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Vegetarianism, Eating Disorder Study Reveals Worrisome Relationship Among Women
“I can’t eat that, sorry.” If you’re a vegetarian, that’s a refrain you’re probably familiar with. Food abounds — at work, at social gatherings — but you don’t partake because of your dietary restrictions. That mystery hors d’oeuvre or greasy teriyaki stick? Thanks but no thanks. There are many valid reasons to be a vegetarian [...]
Soy foods help fight breast cancer
Eating soy foods may increase the chance of survival in breast cancer patients, according to a study published online on May 30, 2012 in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The study showed that consumption of soy food products postdiagnosis was associated with significantly reduced risk of recurrence and moderately decreased risk of death from breast [...]
Dietary supplement lowers bad cholesterol
Red yeast rice, sugar cane-derived policosanols and artichoke leaf extracts are known to be able to lower low density lipoprotein (LDL) or bad cholesterol, which is linked to heart disease. A new study in European Journal of Nutrition tested a combination of these supplements to see how effective it is in lowering bad cholesterol and [...]
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Iron, vitamins could affect physical fitness in adolescents
Adolescence is an important time not only for growing but for acquiring healthy habits that will last a lifetime, such as choosing foods rich in vitamins and minerals, and adopting a regular exercise regimen. Unfortunately, several studies have shown that adolescents’ intake of important nutrients, as well as their performance on standard physical fitness tests, [...]
Mixed vitamin E may support blood vessel health in healthy adults
Short-term supplementation with vitamin E may support the function of cells lining blood cells from potential damage during the increase in blood sugar levels after eating, says a new study. Five days of supplementation with a gamma-tocopherol-rich mixture of tocopherols maintained vascular endothelial function the function of the cells lining blood vessels, according to findings [...]
Lack of sleep reduces vaccine effectiveness
A wide body of research suggests that those who don’t get enough sleep — fewer than six or seven hours a night — are more likely to develop a chronic disease such as diabetes or respiratory infections. Now a new study from the University of Pittsburgh suggests that those who are sleep-deprived also don’t get [...]
Eating grapes may help protect heart health in men with metabolic syndrome
Consuming grapes may help protect heart health in people with metabolic syndrome, according to new research published in the Journal of Nutrition. Researchers observed a reduction in key risk factors for heart disease in men with metabolic syndrome: reduced blood pressure, improved blood flow and reduced inflammation. Natural components found in grapes, known as polyphenols, are [...]
Harvard Study Finds Fluoride Lowers IQ
A review of brain studies involving the use of fluoride has concluded that one of the adverse effects of fluoride exposure on children is damage to their neurological development.1 According to the Harvard researchers, children who lived in high-fluoride areas had “significantly lower IQ than those in low fluoride areas,” with the authors noting: “The results [...]
Food can reset disturbed sleeping cycles
What and when we eat can alter our circadian clock system“ or sleeping cycle“ and boost health, prevent obesity and increase life expectancy, researchers have found. Writing in the British Journal of Nutrition, the researchers from the University of Southampton also noted a reverse effect in that a disrupted sleeping cycle could lead to, attenuated [...]
