Health
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 [...]
Study indicates nutrients may help memory
There are currently no good medications available to prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease, but recent studies on dietary interventions to help improve cognition offer significant hope for people suffering from dementia. Several years ago, Dr. Richard Wurtman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed a mixture of three nutrients that seemed to improve memory in [...]
Curry Spice Prevents Diabetes
Supplements containing a compound in curry spice may help prevent diabetes in people at high risk, a small clinical trial suggests. Researchers found that over nine months, a daily dose of curcumin seemed to prevent new cases of diabetes among people with so-called prediabetes – abnormally high blood sugar levels that may progress to full-blown [...]
Moringa Oleifera Scores Highest Antioxidant Content in Food
In an independent test, Moringa oleifera scored the highest in antioxidant content of any food yet discovered. Beating the record-holding acai berry by over a 50% margin, Moringa Source Moringa oleifera leaf powder measured over 157,000 umoles using the Oxidant Radicals Absorbent Capacity (ORAC) system of measurement developed by the National Institute of Health’s National [...]
Scientists squeeze value from citrus peel
Citrus peel, coffee waste, pea pods and cashew shells could provide an untapped carbon source for producing commercially viable, higher value chemicals and materials, according to scientists at the University of York. Citrus fruit peel waste could be converted into high value chemicals, say researchers. The university is leading a new EU-backed scheme, [...]
Chew Gum to Relieve Stress
Few things in life are universal, but stress is definitely something we can all agree on. And we’d all like to have a means to beat it as quickly as possible. Sure, there are a lot of solutions out there, but none are as easy to incorporate into your day-to-day grind as this one: Chew [...]
Organic tomatoes have higher antioxidant value
Tomatoes grown by organic methods contain more phenolic compounds than those grown using commercial standards, say researchers. The study – published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry – analysed the phenolic profiles of Daniela tomatoes grown either using ‘conventional’ or organic methods, finding that those grown under organic conditions contained significantly higher levels [...]
Study finds meditation may help with acute respiratory infections
There has been a growing interest in the value of meditation for relaxation. Mayo Clinic states if stress has you anxious, tense and worried, consider trying meditation. Just spending a few minutes in meditation can restore your calm and inner peace. New research shows that meditation may also help with acute respiratory infections. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative [...]
‘Dessert’ with breakfast boosts weight loss
Starting your morning with a high-protein food and a “dessert” — such as a doughnut or a slice of cake — may help you lose weight and keep it off, a new study suggests. However, several nutritionists said they weren’t ready yet to embrace the study’s conclusions. When researchers from Tel Aviv University’s Wolfson Medical [...]
