Digestive Health Nutrition

Wednesday’s front-page story of a local child with cystic fibrosis and his mother’s fight against a reduction in state funding shed light on the fatal effects of something as simple as the common cold.

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For many of us, busy and stressful lives have slowed down our metabolism, leading to sluggishness, weight gain, and a long list of health issues. In honor of National Nutrition Month, I’d like to remedy this situation by offering seven helpful tips.

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According to results published in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition , two weeks of supplementation with different doses of inulin-type fructans with different chain lengths were well tolerated by the 84 healthy volunteers taking part in the study.

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A study carried out in a province of northern Iran where people drink lots of hot tea every day found there was a strong link between drinking very hot tea and a higher risk of cancer of the oesophagus, the tube of muscle that carries food from the throat to the stomach.

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Where different ethnic groups store fat in their bodies may account for differences in the likelihood they’ll develop insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

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FARMINGTON — Combating diabetes naturally is no small task. That’s the message Ann Christian-Dold, a registered nurse and certified diabetes educator, shared Thursday with a group of students enrolled in the Kitchen Creations Diabetes Cooking School.

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With warmer weather more people are out walking but on May 31 every step will have more significance for Sandra Huxtable as she takes part in the Great Strides - Taking Steps to Cure Cystic Fibrosis.[...]

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The amount of calcium your body absorbs might depend, in part, on the amount of dietary fiber you consume. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report that patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes (type 2) excreted less calcium through their urine when they consumed 50 grams of fiber a day than when they ate 24 grams a day.

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Session Examines Opportunities & Trends in the Functional Beverage Market

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Q: I have a very stressful job and home situation. Are their any tips on how to relieve stress and anxiety?

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