Archive for September, 2012
Cooking-oil combo may improve blood pressure
Reinforcing the role nutrition plays in heart health, new research suggests that cooking with a combination of sesame oil and rice bran oil can lower mild to moderately high blood pressure. A small study conducted in New Delhi, India, found that hypertensive adults who added roughly 1.25 ounces of a rice bran/sesame oil mixture to [...]
Fruits, vegetables may be key to long-term weight loss
Some new research tried to figure out what might help post-menopausal women achieve long-term weight loss. And it turns out that adding produce to their diet didn’t show up as especially helpful in the short term, but in the long term it mattered. The researchers didn’t find that eating fried chicken was just fine as [...]
Omega-3 fatty acids help advanced lung cancer patients
A new study in British Journal of Nutrition has found supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids can help advanced lung cancer patients. Researchers at San Giovanni Battista Hospital in Turin, Italy conducted the trial and found long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish oil have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects and improve nutrition in lung cancer patients. [...]
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 [...]
Dairy products won’t make you skinny, evidence says
Adding a couple of servings of milk or yogurt to your daily diet probably won’t help you drop any pants sizes, according to a new analysis of past studies. Some research has suggested dairy products may help people feel full for longer, or that the calcium in milk and yogurt can prevent the build-up of [...]
Obese people can be Metabolically Healthy and in Good Shape
This is the conclusion of a study published in the prestigious journal European Heart Journal conducted by professor Francisco B. Ortega, a researcher at the University of Granada Department of Physical Education and at the Karolinska Institut Department of BioSciences and Nutrition (Sweden). A person can be obese and metabolically healthy at the same time, [...]
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, [...]
Enfamil Human Milk Fortifier supports growth in premature infants
Enfamil Human Milk Fortifier Acidified Liquid supports higher growth in premature infants than powdered fortifiers and is well-tolerated, according to a study sponsored by Mead Johnson Nutrition. The product comes in single-dose packaging, commercially sterile and free of micro-organisms. When mixed with breast milk, Enfamil Human Milk Fortifier Acidified Liquid provides 4g protein per 100 [...]
Just as women are advised to get plenty of folic acid around the time of conception and throughout early pregnancy, new research suggests another very similar nutrient may one day deserve a spot on the obstetrician’s list of recommendations. Consuming greater amounts of choline – a nutrient found in eggs and meat – during pregnancy may lower an infant’s vulnerability to stress-related illnesses, such as mental health disturbances, and chronic conditions, like hypertension, later in life. In an early study in The FASEB Journal, nutrition scientists and obstetricians at Cornell University and the University of Rochester Medical Center found that higher-than-normal amounts of choline in the diet during pregnancy changed epigenetic markers – modifications on our DNA that tell our genes to switch on or off, to go gangbusters or keep a low profile – in the fetus. While epigenetic markers don’t change our genes, they make a permanent imprint by dictating their fate: If a gene is not expressed – turned on – it’s as if it didn’t exist. redOrbit (http://s.tt/1nX44)
Just as women are advised to get plenty of folic acid around the time of conception and throughout early pregnancy, new research suggests another very similar nutrient may one day deserve a spot on the obstetrician’s list of recommendations. Consuming greater amounts of choline – a nutrient found in eggs and meat – during pregnancy may lower [...]
Low-Fat Yogurt May Cut High Blood Pressure Risk
Low-fat yogurt may help lower your risk for high blood pressure, according to new research. A new study of more than 2,100 adults presented at the American Heart Association’s High Blood Pressure Research 2012 Scientific Sessions Wednesday found that those who reported eating more low-fat yogurt were 31 percent less likely to develop high blood [...]
