Category: Nutrition
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One avocado a day helps lower ‘bad’ cholesterol for heart healthy benefits
MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events | October 29, 2019 Move over, apples—new research from Penn State suggests that eating one avocado a day may help keep “bad cholesterol” at bay. According to the researchers, bad cholesterol can refer to both oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and small, dense LDL particles. In a randomized, controlled feeding study, the researchers…
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Association between soft drinks consumption and asthma
This article looked at 50,000 cases of asthma in 468,836 people, and they found that sugar-sweetened soft drinks are positively associated with asthma. This only shows a link and not causality yet, that’s why they recommend studying this issue more. ~ Dr. Broussarrd Association between soft drinks consumption and asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis…
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No Need To Cut Down Red Meat Consumption
Newswise | October 01, 2019 Most people can continue to eat red and processed meat as they do now. A panel of international scientists led by researchers at Dalhousie and McMaster universities systematically reviewed the evidence and have recommended that most adults should continue to eat their current levels of red and processed meat. The…
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Heart Attacks and Stroke Risks in Meat Eaters, Fish Eaters, and Vegetarians
This article shows that fish eaters and vegetarians had lower rates of heart attacks than meat eaters, but vegetarians had higher rates of stroke. ~ Dr. Broussard Risks of Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke in Meat Eaters, Fish Eaters, and Vegetarians September 25, 2019 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The EPIC-Oxford prospective cohort study examined incident cases of ischemic…
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Soft Drink Consumption Linked to an Increased Risk of Death
By Robert Dillard -September 4, 2019 Consumption of total, sugar-sweetened, and artificially sweetened soft drinks is linked to all-cause mortality, according to the findings of a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. In this population-based cohort study, researchers assessed 451,743 (mean age, 51, 71% women) participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer…
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Zinc Deficiency in People With High Blood Pressure Are At Risk of Stroke
In this study published in the journal STROKE, the authors stated that people who have high blood pressure AND a zinc deficiency, defined as < 106.9 μg/dL, are at risk of suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. ~ Dr. Broussard Baseline plasma zinc and risk of first stroke in hypertensive patients: A nested case-control study Abstract Background and…
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Could Eating Local Food Reduce Blood Pressure and Diabetes Risk?
Published Friday 26 July 2019 By Tim Newman Fact checked by Isabel Godfrey A recent pilot study finds that consuming local foods with fewer additives might reduce abdominal fat, blood pressure, and diabetes risk. The study is small-scale, but the findings are intriguing. The food that we eat has a huge effect on our overall…
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Study Suggests Possible Link Between Sugary Drinks and Cancer
MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events | July 11, 2019 A study published by The BMJ today reports a possible association between higher consumption of sugary drinks and and an increased risk of cancer. While cautious interpretation is needed, the findings add to a growing body of evidence indicating that limiting sugary drink consumption, together with taxation and…
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How About a Broccoli Detox?
By: Austin Perlmutter, MD, Medical Student, Miller School of Medicine Since childhood we’ve been told to eat our broccoli, a request usually based on the claim that “it’s good for you.” Though we now have substantial research to back up this statement, new data from Johns Hopkins scientists may be one of the best reasons to keep this…
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7 Clinically Proven Natural Remedies
by Naveed Saleh, MD, MS, for MDLinx | July 10, 2019 It may be hard to imagine, but in the days before prescription medications, people turned to natural remedies to treat conditions such as infections and toothaches. Currently, about 4 out of 10 adults still turn to alternative therapies and the like, including herbal supplements,…