Pauline Anderson November 05, 2013 Full Story: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/813821 Middle-aged women following a healthy Mediterranean-type diet — with an emphasis on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fish, moderate amounts of alcohol, and little red meat — have much greater odds of healthy aging later on, a new study reports. “In this study, women with healthier dietary […]
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR Published: November 3, 2013 The New York Times Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/science/herbal-supplements-are-often-not-what-they-seem.html Americans spend an estimated $5 billion a year on unproven herbal supplements that promise everything from fighting off colds to curbing hot flashes and boosting memory. But now there is a new reason for supplement buyers to beware: DNA tests show […]
Evidence suggests a role in cancer prevention, cardiovascular health and bone mineralization. By James P. Meschino, DC, MS Dynamic Chiropractic – November 1, 2013, Vol. 31, Issue 21 You may have heard rumblings in recent years that vitamin K helps reduce the risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease, and is administered intravenously by some integrative medical doctors who […]
AY Nemet, J Hanhart, I Kaiserman, S Vinker Clin Ophthalmol 2013 Oct 18;2013(7)2079-2084 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Study results showed an increased prevalence of osteoporosis in a large cohort of patients ≥ 50 years who underwent cataract surgery compared with age- and gender-matched controls. SUMMARY PracticeUpdate Editorial Team Background: Calcium is considered an important factor in the […]
A comparative study of effects of omega-3 Fatty acids, alpha lipoic Acid and vitamin e in type 2 diabetes mellitus Udupa A Abstract BACKGROUND: Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by abnormal lipid and glucose metabolism. Various modes of adjuvant therapy have been advocated to ameliorate insulin resistance. AIM: This study was intended to […]
Baek D, Park Y. Abstract Associations between n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), inflammation, oxidative stress and the risk of depression have been suggested. We hypothesize that erythrocyte n-3 PUFAs are inversely associated with biomarkers for inflammation and oxidative stress in Koreans with and without depression. Study participants comprised 80 cases diagnosed with depression based on […]
Shilpa N Bhupathiraju Abstract Background: Dietary guidelines recommend increasing fruit and vegetable intake and, most recently, have also suggested increasing variety. Objective: We prospectively examined the independent roles of quantity and variety in fruit and vegetable intake in relation to incident coronary heart disease (CHD). Design: We prospectively followed 71,141 women from the Nurses’ Health […]
Link LB Abstract BACKGROUND: Evidence that diet is associated with breast cancer risk is inconsistent. Most studies have examined risks associated with specific foods and nutrients, rather than measures of overall diet. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate dietary patterns and their relation to breast cancer risk in a large cohort of women. DESIGN: Data […]
Note that this meta-analysis of randomized trials demonstrated no benefit of “carb-counting” on hemoglobin A1C levels among type 1 diabetics.
Be aware that, within five studies that had similar design, carb counting was modestly beneficial.
This study suggests that there is no need to recommend vitamin D for increasing calcium absorption in normal people.
Colette Heimowitz’s Blog Full Story: http://blogs.atkins.com/Blogs/colette_heimowitz/Archive/2013/10/28/213745.aspx Sweden has given us the Volvo and Ikea, now it may be on the forefront in the fight against obesity. A report called Dietary Treatment for Obesity, from the Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment (SBU), has shown that the typically recommended low-fat diet is failing to stop or […]
Published on Oct 28, 2013 If you believe the government, we should have three glasses of milk each day. Is there any evidence to support this recommendation? A recent study out of Harvard found a lack of data proving that eating dairy leads to better bones, weight loss, or improved health. The researchers found, instead, […]
Published: Oct 25, 2013 | Updated: Oct 28, 2013 By Cole Petrochko, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/ColonCancer/42496 Action Points Red and processed meat consumption was significantly associated with colorectal cancer risk in patients who had a common gene mutation, researchers found. Note that, if replicated, the findings suggest selected individuals at higher risk […]
“Scientists universally accept that trans fats — found in many fast foods, bakery products, and margarines — increase the risk of cardiovascular disease through inflammatory processes,” he wrote. “But ‘saturated fat’ is another story.”
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Full Story: http://www.yourmedicaldetective.com/public/1146.cfm We have all be fooled “again”.. Just when you think we are doing something good for our bodies we learn that we have been conned. This has led to today’s case of the Canola Con! How many people use canola oil for cooking? How many people […]
Eat less, move more, die anyway http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/lipid-hypothesis/eat-less-move-die-anyway/ 22. October 2013, 13:21 UhrDiabetes, Lipid hypothesismreades99 comments Mainstream medicine’s latest multimillion dollar effort to prove the effectiveness of the low-calorie, low-fat diet once again blew up in their collective faces, but that’s not what this post is about. This post is about how mainstream medicine deals with data […]
French children don’t need medications to control their behavior. Published on March 8, 2012 by Marilyn Wedge, Ph.D. in Suffer the Children Full Story: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/suffer-the-children/201203/why-french-kids-dont-have-adhd In the United States, at least 9% of school-aged children have been diagnosed with ADHD, and are taking pharmaceutical medications. In France, the percentage of kids diagnosed and medicated for […]
Bhatti SK, et al. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2013 Nov;16(6):688-97. doi: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e328365b9a0. Affiliation aSaint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute & University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri bJohn Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans cDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, […]
BY DR. DAVID PERLMUTTER OCTOBER 22, 2013 7:16 AM EDT Full Story: http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-11336/think-youre-too-young-to-prevent-alzheimers-think-again.html Last month, the federal government announced it would provide a $33 million grant to help underwrite a clinical trial to develop a pharmaceutical approach to preventing Alzheimer’s disease. This news comes on the heels of a report that the latest candidate in […]
Consumption of tuna or other broiled or baked fish, but not fried fish, is associated with fewer subclinical brain abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).