Drink two (or more) sugary sodas a week? You have an increased risk of developing cancer of the pancreas, one of the most rapidly fatal of the cancers, according to new work appearing in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
The research involved an analysis of data collected on 60,524 Chinese adults and [...]
Eating a diet that’s high in healthy fats, limits dairy and meats isn’t just good for your heart, some new research suggests it might also be very good for your mind.
Following a Mediterranean style diet helps lower the risk of developing small areas of dead tissue that have been linked to thinking [...]
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Want to do something to help a flagging memory?
Try a glass of blueberry juice and you’ll be giving your brain a boost says a new study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
According to the groundbreaking research, a daily drink of wild blueberry juice improved the memory of older subjects who were known to [...]
Cutting just half a teaspoon of salt a day from the intake of most U.S. adults would prevent 92,000 deaths, 99,000 heart attacks and 66,000 strokes according to predictions from computer models that used actual clinical data to judge the effects of the change.
Less salt is as big a benefit to health as is quitting [...]
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Men looking for a way to slim down at the waistline might have an added, though unexpected, weapon. Tea. A study presented at the First International Congress on Abdominal Obesity finds that men who drink over 2 cups of tea a day have slimmer waistlines than those who drink coffee or nothing at all.
It’s not [...]
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
If improving your diet is on your list of resolutions for the new year, here are five foods that you can add to your diet that taste great and might also help you avoid certain diseases.
While no one food is going to magically make you invincible in terms of getting sick – moderation and balance [...]
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Eating or drinking this tasty, nutrient rich fruit might help to prevent, or slow the growth of some breast cancers according to a new study published in Cancer Prevention Research.
The work identifies a group of phytochemicals known as ellagitannins, abundant in pomegranates, that inhibit the growth of estrogen responsive breast cancers in the lab.
The researchers [...]
Monday, February 22, 2010
The latest FDA advice on controversial chemical Bisphenol A, or BPA, suggests that we should all take “reasonable” steps to avoid it, though this won’t be easy as the substance is used to make plastics that are virtually everywhere.
Baby bottles, water bottles, sports equipment, medical and dental devices, dental fillings and sealants, lenses in glasses, [...]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Recent research on heart disease patients just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that those who have the highest blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids seem to age more slowly on a cellular level than those with the lowest blood levels.
Earlier work has shown that patients with heart disease who have [...]
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Here’s some important news on promoting healthy bones.
When it comes to fractures, supplements of calcium and vitamin D cut the risk in both men and women of all ages – even if they’ve had a fracture before according to a massive new study published online in BMJ on January 12, 2009.
Vitamin D alone just doesn’t [...]
