Articles by Shari Barbanel
Liver Recovery Difficult Even With Improved Diet—But Faster if Sugar Intake is Low
Liver damage caused by the typical “Western diet”—one high in fat, sugar and cholesterol that’s common in developed countries such as the United States—may be difficult to reverse even if diet is generally improved, a new study shows. The research, published in PLOS One by scientists from Oregon State University (OSU), found that a diet ...
Frontline Segment: Skewed & Misleading, AHPA Says
A segment aired on January 19 on PBS’ Frontline presented dietary supplements as inherently unsafe by misrepresenting the rigorous safety provisions established for these products under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, the strict liability statute under which supplements are regulated. The segment, titled “Supplements and Safety,” relied on anecdotal reports of noncompliant products ...
Battling the Bulge
Practitioners must consider all factors when developing a protocol to help patients lose weight. Now that the sun has set on 2015, people look at the New Year as a fresh start. Oftentimes, they set their goals for the year in the form of a New Year’s resolution. In fact, a Nielson survey of the ...
Leading Nutrition Conference to Assemble World Experts
The University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (UACIM) has opened registration for the 2016 Nutrition & Health Conference, March 21-23, in Denver, CO. The conference brings together internationally recognized researchers, clinicians, educators and chefs to explore good nutrition and health. This year’s faculty include Loren Cordain, PhD, founder of the Paleo Diet movement; Kathie ...
HHS and USDA Release New Dietary Guidelines
Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sylvia M. Burwell and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack have released updated nutritional guidelines that encourage Americans to adopt a series of science-based recommendations to improve how they eat to reduce obesity and prevent chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and ...
Acupuncture May Aid Weight Loss
According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2009-2010) two out of every three American adults are overweight or obese. So it’s no surprise that many people include losing weight on their New Year’s resolution list. As Americans gear up to watch what they eat and hit the gym, the National Certification Commission for ...
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at NMSU Wins Higher Education Marketing Award
The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) at New Mexico State University (NMSU), a new Osteopathic Medicine School scheduled to open in August 2016, won a gold award for its electronic newsletter series by the Higher Education Marketing Report, the most widely read publication for education marketers. Twenty higher education institutions received awards ranging from Award ...
Product Safety Expert Debunks Research Questioning the Safety of Dietary Supplements at Congressional Briefing
Dr. Richard Kingston told an audience of almost 50 congressional staffers, industry executives and public affairs professionals that research purporting to raise significant questions regarding the safety of dietary supplements often lacks context and appropriate data to draw meaningful conclusions, which contributes to the misinterpretations of the new science by the consumer media covering those ...
Emerson Ecologics Supports Joint Federal Agencies Actions to Focus the Supplement Industry on Quality
Emerson Ecologics (Manchester, NH) said it supports the Joint Federal Agencies’ focus on improving quality and ensuring that irresponsible companies face penalties for putting consumers at risk. While the federal agencies took action against a few specific companies, their press release stated: “We are not here to criticize the entire supplement marketplace. Not every supplement ...
Plant Hormone May Play Vital Role in Blood Sugar Control, Diabetes Management
A treatment for managing blood sugar levels might be as close as the local health food store, suggests a new research report published in the December 2015 issue of The FASEB Journal. Specifically scientists from Italy have found that when the plant and mammal hormone, abscisic acid, is taken in low doses, glycemia in both ...
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