Cocoa & Brain Function
Older individuals who consume chocolate or cocoa powder containing high levels of flavonols have been shown to have better brain performance and as easier time completing memory tasks compared to those who do not eat chocolate, according to a recent study.
Read the Complete Article »BPA Exposure Higher From Paper Than From Cans
Researchers have found BPA exposure from thermal paper to be higher than from cans.
Read the Complete Article »Diet and Exercise Reduce Pain in Osteoarthritis
Intensive diet and exercise can slash the amount of pain in older adults with osteoarthritis of the knees and improve function and walking speed, according to a study from researchers at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Read the Complete Article »Prenatal BPA Exposure Effect on Emotional Health in Girls
Exposure to the industrial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) before birth may lead to behavior and emotional problems in preschoolers, particularly girls, according to a new study published in the journalPediatrics. The findings add more fire to the already hot debate about healthy hazards associated with BPA exposure.
Read the Complete Article »Soft Drink Consumption Linked to Youth Violence
Public health researchers and nutrition advocates have criticized consumption of carbonated soft drinks because they may fill people up with empty calories, sugar, and caffeine, but new research published online October 24 in Injury Prevention suggests that the drinks also may be linked with, or may be a strong marker for, violent behavior in teenagers.
Read the Complete Article »Why Vitamin K2 is So Important for Your Kids
Findings of a new study published in British Journal of Nutrition 2009 by van Summeren and colleagues demonstrated that even modest supplementation with menaquinone-7 in children increases activation of osteocalcin, the bone-building protein; and in that way supports healthy bone growth and development. This is an important finding as the greater bone mineral established during childhood and early adult years, culminating in peak bone mineral density around 30 years of age, allows for better maintenance of bone health as we age and lose bone mass.
Read the Complete Article »Eat Your Greens, Change Your Genes
You might not be stuck with the genes your parents gave you. New research fromMcMaster and McGill universities found that consumption of fruit and raw vegetables modified a gene called 9p21, the strongest marker for heart disease.
Read the Complete Article »How Autogenous Vaccine Can Turn Off Peanut Allergy
By attaching peanut proteins to blood cells and reintroducing them into mice with peanut allergies, researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine found they were able to turn off the allergic reaction.
Read the Complete Article »Cheaper Natural Smoking Cessation Assistance
Cytisine, an extract from the seeds of the Golden Rain acacia that was first marketed in Bulgaria in 1964, can give smokers an inexpensive assist in kicking the habit, according to the first large modern study of the drug, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Read the Complete Article »Data Show Drug Deaths Outnumber Traffic Fatalities
Propelled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses, drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States, a Times analysis of government data has found. Drugs exceeded motor vehicle accidents as a cause of death in 2009, killing at least 37,485 people nationwide, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read the Complete Article »Reason Why Elderly May be at Cardiovascular Risk
Researchers have found that almost five percent of Canadians aged 6 to 79 are vitamin B12 deficient, suggesting a possible cardiovascular risk in Canada and the US among the elderly, a group at greater risk of B12 malabsorption.
Read the Complete Article »Vitamin C Linked to Lower Blood Pressure
A study has concluded that a higher intake of fruits and vegetables, for which a greater blood concentration of vitamin C was used as an indicator, decreases the risk of developing high blood pressure by up to 22 percent for those in the top quarter of vitamin C levels.
Read the Complete Article »How 15 Minutes/Day Can Impact Your Life
The knowledge that as little as 15 min per day of exercise on most days of the week can substantially reduce an individual’s risk of dying could encourage many more individuals to incorporate a small amount of physical activity into their busy lives,” Drs. Nigam and Juneau write. “Governments and health professionals both have major roles to play to spread this good news story and convince people of the importance of being at least minimally active.”
Read the Complete Article »Another Benefit of Vitamin D
Researchers have found that cholecalciferol, or vitamin D3, acts on a specific biological pathway that results in a protective effect against more aggressive forms of colon cancer.
Read the Complete Article »Is that Statin Drug Necessary?
Tens of thousands of patients at low risk of heart attacks or strokes could be taking statin heart drugs needlessly, a study published in Britain says.
Read the Complete Article »Is Your Glass of Water A Cocktail of This…?
