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| Rates of food sensitivity vary by country: study (Reuters) |
| Reuters - People in Portland are more likely than those in Iceland to be sensitive to certain foods, but reactions to fish, eggs and cow's milk appear rare in both places, new research suggests. |
| Health Highlights: March 11, 2010 (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: |
| Body's Response to Foods' Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk
Factor (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation that affects how the body responds when a person smells or tastes food may play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes in some people, U.S. researchers report. |
| Health Highlights: March 10, 2010 (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: |
| CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella (AP) |
| AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries. |
| Cost of Junk Food May Influence Consumption (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- When the cost of junk food increases, people consume less of it, a new study has found. |
| Health Highlights: March 9, 2010 (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: |
| Adding gluten early may cause constipation in babies (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Giving gluten-containing foods to infants too soon may trigger long-lasting tummy troubles but more study is needed before changing recommendations for parents, Dutch researchers conclude. |
| Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, researchers say (Reuters) |
| Reuters - U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds (2 kg) per year. |
| Australian researchers say fat is 'sixth taste' (AFP) |
| AFP - It's a theory set to confirm why humans are so fond of fatty foods such as chips and chocolate cake: in addition to the five tastes already identified lurks another detectable by the palate -- fat. |
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