Benita Matilda First Posted: Apr 16, 2013 07:12 AM EDT Adhering to a western style diet lowers a person’s chances of achieving older age in good health and with higher functionality, according to a news release. The latest study, published in The American Journal of Medicine, states that a western style diet, which includes fried […]
MedPageToday.com Published: Apr 15, 2013 By Kristina Fiore , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Note that this study demonstrates that half of FDA class 1 recalls in the U.S. are for dietary supplements. Be aware that all of these recalls were due to the presence of an unapproved ingredient or drug. Dietary supplements that […]
MedPageToday.com Published: Apr 15, 2013 By Nancy Walsh , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Drinking a cup of nitrate-rich beetroot juice significantly lowered blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive individuals. Note that the study participants tolerated the regimen well. Drinking a cup of nitrate-rich beetroot juice significantly lowered blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive individuals, a […]
Published: Apr 12, 2013 By Cole Petrochko , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Pre-breast-cancer-diagnosis overall alcohol consumption was not associated with disease-specific survival, but there was a suggestion favoring moderate consumption. Alcohol consumption after diagnosis was not associated with disease-specific survival. Women who were moderate drinkers before being diagnosed with breast cancer appear to […]
Published: Apr 12, 2013 By Charles Bankhead , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story WASHINGTON – Obese women at increased risk of endometrial cancer had significant reductions in cancer-associated biomarkers following bariatric surgery, and abnormal endometrial pathology resolved in three cases, investigators reported here. Expression of hormone receptors and CD20-positive cells decreased significantly (P<0.005, P=0.0196, respectively). […]
MedscapeToday.com Steve Stiles April 12, 2013 ROCHESTER, MN — A meta-analysis of 13 controlled trials concludes that including L-carnitine among the other therapies given in the acute setting for MI appears to significantly cut all-cause mortality and lead to fewer angina symptoms and ventricular arrhythmias[1]. In some of the studies, L-carnitine therapy was subsequently given […]
The Weston A. Price Foundation Posted on April 10, 2013 by Christopher Masterjohn Story Source In April of 2011, I posted a rebuttal of a Nature paper from Stanley Hazen’s group at the Cleveland Clinic arguing that choline from animal foods causes heart disease: Does Dietary Choline Contribute to Heart Disease? Their argument was that […]
Ramón Estruch, M.D., Ph.D. BACKGROUND Observational cohort studies and a secondary prevention trial have shown an inverse association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular risk. We conducted a randomized trial of this diet pattern for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events. METHODS In a multicenter trial in Spain, we randomly assigned participants who […]
Published: Apr 4, 2013 By Todd Neale , Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points In two systematic reviews of the literature and a meta-analysis of randomized trials, evidence was found indicating that a modest reduction in salt intake caused falls in blood pressure in both hypertensive and normotensive individuals and in one study was […]
Frontline Medical News, 2013 Apr 04, D Napoli A gluten-free diet reduced stool frequency as well as small bowel permeability in irritable bowel syndrome patients without celiac disease. The findings, published in the May issue of Gastroenterology, “support the need for further clinical intervention studies to evaluate the clinical effects of gluten withdrawal in patients […]
Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids Volume 88, Issue 3, March 2013, Pages 219-226 Jenifer I.Fenton Abstract Diets high in fish and curcumin are associated with a decreased risk of CRC. Insulin resistance and obesity are associated with increased CRC risk and higher reoccurrence rates. We utilized cell culture to determine if dietary compounds could […]
Published: Mar 28, 2013 By Crystal Phend , Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Prevention/38144 Action Points Eating more fiber may modestly reduce the risk of stroke, although details remain uncertain and it might just be a surrogate for other healthy behaviors. Point out that the findings support dietary recommendations to increase intake of […]
MedPageToday.com Published: Apr 17, 2013 By Kristina Fiore , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points A model that incorporates factors such as time spent outdoors and physical activity may help predict which patients may be at risk of vitamin D deficiency, a study found. Multivariate linear regression analyses showed that serum 25(OH)D levels were positively […]
The type of dairy product that women with breast cancer consume could be an important lifestyle choice.
Leafy greens influence gene expression, boosting native immune response to fight disease Monday, March 11, 2013 by: John Phillip Full Article: http://www.naturalnews.com/039435_leafy_greens_gene_expression_immune_response.html (NaturalNews) Our native immune system is truly amazing in its complexity and ability to continually adapt to an ever changing environment of potential pathogens that could easily colonize and highjack our health if […]
Medscape Medical News > Neurology Fiber-Rich Diet May Protect Against Stroke Megan Brooks April 08, 2013 Eating more fiber may lower the risk of stroke, according to the first meta-analysis of relevant research on fiber intake and stroke. “We found that across the normal range intakes, with each additional 7 grams per day consumed, risk […]
March 8, 2013 by True Activist The modern diet of processed foods, takeaways and microwave meals could be to blame for a sharp increase in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, including alopecia, asthma and eczema. A team of scientists from Yale University in the U.S and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, in Germany, say junk […]
High Intake of Processed Meat Linked to Cancer Deaths Shelley Wood and Roxanne Nelson Mar 11, 2013 Full Article: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/780553 BMC Medicine Published online March 7, 2013. Full Text: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/11/63 Bacon, sausage, and ham are once again being singled out as key culprits driving the association between meat consumption and the world’s most common diseases. One of […]
RESEARCH · March 7, 2013 ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate associations between dietary omega-3 fatty acids and other fat intake, genes related to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and progression to geographic atrophy (GA). Design: Observational analysis of a prospective cohort. Participants: A total of 2531 individuals from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study, among which 525 eyes progressed to GA and 4165 […]
Low-calorie Sweeteners and the Risk of Preterm Delivery Results From Two Studies and a Meta-analysis Carlo La Vecchia J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2013;39(1):12-13. © 2013 Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists The possible relation between low-calorie sweeteners (as well as sugar-sweetened beverages) and unfavourable pregnancy […]