Archive | April, 2010

Olive Oil May Be Key to Mediterranean Diet’s Benefits

21. April 2010

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"These findings strengthen the relationship between inflammation, obesity and diet and provide evidence at the most basic level of healthy effects derived from virgin olive oil consumption in humans," study leader Francisco Perez-Jimenez of the University of Cordoba, Spain, said in a news release from BioMed Central, publisher of BMC Genomics. The study was published online April 19 in the journal.

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Added Sugars in Diet Threaten Heart Health

21. April 2010

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The added sugars in prepared and processed foods are threatening Americans' cardiovascular health, lowering levels of protective HDL cholesterol, raising levels of potentially dangerous triglicerides and possibly making people fatter, a new study finds.

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Orange juice may protect against bad effects of high fat meals

16. April 2010

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The compounds were found to exert antioxidant activity and reduce the increase in inflammatory markers produced after consuming a fast-food-type meal, researchers from the University at Buffalo report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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Experts allay fears over multivitamins and breast cancer risk

9. April 2010

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Swedish researchers reported that multivitamin use may increase the risk of breast cancer by 19 per cent, according to data from a 9.5 year study involving over 35,000 women aged between 49 and 83. Writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the Stockholm-based researchers said the apparent link is a “concern and merits further investigation”.

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Chemicals in Beauty Products Tied to Early Puberty in Girls

9. April 2010

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Exposure to chemicals found in a wide range of consumer products may lead to delayed or early puberty in girls and increase their risk for health problems later in life, U.S. researchers say.

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Orange juice may protect against bad effects of high fat meals

7. April 2010

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The compounds were found to exert antioxidant activity and reduce the increase in inflammatory markers produced after consuming a fast-food-type meal, researchers from the University at Buffalo report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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Child Obesity/Child Abuse

1. April 2010

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Child Obesity/Child Abuse

Is Child Obesity Child Abuse? According to numerous research reports extreme obesity among American children is much worse than previously believed. At least one third of children are obese, increasing the risk of heart disease, diabetes and other chronic illnesses. Dr. Joseph A. Skelton of Wake Forest University School of Medicine says that children are [...]

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