More than 19 percent of children between the ages of 6 and 11 in the U.S. are considered obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many of these individuals may exhibit poor dietary habits that contributes to their weight. Now, a news report indicates that some elementary schools throughout the country may
A research team from the College of Pharmacy at Oregon State University has determined why obese women taking oral contraceptives experience a different hormone balance to non-overweight women. Women who are obese take longer for their hormone levels to balance out and reach the correct blood concentration of contraceptive hormone to prevent pregnancy. This means
While numerous people have explored various health resources to potentially find a cure for HIV, a new study suggests that a chemical found in bananas may offer immunity to the potentially fatal disease. According to scientists from the University of Michigan, BanLec, the lectin found in bananas, was just as potent as two anti-HIV drugs.
Individuals who already consume healthy amounts of fruits, multicolored vegetables, leafy greens and dietary supplements may be excited to learn that a special kind of vitamin A appears to slow the onset of macular degeneration (MD). Among Americans over the age of 60, MD is the primary cause of vision loss, according to the National
Post-menopausal women who include soy in their diets may be less likely to suffer from bone health problems, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. For three years, a team of investigators from the University of California, Davis asked women who had already experienced menopause to take supplements containing isoflavones,
A recent study has found that honey could be used in antibiotics, according to a report published in the FASEB Journal. In fact, researchers have found that when bees make honey, they add defense-1, a protein in their immune system that combats bacteria growth. During the trial, investigators controlled the honey-making process in test tubes,
Men who are obese may have a lower libido and a less satisfying sex life, according to new research. Findings published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reveal that obesity is biologically associated with an unsatisfactory sex life. Previous investigations had linked extra weight to a lower sperm count and infertility. As part
Australian researchers have reported that taking more steps each day can significantly reduce insulin sensitivity in middle-aged adults. Their findings appeared in a recent issue of the British Medical Journal. Scientists at the Murdock Childrens Research Institute gave pedometers to more than 500 sedentary men and women, and monitored their walking over a five-year period. The research team
Calcium plays an essential role in blood clotting and bone health. Now, researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, have announced that an easily absorbed and retained form of calcium is available from a rather unexpected placecrustacean shells. In an article published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, the team reported
Although some people use nutritional health supplements to correct deficiencies in minerals like iron, recent research suggests that some diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease cause a similar deficiency, but in the brain. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is the human form of mad cow disease, and both work by infecting proteins in the brain, leading to severe brain damage