Obesity is far less common in France than in the United States, and some researchers contend that smaller French portions are a key reason.

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Drinking coffee appears to lower the risk of developing liver cancer, according to findings published in the medical journal Gastroenterology. “Data on potential beneficial effects of coffee on liver function and liver diseases have accrued over the last two decades,” Drs. Susanna C. Larsson and Alicja Wolk, from the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, write.

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Nutrition advice can be frustrating. It’s often confusing and sometimes flat out contradictory. Fruit juice consumption is a perfect example. New research concludes that consumption of fruit juice in children has no association whatsoever with risk of being overweight.

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Although everyone knows that proper levels of iron in a person’s diet helps lead to good health, a surprising number of people still suffer from iron deficiency.

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When we think of fast food, we typically think of fast-food giants such as McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Subway and many others. Seldom do Asian restaurants come to mind — even though there are hundreds of thousands of independent “take out” Asian restaurants in many cities and towns throughout the world.

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Chocoholics, rejoice! There’s new evidence to confirm that eating a bit of chocolate each day is good for your health. It may not pack as much of a health punch as spinach and broccoli, but we’re learning that chocolate is no longer the evil sin of sweet-toothed hedonists.

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Start from the top and take a look at the most important meal of the day – breakfast. If you’ve been starting your day the doughnut way, you’re basically handicapping your nutrition for the rest of the day.

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Not necessarily, say two exercise physiologists presenting at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 11th-annual Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition in Dallas, Texas. Wendy Repovich, Ph.D., FACSM, and Janet Peterson, Dr.P.H., FACSM, set out to debunk the “Top 10 Nutrition Myths.”

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You think you’ve hit gold, huh? Maybe you’re anxious to hear about how a new study on drinking actually helps you to burn fat.

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NUTRITION is the mainstay of good health, and therefore of disease prevention, and healing. I have already discussed at length what the anti-cancer diet should be, and the importance of antioxidants that scavenge the free radicals that cause ageing, disease and cancer.

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