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Weight training linked to lower diabetes risk
WEIGHT TRAINING, and not just cardio workouts, is linked to a lower risk of developing diabetes, according to a US study. “We all know that aerobic exercise is beneficial for diabetes — many studies have looked at that — but no studies have looked at weight training,” said study leader Frank Hu, at the Harvard [...]
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Low levels of vitamin D in older adults can raise mortality risk by 30%
A new study concludes that among older adults – especially those who are frail – low levels of vitamin D could mean a much higher mortality risk. But instead of a knee-jerk reaction rushing to sources of vitamin D, it’s important to first measure the level of vitamin D in older adults before older people [...]
High-carb diet tied to breast cancer risk for some
Older women who eat a lot of starchy and sweet carbohydrates may be at increased risk of a less common but deadlier form of breast cancer, according to a European study. The findings from a study of nearly 335,000 European women, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, do not prove that sweets, French [...]
Apples Reduces Cholesterol, says study
As per a study, which has been published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, it has been revealed that apples are beneficial in reducing cholesterol levels. The study was being taken out by a group of researchers from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The study researchers carried out a [...]
Lack of vitamin D may lead to shortened lives
A study out of Oregon State Universityfound a link between low levels of vitamin D and earlier death among older adults, news that can’t be comforting in a state that’s low on sunshine. The Portland Tribune reports that the study by OSU nutritional epidemiologist Ellen Smit, published last week in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, examined data [...]
Fiber-Added Foods Don’t Stop Hunger
Fiber-enriched processed foods won’t help you feel fuller longer, a small study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics finds. In the study, 22 women who ate high-fiber breakfast bars in the morning were just as hungry at lunchtime as the days they ate low-fiber breakfast bars. Their food intake for the rest [...]
Multivitamins may cut myocardial infarction risk in some women
Taking multivitamin supplements may help reduce risk for myocardial infarction or heart attack in women who have had no history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The study led by S. Rautiainen of Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Swede and colleagues showed that women who had no history [...]
8 Minute Cardio Workout at Home
Cheese Consumption Linked With Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Cheese eaters may have more than refined palates — they may also carry a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that people who reported being cheese eaters have a 12 percent lower risk of the disease than people who don’t eat cheese. Plus, people [...]
