Latest National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Stories
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study reported in the upcoming issue of the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation states that almost half of adults in the U.S. have controlled their high blood pressure. Researchers at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) believe that the findings may be due to a number of factors, including an increase in the use of various drug combinations. “Much progress has been made in blood pressure...
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A recently published editorial in the Journal of the American Society of Hypertension (JASH), Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Should Be Included in the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES)- Vol 6, No 5, 2012, recognizes the importance of this national survey instrument but questions the efficiency of its diagnostic methods in assessing hypertension in the population*. Since the 1960's, CDC has utilized traditional...
BARTOW, Fla., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New research presented this week at Experimental Biology (EB) 2012 suggests grapefruit may be a healthful choice for women striving to meet recommended intakes of fruit and key nutrients, and, when included as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle, may help reduce some risk factors associated with chronic diseases.(1) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120425/CG93142) As part of the study, researchers analyzed data from the...
ROSEMONT, Ill., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) new Nutritional Standards for School Meals help ensure the nation's schoolchildren have access to lunches and breakfasts that meet federal dietary guidance for good nutrition. The standards will encourage students to meet federal recommendations for dairy consumption by requiring that either fat-free flavored milk or low-fat or fat-free white milk be offered with each school meal. As...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has developed two new Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for measurements of human exposure to environmental toxins. Used as a sort of chemical ruler to check the accuracy of tests and analytic procedures, the new reference materials replace and improve older versions, adding measures for emerging environmental contaminants such as perchlorate, a chemical...
The federally funded National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides free and reduced-price meals to more than 31 million children every school day, according to its website. And a recent study by current and former Iowa State University researchers confirmed that school lunches improve the health outcomes of children who reside in low-income households. The researchers analyzed data from nearly 2,700 NSLP children (ages 6-17) taken from the 2001-04 National Health and Nutrition Examination...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research shows that more than 40 percent of adults don't meet the recommended daily intake for many vitamins and minerals through diet alone.(1,2) Today, getting the vitamins and minerals needed to help fill these nutritional gaps is even easier with the next generation of BOOST® Complete Nutritional Drink. BOOST® Drink has a delicious taste and an enhanced bottle design, which is grip-friendly, lightweight, and...
Einstein Researchers Find Centenarians Just as Likely as the Rest of Population to Smoke, Drink and Pack on Pounds BRONX, N.Y., Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- People who live to 95 or older are no more virtuous than the rest of us in terms of their diet, exercise routine or smoking and drinking habits, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (http://www.einstein.yu.edu/home/default.asp) of Yeshiva University. Their findings, published today in the online...
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have recently claimed that nearly 1 in 5 young adults in the US may suffer from high blood pressure, suggesting that it could be more widespread than previously believed, Reuters is reporting. Although quite easy to prevent and inexpensive to treat, it is the second-leading cause of death in the United States. Last year, hypertension was declared a "neglected disease" that costs the US health system $73 billion a year.The latest...
BEDFORD, Mass., April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to incorporate the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Whole Body Reference Data into its Discovery...
