Poor nutrition blamed on lack of knowledge
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An increase in chronic diseases in China is due to poor nutritional knowledge and a lack of educational programs, health officials say.
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Many elderly hospital patients may   suffer from malnutrition simply because they cannot get to   their food and nurses are too busy to help them, according to a   study by two Australian researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Nutritional deficiencies early  in life may predispose children to behavioral problems into  their teenage years, new research suggests.
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Poverty can be quite educational. When you've got only so much money to spend, you'll think carefully about the goods you're buying.
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It may be obvious that most Britons are overweight. What isn't so obvious is that at least 2 million of them are likely malnourished &#151; and that includes some of the people who are too fat.
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Teenagers who do not get enough of the nutrients commonly found in fruits and fish are more prone to underperforming lungs, asthma, coughing and wheezing, researchers reported on Monday.
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There is an alarming ignorance about cancer and how to reduce the risk of  the disease, a survey suggests.
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The health of about 2 billion of the world's poor is being damaged because they lack access to clean energy, like electricity, and face exposure to smoke from open fires, scientists said on Thursday.
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PEOPLE may be endangering their health and excluding vital foods such as eggs and cheese from their meals because of a faddish interest in low-carbohydrate diets, experts warned today.
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Lack of food and education still afflict millions of children around the world, with nearly 10 million youngsters under age 5 dying each year from preventable diseases, the U.N. children's agency said Sunday.
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Children's diets are now so poor more than two-thirds do not see fast food as a treat, research suggests.
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Nutritionists have cast doubt on a study which suggested avoiding "bad" carbohydrates leads to weight-loss.
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Poor care and confusing advice is being used to deal with an allergy epidemic in the UK, experts say.
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Scientists called on the EUâs ageing population today to improve their diet in an attempt to contain such debilitating problems like Alzheimerâs, osteoporosis and colon cancer.
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Nutritional deficiencies early in life may predispose children to behavioral problems into their teenage years, new research suggests.
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Plenty of evidence suggests that having trouble understanding medical information is bad for your health. Now new research says it could even be deadly.
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When some students set out to learn about nutrition, the lessons hit closer to home than many of them expected.