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Broccoli could be key to preventing and slowing osteoarthritis

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A compound found in broccoli could be the key to preventing or slowing the progress of the most common form of arthritis, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UAE) in the UK. The...

Australians adding new vegetables to diet, study

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Almost two thirds of Australian shoppers have added new vegetables to their cooking repertoire in the last five years, according to new research from AusVeg, horticulture body representing Australian vegetable...

Mother’s ‘junk food’ diet alters development of dopamine receptors in babies

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Eating a diet high in fat and sugar during pregnancy changes the development of the opioid signally pathway in the baby’s brain and permanently alters the way this system operates after birth, according...

Australian Health Survey diagnoses chronic obesity related conditions

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A third of Australians have “unmanaged” high blood cholesterol, and one in five adults with diabetes do not know they have the condition, according to the results of a biomedical survey for chronic...

Broccoli retunes metabolism, first evidence of mechanism

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Diets rich in glucosinolates, such as glucoraphanin found in broccoli, can “retune” cellular processes that get disrupted as the body ages, and contribute to a reduced risk of cancer, according to...

Lack of Omega-3s linked to anxiety and hyperactivity in teenagers

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Diets lacking omega-3 fatty acids – found in foods like wild fish, eggs, and grass-fed livestock – can have worsened effects over consecutive generations, especially affecting anxiety levels and hyperactivity...

Skipping breakfast may increase heart disease risk and make losing weight more difficult, US study

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Missing breakfast may increase the risk of heart attack or death from coronary heart disease, according to a new study published on 22 July 2013 in the American Heart Association Journal ‘Circulation’....

Antioxidants may block cardiovascular benefits of exercise in older men

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A natural antioxidant compound found in red grapes and other plants, called resveratrol, blocks many of the cardiovascular benefits of exercise, according to research from the University of Copenhagen. Resveratrol...

Food technologists: obesity science is the “new frontier”

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Creating and promoting foods that contain natural inhibitors of unhealthy angiogenesis – the formation of blood vessels that feed and promote disease, obesity and inflammation – is the “new frontier...

CHOICE says “dodgy” diet foods may be contributing to weight gain

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Consumer group CHOICE has conducted a review of ‘diet’ foods, which it says shows that “hundreds of products on our supermarket shelves” that claim to help consumers lose weight might actually...