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Blueberries show anti-diabetic potential: Study
A daily smoothie containing bioactive ingredients from blueberry increased sensitivity to insulin, and may reduce the risk of developing diabetes in at-risk people, says a new study. Obese, non-diabetic, and insulin-resistant participants who consumed a blueberry smoothie daily for six weeks experienced a 22 percent change in insulin sensitivity, compared to only 4.9 percent in the [...]
Continue reading...Olive Oil Extract Shows Brain Protecting Benefits
Friday, August 6, 2010
Hydroxytyrosol was found to protect brain cells from the detrimental effects of oxidative stress when exposed to ferrous ion, and may offer a neuroprotective ingredient to slow the decline in cognitive performance that occurs naturally with age, according to findings published in Pharmacological Research.
Continue reading...Multivitamins may help weight loss in obese women
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Results of a 26-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention study with 87 women found that multivitamins and minerals were associated with significantly lower body weight, body mass index, and fat mass
Continue reading...Milk’s fat content may influence tea’s antioxidants
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
According to findings published in Nutrition Research, addition of milk of any kind reduced the antioxidant potential of black tea by between 7 and 25 per cent than unmilked tea.
Continue reading...Antioxidants may help lower diabetes rates
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
The researchers, based at the University of Athens, said recent studies suggested that oxidative stress is related to diabetes, possibly originating through increased free-radical production, with the theory proposed that pancreatic cells are particularly susceptible to reactive oxygen species, due to their low free-radical quenching enzymes.
Continue reading...Bruce Ames: Vitamin insufficiency boosting age-related diseases
Monday, February 15, 2010
It is literally all about living for today. By understanding that nature favours survival today over tomorrow, a theory that vitamin inadequacy is behind the rise in chronic diseases “makes sense… and it is almost certainly going to be right,” says world-renowned scientist Bruce Ames.
Continue reading...Multivitamins linked to younger ‘biological age’
Friday, January 22, 2010
Researchers led by Honglei Chen, MD, PhD from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences looked at the length of telomeres, DNA sequences at the end of chromosomes that shorten as cells replicate and age.
Continue reading...Blueberries may boost memory in older adults
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
A daily drink of about 500 mL of blueberry juice was associated with improved learning and word list recall, as well as a suggestion of reduced depressive symptoms, according to findings published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Continue reading...Grape juice may boost memory in elderly
Monday, January 11, 2010
Improved verbal learning and enhanced verbal and spatial recall were observed following a 12 week randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial with Concord grape juice.
Continue reading...Vitamins and minerals may slash bladder cancer risk
Friday, January 8, 2010
Findings published in Cancer Causes and Control also showed that carotenoids, niacin, thiamine, and vitamin D may reduce the risk of bladder cancer in older people.
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