Nutrition
One cup of tea a day may help you stay slim, healthy
Drinking tea could be key to smaller waistlines, sharper minds, stronger bones and healthier hearts, say experts. Leading nutrition scientists from around the world convened at the United States Department of Agriculture to present the latest research supporting the role of tea in promoting good health. Numerous studies suggest tea supports heart health and healthy [...]
Vitamin C, zinc and omega 3 fatty acids may help asthma
Vitamin C, mineral zinc, and omega-3 fatty acids help asthma A study in Acta Paediatrica suggests that supplementation of vitamin C, zinc, and omega 3 fatty acids helps asthma patients. Bronchial asthma is caused by chronic inflammation in airways and nutritional intervention is known to decrease the severity of many chronic inflammatory disease including asthma, [...]
Study: No heart benefit from fish oil
Millions of Americans choke down large fish oil supplements every day, coughing up more than $1 billion a year, based on the belief that the pills can help prevent heart disease. Now a large review of research shows no overall heart benefit to taking Omega-3 fatty acid, or fish oil supplements. There was a small [...]
Fish oil helps colorectal cancer patients
Colorectal cancer patients like patients with many other types of malignancies experience a great deal of inflammation and oxidative stress induced by chemotherapy and radiotherapy or the disease itself. A new study in Nutrition and Cancer suggests that taking a moderate amount of fish oil each day during chemotherapy can improve their nutritional status indicators. [...]
Algal DHA omega-3 boosts reading capability in underperforming children
Daily supplementation of algal DHA omega-3 may boost a child’s reading ability and improve behaviour, research finds. Published in the PloS journal, researchers from Oxford University’s Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention found DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) supplementation a “safe and effective way to improve reading and behaviour in healthy but underperforming children”. The independent study was funded [...]
Nutrition supplement may help treat rare form of autism
People who have a very rare form of autism may benefit from treatment with a common nutritional supplement, a new study suggests. The results show some people who have symptoms of both autism and epilepsy have a rare genetic mutation that causes them to have abnormally low levels of essential nutrients called branched-chain amino acids [...]
Yerba mate tea fights diabetes mellitus type 2
If you are overweight or obese, you may be at risk for diabetes mellitus type 2 or you may have already acquired prediabetes. One thing to do to minimize your risk or to stop the disease is drinking Yerba mate tea infusions, according to a study in Journal of American College of Nutrition. Yerba mate [...]
Reasons to Love the Unsung Superfood Buckwheat
Unrelated to wheat, buckwheat is actually not a grain at all, but a seed of a plant related to rhubarb. As is often the case with seeds, buckwheat’s nutritional value surpasses grains. Here are 10 reasons to explore and love this unsung superfood. 1. It is low on the glycemic index, preventing rapid spikes in [...]
Coffee may offer bowel cancer protection
Consumption of four or more cups of coffee per day may be associated with a reduced risk of colon cancer, suggests new data. The study – published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition – analyses data from almost half a million people, finding that drinking several cups of coffee a day could help protect [...]
Scientists find a new benefit of coffee: It reduces pain
Scientists in Norway have more good news for coffee drinkers. Researchers have already found evidence that the drink — or the beans it’s brewed from — can help with weight loss, reduce one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, boost muscle growth, protect against certain types of cancers, and can even reduce one’s risk [...]