Trace amounts of sex hormones, prescription drugs, flame retardants and herbicides are being detected in treated drinking water pumped to more than 7 million people in Chicago and its suburbs.
Read the Complete Article »Vitamin D Deficiency Raises Risk of Metabolic Syndrome
A study has found that those with low vitamin D levels are 70 percent more likely to have metabolic syndrome.
Read the Complete Article »Latest Research on Alzheimer’s Prevention
Recent studies show the benefit of Vitamin D and Grapeseed Polyphenols in the prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Read the Complete Article »Can Red Wine & Dark Chocolate Offset the Effects of a Sedentary Lifestyle?
A study has suggested that resveratrol, a compound found in small amounts in cocoa powder, boiled peanuts, and red wine, may offset the negative health effects – such as insulin resistance and loss of bone mass – stemming from a lack of exercise in a sedentary lifestyle
Read the Complete Article »Study: Green Tea Lowers Cholesterol
Researchers have completed a comprehensive meta-analysis and found that drinking green tea or taking green tea extract lowered blood levels of total cholesterol, reduced levels of low-density-lipoprotein (LDL or bad) cholesterol, but did not have any effect on levels of high-density-lipoprotein (HDL or good) cholesterol
Read the Complete Article »New Hope for Type I Diabetics (Juvenile)
A study has found that injection of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a compound that is produced in non-diabetic people by the same pancreatic cells (islet beta cells) that normally make insulin, can prevent and even reverse type 1 diabetes in mice.
Read the Complete Article »How Many Commercials Do Kids See a Year?
In a new policy statement on the role of media on obesity, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) Council on Communications and Media warns parents that TV watching doesn’t just make children more sedentary, but also influences their eating habits, which in turn has consequences for their health. In other words, it’s not just that TV watching encourages youngsters to be less physically active, but it also exposes them to food advertisements that contribute to develop poor eating habits that can set kids up for health problems as adults.
Read the Complete Article »Even Diet Soda Induces Weight Gain in Elderly
The perception that diet soft drinks are a benign alternative to highly sweetened beverages might be dangerously wrong, according to the results of the San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging, which were reported here at the American Diabetes Association 71st Scientific Sessions.
Read the Complete Article »Reduced Risk of Diabetes with Higher Vitamin D Levels
Higher levels of vitamin D in the blood appear to be associated with a reduced risk for incident diabetes among people at high risk for the disease, according to a new report.
Read the Complete Article »Type II Diabetes Reversal
A small but landmark study has found that type 2 diabetes patients who followed for two months, an extreme but tightly supervised diet that restricted calories to just 600 a day experienced a return to normal pre-breakfast blood sugar levels after one week and that 70 percent of those patients remained completely free of diabetes a month after returning to their regular, but newly portion-controlled, diet.
Read the Complete Article »The Polyphenol for Baby Boomers
Following their research review of the limited number of studies conducted so far that have direct relevance to humans, researchers have suggested that although the polyphenol compound known as resveratrol may not prevent or retard actual aging, it may indeed help prevent some of the chronic conditions associated with old age, although more long-term human studies are urgently needed.
Read the Complete Article »High Dose Statin Therapy Increases Risk of Diabetes
A meta-analysis of some of the more high-profile statin trials testing the effectiveness of high-dose therapy has revealed a significant increase in the risk of diabetes mellitus associated with statin use in high doses [1]. Compared with moderate-dose therapy across five statin trials, investigators report that treatment with high-dose statins increased the risk of diabetes by 12%.
Read the Complete Article »Smokers & Prostate Cancer
A study has found that smokers who develop prostate cancer have a 61% greater risk of a recurrence after treatment, and a 61% higher risk of dying from prostate cancer, compared to nonsmokers diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Read the Complete Article »60% of Arthritis Cases Affect…?
A June 2011 study by the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists reports that in the UK, one in four adults (25% of the adult population) has a muskuloskeletal condition, and 60 percent of arthritis cases are in the feet!
Read the Complete Article »Just Say No to Vending Machine Foods
A study has found that – compared to rats in most studies that are fed high-fat diets through the introduction of foods made from lard – rats fed a high-fat diet comprised of snack foods humans actually eat experienced higher consumption, greater weight gain, more tissue inflammation, and intolerance to glucose and insulin.
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