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Mediterranean Diet Tied to Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

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The link was seen only among women who were past menopause, and not younger women. Among postmenopausal women, those with the highest Mediterranean diet "scores" were 22 percent less likely to develop breast cancer during the study than those with the lowest scores.

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Cancer Cells Slurp Up Fructose

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

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They said their finding, published in the journal Cancer Research, may help explain other studies that have linked fructose intake with pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancer types.

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USDA Examines Diabetes Benefits of Cinnamon

Thursday, July 29, 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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Fish Oil Supplements Linked to Lower Risk of Breast Cancer

Monday, July 12, 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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Ingredient in Dark Chocolate Could Guard Against Stroke

Monday, May 10, 2010

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The compound, a flavanol called epicatechin, triggers two built-in protective pathways in the brain, according to a report published online last week in the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. The research team was led by Sylvain Dore, an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine and pharmacology and molecular sciences at John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore.

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Obesity ups risk of painful fibromyalgia

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

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The study in women found that being overweight or obese was associated with increased risk of fibromyalgia, especially among women who weren't all that physically active.

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Olive Oil May Protect Against Bowel Disease

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

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"We estimate that around half the cases of ulcerative colitis could be prevented if larger amounts of oleic acid were consumed. Two-to-three tablespoons of olive oil per day would have a protective effect," he said.

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Olive Oil May Be Key to Mediterranean Diet’s Benefits

Wednesday, April 21, 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

Wednesday, April 21, 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

Friday, April 16, 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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