial enzyme in plant vitamin C synthesis, which could lead to enhanced crops.
Healthy :: Grass roots pilot youth programs impact fitness and nutrition behavior
If you were given $10,000 to improve the nutrition and physical activity of the youth in your community, what would you do? Build a playground? Plant a garden? Get kids dancing?
Nutrition :: Detailed nutritional information from apples to zucchini now available
Did you know that there are 24.9 grams of protein in every 100 grams of Vegemite; that a typical meat pie comprises 13.7 per cent fat; or a banana has about 340 milligrams of potassium in it?
Nutrition :: New study indicates that people may need more dietary choline than previously thought
A new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition indicates that the current recommended Adequate Intake (AI) for choline may, in fact, be inadequate for some people. Choline is an essential nutrient for normal functioning of all cells, including those involved with liver metabolism, brain and nerve function, memory, and the transportation of nutrients throughout the body.
Gout :: Coffee consumption may lower blood uric acid levels – the precursor of gout
High uric acid levels in the blood are a precursor of gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis in adult men. It is believed that coffee and tea consumption may affect uric acid levels but only one study has been conducted to date.
Obesity :: Parents and schools, major factors in China obesity boom
A study of high schools in China has found community, school and household factors have a major impact on obesity in adolescents.
Osteoporosis :: Actress Sally Field Takes Bone Health Message to Capitol Hill
When actress Sally Field was diagnosed with osteoporosis in 2005, it was a disappointing development.
Down Syndrome :: UAB Opens Adult Down Syndrome Clinic
UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) has opened one of the few clinics in the nation dedicated to providing services to adult patients with Down Syndrome.