Nutrition
Vitamin E may lower liver cancer risk
High consumption of vitamin E either from diet or vitamin supplements may lower the risk of liver cancer, according to new research. The study – published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute – investigated the relationship between vitamin E intake and liver cancer risk in more than 130,000 Chinese people. Led by Dr [...]
Algae Extract improves HDL “Good” Cholesterol
Dietary supplementation of an algae extract called ProAlgaZyme boosted high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels in a hamster study. The research study was conducted by Smiti Gupta, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of nutrition and food science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wayne State University. The study was published in a [...]
Chia seeds raise blood ALA and EPA levels for postmenopausal women
Consumption of chia seeds, rich in ALA, may increase blood levels of the long chain omega-3 EPA by 30% for postmenopausal women, says a new study from the Appalachian State University and the University of North Carolina. Twenty-five grams per day of milled chia seed for seven weeks were associated with 138% increases [...]
Two apples a day keeps the cardiologist away
Scientists found apples significantly lowered blood fat levels in postmenopausal women, the group most at risk of heart attacks and strokes. Snacking on the fruit every day for six months slashed cholesterol by almost a quarter. The biggest reduction was seen in low-density lipoprotein, the so-called ‘bad’ cholesterol that furs up arteries and raises the [...]
Dried grapes as good as energy bars
Raisins can help power the body when exercising just as well as expensive sports nutrient bars, a study suggests. The dried grapes give athletes all they need during vigorous exercise, the Daily Mail reported quoting a study by researchers at the University of California-Davis. The research team studied people running three miles, giving them either [...]
Higher but Not Lower Doses of Vitamin D Are Effective in Fracture Risk Reduction in Older Adults
Based on the results of a pooled analysis of 11 unrelated randomized clinical trials investigating vitamin D supplementation and fracture risk in more than 31,000 older adults, Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD, director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University, says higher doses [...]
Whey Cool Helps Boost the Immune System Says Rockwell Nutrition
Proteins and peptides from milk and colostrum can help improve the immune system according to research studies reviewed by Rockwell Nutrition. The term used to refer to this immune boosting capability is ‘immunotropic properties’. M. Zemicki and J. Artym were curious about the “potential application in prevention and therapy” and conducted a study to find [...]
Wild blueberries may protect DNA from damage
Juice made from wild blueberries may reduce oxidative damage to DNA by around 3% and decrease the risk of cardiovascular and degenerative diseases, suggests new data. DNA damage in 18 male volunteers was reduced from 12.5 to 9.6% following daily consumption of an anthocyanin-rich blueberry juice for six weeks, according to findings published in the [...]
Vitamin C RDA should be doubled to reduce risk of stroke, cancer, heart disease
The recommended dietary allowance, or RDA, of vitamin C is less than half what it should be, scientists argue in a recent report, because medical experts insist on evaluating this natural, but critical nutrient in the same way they do pharmaceutical drugs and reach faulty conclusions as a result. This is far from the only example of RDAs being [...]
Onion’s antioxidant potential may offer brain benefits
Supplementing the diet with onion and extracts from the vegetable may protect the brain from additional damage linked to stroke, suggests preliminary data from a study with mice. According to findings published in the peer-reviewed journal Nutrition , the antioxidant potential of onion extracts was associated with higher activity of antioxidant enzymes and lower [...]
