Cooking tomatoes boosts disease-fighting power
... vitamin E. "This makes lycopene's presence in the diet important," says Liu. "While these findings go against the notion that processed fruits and vegetables have lower nutritional value, this may create a new image for processed fruits and vegetables," says Liu. "Ultimately, this could increase consume...Sensitivity to gluten may result in neurological dysfunction; independent of symptoms
...tibodies through strict adherence to a gluten-free diet may have important therapeutic implications for patients with gluten ataxia, concluded Hadjivassiliou....Dutch study links tea drinking to reduced heart attack risk
...cidence of chronic disease and its relationship to diet and lifestyle factors. Their diets were assessed b...populations is generally associated with a healthy diet and lifestyle, and with less smoking. Thus part of the reduced risk of MI in this older population ...Health benefits of leanness blown away by cigarette smoke
...eve and maintain a healthy body weight. A healthy diet should emphasize whole grains, low-fat dairy products, lean meats, poultry, fish, fruits and vegetables....Calcification of breast blood vessels may predict stroke risk
...blood pressure, smoking status, physical activity, diet or newer blood markers, such as homocysteine levels or C-reactive protein, he says. However, mammograms might someday be used in addition to standard screening tools to better determine a womans risk, he added. Homocysteine is an amino acid in the b...Antioxidant gene mutation gives free radicals free reign
...esearchers dont know if adding antioxidants to the diet would help individuals with the Arg213Gly mutation and suggest more study is needed....The Lancet Oncology (TLO) and The Lancet Infectious Diseases (TLID)
...ing Edge editorial examines the issues surrounding diet and cancer, especially media reports that often contradict each other; foodstuffs that are often touted as cancer preventives one week are later reported as harmful. The editorial discusses how data should be presented, analysed, and interpreted, and...Foods rich in folate may reduce risk of stroke
...r period. "Because of the day-to-day variation in diet it can be harder to find an association using this method; therefore, our findings may underestimate the strength of the association." The American Heart Association recommends that adults take 400 mcg of folate (vitamin B9) a day and pregnant women ...Heart health should be the front line of diabetes care
...ight, there is much debate over the most desirable diet to accomplish that goal with the pendulum swinging...arbohydrate diets. Most investigators agree that diet for people with diabetes should be low in saturated fatty acids and cholesterol to keep LDL choleste...American kids poor food choices: Fewer than 15 percent eat recommended fruits and vegetables
... of American children ages 6 to 11 years old eat a diet with more fat than the maximum U.S. recommended level of 30 percent. Moreover, on any given day, 45 percent of children eat no fruit, and 20 percent eat less than one serving of vegetables. The average 6 to 11 year-old eats only 3.5 servings of fru...Impaired sodium excretion after stress contributes to hypertension in blacks
...chers designed a protocol that put the youths on a diet for three days to bring their sodium balance to similar levels. On test day, the youths relaxed for two hours at the Georgia Prevention Institute, were stressed for an hour by playing competitive video games, then relaxed for two more hours. Blood pr...Potassium-rich foods can help offset high salt diet contribution to osteoporosis
...thy postmenopausal women were placed on a low salt diet (two grams / day) for an initial three weeks while...were able to compare each womans low and high salt diet results individually. They were also able to compare the loss of calcium and NTX between the placebo...Meta-analysis of zinc supplementation shows positive growth effects for infants and children
...tors such as the availability of zinc in the local diet and the pre-existing zinc status of the study subjects. In order to provide a systematic qualitative review of findings regarding the efficacy of zinc supplementation, Brown et al. consolidated results from multiple studies from countries around the...Lonely people face higher risk of heart disease
...behavioral risk factors such as drinking, smoking, diet and compliance with medical treatments. The authors suggest that this may mean researchers need to look elsewhere to understand the apparent increased risk of disease in the lonely. For instance, Cacioppo and colleagues found that although lonely ind...Path from chronic stress to heart disease clarified
...p problems; obtained a self-rating of exercise and diet habits; and looked for indications of metabolic syndrome, including obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated blood levels of cholesterol, insulin and sugar. The researchers repeated all the evaluations 15 to 18 months later. As expected, their fin...Homocysteine related to brain atrophy, vascular disease
... to researchers, people who follow a well-balanced diet should get enough of these vitamins. Important sources of folic acid include citrus fruits, tomatoes, vegetables and grain products. Major sources of B6 are meat, poultry, fish, fruits, vegetables and grain products. Major sources of B12 are meat, po...The Lancet Oncology (TLO) June 2002
...tate, and colon cancer. In women, a soy-containing diet is more likely to protect against breast cancer if regularly consumed before puberty or during adolescence. Hormonal resynchronisation-an occupational hazard This months Leading Edge editorial discusses the effect of jetlag on cancer risk in light o...High cholesterol and calcification are to blame for aortic valve disease
...e prescribed statins rather than being told to try diet first when they are at risk for aortic valve disease....Breast cancer rising among Asian-American women
...r rates also suggests that outside factors?such as diet and exercise?are prominent in risk, and these factors can potentially be altered."......a list of do's and don'ts, including eat a healthy diet and make sure to exercise. So, when you see your favorite fast food restaurant inside the hospital that just told you to eat healthy, you may be getting a mixed message a message it appears many of the nation's top health institutions are sending. ...