Archives for August 4, 2003

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Characteristically life-changing diet

A mother's diet can alter her offspring's development to such an extent that it changes the baby's characteristics for life, and potentially that of future generations, say researchers who have found that nutrition can alter gene expression to affect...

Vitamin C may prevent stomach cancer

Increasing intake of vitamin C may be able to help prevent stomach cancer, report researchers. A study found low levels of the vitamin in blood samples to be associated with higher chances of Helicobacter pylori infection, the bacteria responsible for...

Olestra to shed warning labels

The US Food and Drug Administration has given the Procter & Gamble fat replacer olestra the all-clear, after new scientific evidence found there was no need to warn consumers of side effects.