Archive for June, 2012
Calcium Supplements Linked to Significantly Increased Heart Attack Risk
Calcium supplements might increase the risk of having a heart attack, and should be “taken with caution,” concludes research published in the online issue of the journal Heart. Furthermore, boosting overall calcium intake from dietary sources confers no significant advantage in terms of staving off heart disease and stroke, the findings indicate. Previous research has linked [...]
Seaweed supplement may aid weight loss: study
A seaweed-based fiber supplement, taken daily before meals, helped people lose weight in a new study. But that was only the case among people who stuck with the diet study over a few months. More than one-fifth of people dropped out when they couldn’t tolerate the supplement’s taste, texture and side effects. Researchers have explored [...]
Omega-3s may not protect your brain after all
Taking daily omega-3 fatty acid supplements doesn’t seem to provide any protection against declines in thinking and memory skills in older adults, a new review of medical evidence suggests. Because the brain is rich in the type of polyunsaturated fatty acids found in fish oil, researchers had figured that adding more of them to a [...]
The Effect of Ginkgo Biloba Extract Among Adults with Peripheral Artery Disease
Extracts of the leaves of Ginkgo biloba trees have been used therapeutically for centuries in Chinese traditional medicine. EGb761 is a highly standardized purified extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves used commonly by physicians in Europe for treatment of PAD. It has been estimated that 2,000 tons of EGb761 are consumed yearly in Germany and France, [...]
Most Weight Loss Supplements Are Not Effective
Melinda Manore reviewed the evidence surrounding hundreds of weight loss supplements, a $2.4 billion industry in the United States, and said no research evidence exists that any single product results in significant weight loss — and many have detrimental health benefits. The study is online in theInternational Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. A [...]
Study touts kiwifruit’s benefits
Kiwifruit is rich in antioxidants and has other health benefits, according to a recent study. In addition to being a good source of antioxidants, kiwifruit provides benefits to the digestive tract and to skin, concludes a study commissioned by California kiwifruit growers and other kiwifruit growers and organizations, according to a news release from the [...]
New Research Links Concord Grape Juice to Healthy Circulation & Possible Memory Benefits
Two new scientific papers recently published in Nutrition Today and the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry suggest that Concord grapes may support healthy circulation to promote cardiovascular and cognitive health in certain populations. These reports add to the growing body of evidence for the role of Concord grapes and grape juice in healthy lifestyles. [...]
Common Cold Virus Attacks Cancer, Study Finds
A virus that causes the common cold can also track and attack tumors, according to a new study that opens the door to novel cancer treatments. British researchers injected reovirus into the bloodstreams of 10 patients with bowel cancer that had spread to the liver and found the virus set up deadly “reproduction factories” in the tumors but not [...]
Potential Health Benefits of two dietary antioxidants
Potential Health Benefits of two dietary antioxidants, Glutathione and N-Acetylcysteine, Among Adults with CVD Risk We are now enrolling participants for this 8-week study. The most likely candidates for this study are people who are either overweight, have elevated triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, or pre-hypertension but are not currently taking cholesterol-lowering or anti-hypertensive medications. Enrolled [...]
Eating Citrus Fruit May Lower Women’s Stroke Risk
A compound in citrus fruits may reduce your stroke risk, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Eating higher amounts of a compound in citrus fruits, especially oranges and grapefruit, may lower ischemic stroke risk. Women who ate high amounts of the compound had a 19 percent lower risk of ischemic [...]
