Category: Nutrition
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Effects of Bioavailable Curcumin on Age-Related Cognitive Symptoms
by Gary W. Small, MD Jul 5, 2018 Dr Small is Director, Geriatric Psychiatry, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles. Previous research suggesting that curcumin, a component of the spice turmeric and curried foods, may protect cognition includes the observation that the prevalence of Alzheimer disease among people in their 70s…
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Artificial Sweeteners: Still a Matter of Debate
08.15.2018 Questions about benefits and harms remain unanswered by Judy George Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Many people with type 2 diabetes consume artificial sweeteners to control their glucose, but whether this strategy is helpful or harmful is not clear. Moreover, the clinician’s dilemma is how to best advise their patients when pros and cons of…
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Diets ‘devoid of vegetable matter’ may cause colon cancer
Published Tuesday 14 August 2018 A new study emphasizes the importance to gut health of eating plenty of vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, and kale. Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute in London, United Kingdom, found that keeping mice on a diet rich in a compound known as indole-3-carbinol (I3C) — which comes from such…
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Probiotic use is a link between brain fogginess, severe bloating
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University News | August 07, 2018 Probiotic use can result in a significant accumulation of bacteria in the small intestine that can result in disorienting brain fogginess as well as rapid, significant belly bloating, investigators report. In a published study of 30 patients, the 22 who reported problems like…
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Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Severity of Psoriasis
Published in Dermatology Journal Scan / Research · August 06, 2018 JAMA Dermatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The Mediterranean diet has been associated with reduced chronic systemic inflammation and a lower incidence of chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease. The authors of this study used a Web-based questionnaire to identify 3557 individuals with…
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Another Article Says Chocolate Reduces Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Findings from a recent article suggested chocolate consumption may be related to reduced risk of cardiovascular disease at <100 g/week consumption. That’s about 3 1/2 ounces per week. The also don’t fall into the trap of, “well, if a little bit is good, then a whole lot ought to be even better” perspective! Higher levels…
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Canned Foods, Much Better Than Their Reputation: Issues W/ Heavy Metals, Plastics, and Nutrient Losses Revisited
This article is from SuppVersity – Nutrition and Exercise Science for Everyone As a SuppVersity-reader, you will know that frozen vegetables and fruit are much healthier than their reputation would suggest (learn more). In previous articles, I have even pointed out that for some foods, such as spinach, the frozen variety is superior to the “fresh” one…
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American Academy of Pediatrics says some common food additives may pose health risks to children
American Academy of Pediatrics News | July 23, 2018 With growing evidence that some chemicals found in food colorings, preservatives, and packaging materials may harm children’s health, a new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement calls for urgently needed reforms to the US food additive regulatory process. According to the statement in the August…
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Eat fish for a longer life, study suggests
Medical News Today Published Sunday 22 July 2018 A 16-year study, which dove into the data of almost half a million men and women, concludes that a diet rich in fish predicts a longer life. Consuming fish has long been recommended as part of a nutritious diet. Rich in high-quality proteins, vitamins, and healthful oils,…
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Hungry for Health: Fasting’s Medical Benefits
If you want to try intermittent fasting, I recommend the PROLON program. ~ Dr. Broussard by John Watson July 12, 2018 For most of us, a growling stomach is a siren song calling us to our refrigerator. However, for researchers and adherents of intermittent fasting (the practice of voluntarily abstaining from food and nonwater beverages), hunger is…