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Results of a 14-day study that followed the diets of approximately 3,000 women ages 19 and older illustrate a link between healthier body weight and better nutrient intakes with yogurt consumption. Research conducted by The General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition, Minneapolis, shows women who eat yogurt frequently are less likely to be overweight and more likely to meet their recommended daily intakes of important nutrients, such as calcium and vitamin D. [click link for full article]

The negative consequences of alcohol use and abuse have a disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. New research findings indicate that racial disparities in treatment completion could be reduced by increasing enrollment in residential alcohol treatment for African American and Hispanic alcohol abusers.Results are published in the November issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. [click link for full article]

New York City health officials, undeterred by a judge’s ruling that they were breaking federal law last time, are proposing that restaurant chains show calorie information prominently alongside menu options. This time NYC health officials have worded the ruling in such a way that it does not conflict with federal law.Last month, Judge Richard Holwell ruled against the city’s rule for chain restaurants to show calorie information on its menus and menu boards. [click link for full article]

Research at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is leading to potentially lifesaving changes for patients suffering from dysphagia, or swallowing difficulty. Dysphagia is common among critical care patients and can lead to malnutrition, aspiration of food or liquids into the trachea, and pneumonia.The study was presented at the American College of Chest Physicians meeting in Chicago. [click link for full article]

Could some of the natural chemicals found in plants be powerful enough to improve cardiovascular health? Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are conducting the first-ever clinical study to evaluate the potential cardiovascular health effects of Nature’s Pearl Muscadine Grape Seed Supplement. [click link for full article]