Archive | September, 2009
Metabolic Syndrome May Raise Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
Women with metabolic syndrome are at high risk of developing peripheral artery disease, a condition that dramatically raises the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Continue reading...Prebiotics may stop early stage colon cancer
4. September 2009
The products of prebiotic fermentation in the gut may prevent the growth, and promote the death of cancer cells in the colon, says a new study from Germany.
Continue reading...Folate type affects bioavailability, says study
4. September 2009
In 1998 the US-FDA required the addition of folic acid to enriched breads, flours, cereals, and other grain products to increase folic acid intake in the whole population. Birth defects have declined by 26 percent since 1998.
Continue reading...How broccoli can protect your arteries
4. September 2009
It's long been thought that broccoli is good for your heart, and now British scientists think they know why. Researchers at Imperial College London have found evidence a chemical in broccoli and other green leafy vegetables could boost a natural defense mechanism that protects arteries from the clogging that can cause heart attacks.
Continue reading...Low-fat, high-fiber diet good for the colon
4. September 2009
People who have growths or "polyps" in the colon removed can cut their risk of developing recurrent polyps by strictly adhering to a diet low in fat and high in fiber, fruits and vegetables.
Continue reading...Nightly Snacking May Speed Weight Gain
3. September 2009
"We have found causal evidence that eating during the 'wrong' circadian time leads to weight gain in mice," said lead researcher Deanna Arble, a doctoral candidate in Northwestern University's Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology.
Continue reading...Early vitamin C deficiency linked to impaired brain development
3. September 2009
uinea pigs subjected to moderate vitamin C deficiency were found to have 30 per cent fewer hippocampal neurons and poorer spatial memory, compared with guinea pigs given a normal diet, according to findings published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Continue reading...Blueberry juice displays weight management benefits
2. September 2009
Canadian researchers report that mice prone to obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes and hypertension drinking the blueberry juice were protected against the development of glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus.
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