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No Cognitive Benefits In Seniors Taking Fish Oil Supplements
The largest ever trial of fish oil supplements has found no evidence that they offer benefits for cognitive function in older people. The OPAL study investigated the effects of taking omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements over a two year period on the cognitive function of participants aged 70-80 years…
The largest ever trial of fish oil supplements has found no evidence that they offer benefits for cognitive function in older people. The OPAL study investigated the effects of taking omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements over a two year period on the cognitive function of participants aged 70-80 years…
Higher Consumption Of Dietary Added Sugars Associated With Unfavorable Cholesterol And Triglyceride Levels
Consuming a higher amount of added sugars in processed or prepared foods is associated with lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C, the “good cholesterol”) and higher levels of triglycerides, which are important risk factors for cardiovascular disease, according to a study in the April 21 issue of JAMA…
Consuming a higher amount of added sugars in processed or prepared foods is associated with lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C, the “good cholesterol”) and higher levels of triglycerides, which are important risk factors for cardiovascular disease, according to a study in the April 21 issue of JAMA…
Nutraceuticals And Prostate Cancer Prevention: A Current Review
UroToday.com – Nutraceutical is a new term in prostate cancer research that relates to nutritional or wholistic treatments. Nutraceuticals generally refer to isolated compounds, usually from plant matter, that are unmodified with demonstrated benefit against chronic disease or cancer…
UroToday.com – Nutraceutical is a new term in prostate cancer research that relates to nutritional or wholistic treatments. Nutraceuticals generally refer to isolated compounds, usually from plant matter, that are unmodified with demonstrated benefit against chronic disease or cancer…
Maternal Height And Risk Of Child Mortality And Undernutrition – Editorial
Parul Christian, Dr.P.H., M.Sc., of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, writes in an accompanying editorial that maternal stature, overall maternal nutritional status, and the factors that give rise to them needs more emphasis, especially because early growth failure is known to track into childhood and beyond…
Parul Christian, Dr.P.H., M.Sc., of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, writes in an accompanying editorial that maternal stature, overall maternal nutritional status, and the factors that give rise to them needs more emphasis, especially because early growth failure is known to track into childhood and beyond…
Groundbreaking Research On Management Of Cardiometabolic Syndrome To Be Unveiled At Scientific Conferences In Anaheim, CA, April 23-28
The preliminary results from the first multi-center clinical trial to test the impact of a therapeutic lifestyle change program including a specific diet in combination with a medical food containing specific plant-based nutrients on a health condition known as metabolic syndrome supports earlier research conducted by life sciences company Metagenics, Inc…
The preliminary results from the first multi-center clinical trial to test the impact of a therapeutic lifestyle change program including a specific diet in combination with a medical food containing specific plant-based nutrients on a health condition known as metabolic syndrome supports earlier research conducted by life sciences company Metagenics, Inc…
Study Links Maternal Height To Children’s Health Outcomes
Malnutrition suffered during a woman’s childhood “can adversely affect the health of her children, Harvard researchers said Tuesday,” following the release of their study in developing countries, which “found that the shortest women were substantially more likely to have children who died at an early age, who were underweight or who failed to thrive, according to a report in …
Malnutrition suffered during a woman’s childhood “can adversely affect the health of her children, Harvard researchers said Tuesday,” following the release of their study in developing countries, which “found that the shortest women were substantially more likely to have children who died at an early age, who were underweight or who failed to thrive, according to a report in …
Experts Call For Regulation And Gradual Tightening Of Added Salt, US
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should regulate salt as a food additive and gradually tighten the limit on the amount that manufacturers, restaurants and food service providers can add to processed foods and prepared meals, said experts in a new report this week…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should regulate salt as a food additive and gradually tighten the limit on the amount that manufacturers, restaurants and food service providers can add to processed foods and prepared meals, said experts in a new report this week…
Telephone Counseling Increases Daily Servings Of Fruit, Vegetables
Combining telephone counseling calls with a daily written diet plan increases a person’s success in improving fruit and vegetables consumption, according to research published in Preventive Medicine. Nutrition often gets neglected in preventive health care for many reasons, including lack of time, lack of training and economic restraints says Zora Djuric, Ph.D…
Combining telephone counseling calls with a daily written diet plan increases a person’s success in improving fruit and vegetables consumption, according to research published in Preventive Medicine. Nutrition often gets neglected in preventive health care for many reasons, including lack of time, lack of training and economic restraints says Zora Djuric, Ph.D…
UB Researchers Find Vitamin D Status Not Predicted By Surrogate Markers
Vitamin supplements, diet, geographic location, demographic information or lifestyle, independently or in combination, cannot accurately predict vitamin D concentrations in blood, researchers at the University at Buffalo have found. This finding indicates that data such as vitamin D from foods and supplements or latitude of residence (northern vs…
Vitamin supplements, diet, geographic location, demographic information or lifestyle, independently or in combination, cannot accurately predict vitamin D concentrations in blood, researchers at the University at Buffalo have found. This finding indicates that data such as vitamin D from foods and supplements or latitude of residence (northern vs…
Advice On Maintaining Healthy Feet During Exercise
Each day millions of Americans run for fun, sport, and fitness. While running is a great form of physical activity, it can be hard on the lower extremities, especially the feet…
Each day millions of Americans run for fun, sport, and fitness. While running is a great form of physical activity, it can be hard on the lower extremities, especially the feet…
