How to get kids to use salad bars at school
From the BYU press release: Thanks to a national initiative, salad bars are showing up in public schools across the country. Now a Brigham Young University researcher is trying to nail down how to get…
New cases of dementia in the UK fall by 20 percent over two decades
From the University of Cambridge media release: The UK has seen a 20% fall in the incidence of dementia over the past two decades, according to new research from England, led by the University of Cambridge,…
Nutritional drink can help to conserve memory in case of prodromal Alzheimer’s disease
From the Saarland University media release: This is the first time a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial has shown that a nutritional intervention can help to conserve the ability of prodromal AD patients to carry out everyday…
Study suggests cinnamon compounds may potentially help prevent Alzheimer’s
From the UC Santa Barbara press release via EurekAlert!: Cinnamon: Can the red-brown spice with the unmistakable fragrance and variety of uses offer an important benefit? The common baking spice might hold the key to…
Study suggests students’ diet and physical activity improve with parent communications
From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: College students eat more fruits and vegetables and exercise more on days when they communicate more with their parents, according to researchers at Penn State. “Only…
Study links daytime sleepiness, alertness to type of diet
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: A new study suggests that your level of sleepiness or alertness during the day may be related to the type of food that you…
Study suggests skipping meals and shopping sabotages diets
From the Cornell University press release via EurekAlert!: Skipping meals can sabotage your shopping – and your diet, according to a new Cornell study. Even short term food deprivation not only increases overall grocery shopping,…
Study links Mediterranean diet to preserving memory
From the University of Alabama at Birmingham press release by Bob Shepard via ScienceDaily: A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study suggests that the Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes consuming foods that contain omega-3 fatty…
Study suggests dark chocolate helps increase calmness
From the Swinburne University of Technology press release via HealthCanal: New research from Swinburne University of Technology has found that the polyphenols in dark chocolate increase calmness and contentedness. Polyphenols are found naturally in plants…
Study suggests eating omega 3s and avoiding meat, dairy linked to preserving memory
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via MedicalXpress: The largest study to date finds that eating foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish, chicken and salad dressing and avoiding saturated fats,…