Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet. According to staggering new statistics from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly one-third of the food produced worldwide for human consumption is lost or wasted, amounting to some 1.3 billion tons per year. In the developing world, over 40 percent of food losses […]
This is diabetes awareness month – Is type 1 in US and European children also increasing?
Nov. 8 – Will anyone be trained to manage your child’s diabetes during school hours? See the Parade Magazine’s November 8, 2009 article, "A Troubling Trend in Diabetes," by Dr. Ranit Mishori. The article reports that the incidence of new cases of type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes) in those under age 5, is expected to double […]
Scientists research why senior citizens appear to be more immune to H1N1 flu virus
It’s still all theory, but UC Davis researchers think that the reason senior citizens over age 65 aren’t catching the H1N1 flu at least for now is that specific shared molecular sites called epitopes result in some type of immunity to the novel flu. It seems people over age 65 have been exposed to various […]
New study on whole grains with bran may be able to lower high blood pressure in men
It took three months after a new July 2009 study on the health benefits of whole grains, especially brans in whole grains, and how whole grains help to lower hypertension, had been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition before the mainstream media (Reuters) reported it October 7, 2009. The Whole Grain Stamp now appears on over 3000 products in 14 […]
Does eating candy in childhood lead to violence in adulthood, new study asks?
A new study raises more questions than it answers. Nutritionists want to know how sugar in candy fed to children ignite criminal acts when they reach adolescent or adulthood? The theory psychologists tell them is that when you give children candy regularly, it’s seen as a reward. The candy industry may probably direct parents to make sure their children eat sweets responsibly […]
Baby Born 21 Years After Sperm Collection
by Lindsey Chapman Before receiving radiation treatment for cancer as a teenager, Chris Biblis made a sperm donation that allowed him and his wife to have a baby 22 years later. An IVF Success Story Biblis was diagnosed with leukemia in the early 1980s. He was 13 at the time, and received chemotherapy […]