Category: Nutrition
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Drinking Wine May Help Protect Against Cataracts
American Academy of Ophthalmology News | March 31, 2021 People who consume alcohol moderately appear less likely to develop cataracts that require surgery. Wine consumption showed the strongest protective effect, suggesting that antioxidants which are abundant in red wine may play a role in cataract prevention. However, people who drank daily or nearly daily had…
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Excess blood sugar promotes clogging of arteries
Cornell University Health News | March 23, 2021 Excess sugar in the blood, the central feature of diabetes, can react with immune proteins to cause myriad changes in the immune system, including inflammatory changes that promote atherosclerosis, according to a new study from scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and University of Massachusetts Medical School. The…
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Green Leafy Vegetables Essential for Muscle Strength
MARCH 24, 2021 by Edith Cowan University Eating just one cup of leafy green vegetables every day could boost muscle function, according to new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research. The study, published today in the Journal of Nutrition, found that people who consumed a nitrate-rich diet, predominantly from vegetables, had significantly better muscle function of…
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What Sugar Does to the Brain
Alistair Gardiner | February 12, 2021 Sugar is a slippery slope. On the one hand, the brain and body need it for fuel; on the other, it can act like a drug—the more we eat, the more we seem to crave. Sugar has been considered a dietary enemy for a long time—and with good reason.…
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Vitamin K2 Awareness in Sun-Protected Patients Supplementing With Vitamin D
In an article written for doctors and published in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, the authors mention that Vitamin K2 has a synergistic effect with Vitamin D. They said that it is important to know that most of their patients do not eat a diet with adequate Vitamin K2, which is found in organ…
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Heart Health and Fish Oil Supplements
In an article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the authors recommended at least two servings of fatty fish per week. If this cannot be achieved, dietary supplementation with fish oil capsules may be reasonable. ~ Dr. Broussard Cardiovascular Impact of Nutritional Supplementation With Omega-3 Fatty Acids February 10, 2021 JACC:…
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Pro-inflammatory diet associated with low back pain prevalence in U.S. adults
Can what you eat be making your back hurt? A paper put out by the Association of Academic Physiatrists at their Annual Meeting reports that eating foods that promote inflammation is associated with lower back pain. Similarly, foods that reduce inflammation may help your lower back pain. If you look around, there are apps that…
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Cereal Grains Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Disease and Early Death
A paper published in the British Medical Journal found that people who eat highly processed cereal grains such as oats,, rice, barley and wheat increase their chance of heart disease and early death. ~ Dr. Broussard High intake of refined grains linked to higher risk of heart disease and death MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events | February 4,…
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Diet and Acne
In a paper published in the International Journal of Dermatology, the authors discuss diet and acne. The authors report states that diets high in sugar, excess cola and soft drinks, salty foods, dairy products, fast food and chocolate seem to be acne promoting foods. On the other hand, eating fruits, vegetables and possibly fish are…
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Low and Very Low Carb Diets for Type 2 Diabetes Remission
In an article published in the British Journal of Medicine, the authors scanned the medical literature, and concluded that there is moderate to low certainty evidence, that patients adhering to a low carbohydrate diet for six months may experience remission of diabetes without adverse consequences. In fact, there is about a 32% chance that you will…