Nutrition Gateway
Welcome to BioMed Central's Nutrition Gateway, highlighting the latest articles we have published in this field as well as news items of interest. Content is continually updated, so please bookmark this page and ensure you check it regularly.
Articles
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Nutrition & Metabolism 2012, 9:46Using 3-6 differences in essential fatty acids rather than 3/6 ratios gives useful food balance scores
Overabundance of omega 6 is associated with breast cancer and cardiovascular disorders. This nutritional food score identifies foods with optimum omega 3/6 balance, aiding nutritional decision-making.
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Nutrition Journal 2012, 11:9Restriction of meat, fish, and poultry in omnivores improves mood: A pilot randomized controlled trial
Reducing the amount of meat, fish and poultry in the diets of omnivores may improve their moods in the short term.
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BMC Gastroenterology 2012, 12:9Luteolin decreases IGF-II production and downregulates insulin-like growth factor-I receptor signaling in HT-29 human colon cancer cells
Luteolin, a flavonoid found in fruits and vegetables, reduces insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) signaling in colon cancer cells, suggesting that this mechanism may contribute to luteolin-induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011, 8:85"I'm on it 24/7 at the moment": A qualitative examination of multi-screen viewing behaviours among UK 10-11 year olds
UK children regularly engage in two or more forms of screen-viewing at the same time which needs to be taken into account when developing intervention approaches that are targeted towards the underlying factors that influence an individual child's viewing behaviors.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011, 8:75Body image change and improved eating self-regulation in a weight management intervention in women
A positive body image improves the self-regulation of eating in obese women during weight loss treatment, highlighting the importance of proactively addressing body image-related issues when designing new weight loss interventions.
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Author profile
Wyeth W Wasserman
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia
News from around the web
- 02 June 2012
- Are The Kidneys Damaged By Low-Carb Diets?
- 01 June 2012
- Do Low Carb Diets Damage The Kidneys? Probably Not
What we are reading
- 22 May 2012
- ScienceDaily: Nutrition News
- 22 May 2012
- MedWire News - Lipidology
- 18 May 2012
- Field Exchange: The ENN Magazine
- 16 May 2012
- Twitter - Dr Jose Antonio
Resources
- 18 May 2012
- ENN: Emergency Nutrition Network
- 16 May 2012
- WHO | Nutrition
- 16 May 2012
- International Society Of Sports Nutrition