Archive | July, 2009
Unhooking the Obesity-Diabetes Connection
SUNDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) — Scientists may be closer to solving a medical mystery with huge implications for personal and public health: Why obese people are prone to developing type 2 diabetes. A series of studies appearing online July 26 in Nature Medicine suggest that inflammation within the fat tissues of heavy individuals [...]
Continue reading...Phytosterols may prevent cancer development: Review
28. July 2009
Phytosterols, commonly consumed to reduce cholesterol levels, may also “potentially prevent cancer development”, according to a new review of all the science. The ingredients may work via the traditional route of reducing cholesterol, particularly in the membrane of cancer cells, and by activating an enzyme called caspase which is known to play an essential role in [...]
Continue reading...Omega-3 may prevent blindness in the elderly
23. July 2009
Researchers from the National Eye Institute in Bethesda found that a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids could retard the progression of lesions in a mouse model of AMD. The fatty acids were also associated with an improvement in some lesions.
Continue reading...Glabridin and You
22. July 2009
LIPOGIN contains the flavonoid called glabridin, a dietary ingredient which functions to decrease body fat including the visceral fat that is the main cause of Metabolic Syndrome. Glabridin is the result of over a decade of research and development, culminating in the acceptance of glabridin as a New Dietary ingredient (ND) by the Food and [...]
Continue reading...Multivitamins may lower heart disease death risk
20. July 2009
Long-term regular consumption of a multivitamin may reduce the risk of dying from heart disease by 16 per cent, according to a new study from the US.
Continue reading...Probiotics Supplement May Help After Gastric Bypass Surgery
17. July 2009
Taking a probiotics supplement after gastric bypass surgery helps patients lose weight faster and avoid vitamin B deficiency, a new study finds. Probiotics are the "good" bacteria found in yogurt and in dietary supplements that aid digestion.
Continue reading...Dietary Oils May Help Some Fight Fat
16. July 2009
"I don't think it's a magic bullet, but I think it could have enhancing effects," said the study's lead author, Martha A. Belury, the Carol S. Kennedy professor of human nutrition at Ohio State University in Columbus. The study appeared online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Continue reading...Grapefruit extract may prevent metabolic syndrome
15. July 2009
The citrus flavonoid naringenin may prevent cholesterol increases, and changes in insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism linked to metabolic syndrome, says a new study with mice.
Continue reading...Excess Weight Speeds Up Osteoarthritis
14. July 2009
Being overweight was associated with rapid cartilage loss, Roemer's team found. In fact, for every one-unit increase in body mass index, the chances of rapid cartilage loss increased 11 percent.
Continue reading...Oily fish may reduce dementia risk: Transcontinental study
8. July 2009
Two earlier studies published in April 2007 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported that regular consumption of omega-3-rich food could prevent age-related cognitive decline.
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28. July 2009
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