Heart attacks on the rise among women

28th October, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Two new US studies have shown that heart attacks have become more common in middle-aged women over the past two decades but a women’s chances of survival have also greatly increased . While the incidence of heart attacks has increased, all women - and especially those younger than 55 - have also experienced a greater increase than » Read More

Chewing gum can reduce calorie intake

28th October, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Chewing sugar-free gum can reduce calorie intake and increase energy expenditure, a nutrition professor at the University of Rhode Island has said . To reach the conclusion, Kathleen Melanson, URI associate professor of nutrition and food sciences, compared gum chewing to non-gum chewing in healthy adult volunteers who came to her lab for two standardized tests in » Read More