Tag: nutrition

Study links healthy eating to kids’ happiness

From the BioMed Central press release: Healthy eating is associated with better self-esteem and fewer emotional and peer problems, such as having fewer friends or being picked on or bullied,… Read more »

Study links canola oil to worsened memory and learning ability in Alzheimer’s

From the Temple University Health System press release: Canola oil is one of the most widely consumed vegetable oils in the world, yet surprisingly little is known about its effects… Read more »

Study suggests farm to school program boosts fruit, veggie intake

From the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences press release: It’s one thing to offer students fruits and vegetables for school lunch; it’s another for them to… Read more »

When vegetables are closer in price to chips, people eat healthier

From the Drexel University press release: When healthier food, like vegetables and dairy products, is pricier compared to unhealthy items, like salty snacks and sugary sweets, Americans are significantly less… Read more »

Study suggests consuming nuts strengthens brainwave function

From the Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center press release: A new study by researchers at Loma Linda University Health has found that eating nuts on a regular basis… Read more »

Study looks at how both nature and nurture may be influencing eating behavior in young children

From the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences press release: For most preschool-age children, picky eating is just a normal part of growing up. But for others,… Read more »

Study suggests link between BMI and how we assess food

From the Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati press release: A new study demonstrated that people of normal weight tend to associate natural foods such as apples with their sensory characteristics…. Read more »

Nutrition has benefits for brain network organization

From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: Nutrition has been linked to cognitive performance, but researchers have not pinpointed what underlies the connection. A new study by University of… Read more »