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 Diet Information - January 8, 2009
| Researchers say there is no compelling evidence to suggest that complementary or conventional intervention is effective for treating or preventing hangovers from alcohol. The team examined randomized controlled trials of any medical intervention for preventing or treating hangovers | | Researchers have discovered intake of magnesium through diet and supplements is positively associated with bone density throughout the whole body similar to the positive effects of calcium. The findings which reign true particularly in older white adults for those who ingested more magnesium had significantly higher bone density than those who got the smallest amount of magnesium | | Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center report painkilling effectiveness is influenced both by how much a child likes sweet taste and his/her weight status. Julie Mennella, Ph.D, says, "Some children like sweets not just because they taste good, but also because sweets make them feel good, this study further reveals that for children, sweetness' effectiveness as an analgesic is related to liking for sweet taste and also to weight status | |
Danielle George - All Headline News Staff Reporter Lead author Dr. Lyn M. Steffen, from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and colleagues note that as plant food intake rose, the risk of elevated blood pressure fell. The opposite trend was observed with red meat intake | | A high fiber diet does not lower a person's risk of developing colon cancer. An analysis of 13 previous studies that included 725,000 men and women concluded that more fiber in the diet made no difference for colon cancer risk, according to a Reuters Health report | |
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