Tag Archive | "diet"

Whole Grains Take a Bite Out of Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Friday, March 5, 2010

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U.S. researchers analyzed data from 39,765 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study and 157,463 women in the Nurses' Health Study I and II. None of the participants had diabetes, heart disease or cancer at the start of the studies. Their consumption of brown and white rice, as well as other foods, was assessed every two to four years.

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Multivitamins may help weight loss in obese women

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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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

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Vitamin D may protect against Crohn’s disease

Friday, January 29, 2010

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Low levels of vitamin D may increase the risk of developing Crohn’s disease, suggest results of a new cell study from Canada.

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Mediterranean diet protects against stomach cancer

Friday, January 22, 2010

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"The results add to the evidence for the role of the Mediterranean diet in reducing cancer risk and add further support for the need to continue to promote the Mediterranean diet in areas where it is disappearing," Dr. Carlos A. Gonzalez of the Catalan Institute for Oncology in Barcelona and his colleagues say.

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Spices may boost breast health

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

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Researchers from the University of Michigan report that curcumin, found in turmeric, and piperine, found in black peppers, decreased the number of stem cells while having no effect on normal differentiated cells.

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You’re not alone Fatty acids in diet affect ulcerative colitis risk

Friday, December 4, 2009

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People who eat lots of red meat, cook with certain types of oil, and use some kinds of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)-heavy margarines may be increasing their risk of a painful inflammatory bowel disease, a study in more than 200,000 Europeans shows.

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For some women, trans fats could be deadly

Friday, December 4, 2009

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For women with heart disease, eating too many artery-clogging trans fats may increase their risk of dying suddenly from cardiac arrest, a new study suggests. Trans fats, found largely in commercially prepared baked and fried foods, have become notorious in recent years because they not only raise "bad" LDL cholesterol -- as the saturated fats in meat and butter do -- but also lower levels of heart-healthy HDL cholesterol.

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Omega-3 plus glucosamine ‘superior’ for joint health

Friday, December 4, 2009

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The study, published in the journal Advances in Therapy, is said to be the first clinical trial to employ the combination of glucosamine omega-3 fatty acids in people suffering from osteoarthritis. UK-based Seven Seas funded the study.

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Calcium and vit D show promise for colorectal health

Friday, December 4, 2009

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Researchers from Emory University, the University of Minnesota, and the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health conducted a pilot, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial in 92 men and women with a history of benign colorectal tumours.

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Resveratrol could prove HRT alternative

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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The findings of a study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry indicate that resveratrol is the most likely candidate of the phytoestrogens to offer safer HRT and chemoprevention of breast cancer due to its estrogenic activity and high antitumor activity.

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