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High-carb diet increases breast cancer risk
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, a new study suggests. The findings, from a study of nearly 335,000 European women, do not prove that your French fries, sweets and white bread contribute to breast cancer. [...]
Eating fructose leads to high plasma uric acid level
A new study released recently in Nutrition and Metabolism showed eating fructose for 10 weeks increased more fasting uric acid, a compound that causes a condition called gout, in the blood than eating glucose. Both fructose and glucose are present in high fructose syrup or now called corn sugar, which is commonly used in processed [...]
Exercise cuts CV and all-cause mortality in diabetes
In patients with diabetes mellitus, even moderate levels of regular exercise can reduce risk of death by up to 38%, according to a newly published study that combines prospective cohort data with a meta-analysis of 12 previous studies [1]. The new study is published online August 6, 2012 in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The authors, [...]
Sugar and High Fructose Corn Syrup Perform Equally on Reduced Calorie Diet
High fructose corn syrup is an ingredient in most of the things we consume on a daily basis. Some health officials have warned against it claiming it is contributing to America’s growing rate of obesity. Now, researchers are suggesting that high fructose corn syrup is not as bad for the body and can actually help [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
