Archive | July, 2010

USDA Examines Diabetes Benefits of Cinnamon

29. July 2010

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Nutrition researchers from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are purifying, characterizing and evaluating the components of cinnamon and other spices to explore their beneficial effects on insulin levels and related functions.

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Diet Soda Tied to Risk of Premature Birth

29. July 2010

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Soft drinks -- both artificially sweetened and sugar sweetened -- were recently linked to high blood pressure, the researchers add, which increases the risk of premature delivery. To investigate whether there might be a direct link, the researchers looked at nearly 60,000 Danish women who reported on their diet, including how many soft drinks they had each day, at around 25 weeks of pregnancy.

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Fish Oil Supplements Linked to Lower Risk of Breast Cancer

12. July 2010

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White cautioned that she's not recommending that fish oil supplements be taken for reducing breast cancer risk, and has issued a statement that "without confirming studies...we should not draw any conclusions about a causal relationship." The study was "observational" only, and not a randomized trial that compared the use of fish oil with a group not using fish oil and the effect on cancer rates.

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Fructose Intake May Increase Blood Pressure Risk

2. July 2010

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Several states, including New York and California, have weighed a tax on sweetened soft drinks to defray the cost of treating obesity-related diseases. President Barack Obama's administration has recommended that policy makers "analyze the effect of state and local sales taxes on less healthy, energy-dense foods" to fight childhood obesity.

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