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 […]
February 02, 2021 International Journal of Dermatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors performed a systematic review using the PubMed database that included 11 interventional clinical trials and 42 observational studies conducted between January 2009 and April 2020. They found several dietary factors associated with acne promotion, including a high glycemic index and/or glycemic load diet, dairy […]
Liu W, Hu B, Dehghan M, et al. Clinical Nutrition | January 28, 2021 In this prospective study involving 41,243 candidates, researchers sought to assess how amount of fruit, vegetable, and legume consumption impacts the risk of major cardiovascular disease (CVD), CVD mortality, cancer incidence, cancer mortality, and all-cause mortality. In the baseline survey, candidates […]
— Post-hoc analyses show benefit of alternative Mediterranean diet by Judy George, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today April 15, 2020 Adhering to an alternative Mediterranean diet high in vegetables, whole grains, fish, and olive oil was linked to lower risk of cognitive impairment but not to slower cognitive decline in post-hoc analyses. Data from two […]
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 24, No. 9-10 Invited Review Articles Free Access Keith I. Block, , Penny B. Block, , and Charlotte Gyllenhaal Published Online:24 Sep 2018https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0125 Abstract A comprehensive approach to integrative treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients involves three spheres of intervention: lifestyle, biology, and conventional treatment. Individualization of […]
From: SuppVersity – Nutrition and Exercise Science for Everyone 8/15/18 If you’re following my friend Alex Leaf on Facebook, you will have heard about the role of “nutrient order” (that’s not “nutrient timing“) as an important determinant of your postprandial glucose response. If you haven’t heard about this, yet, let me briefly bring you up to speed: In […]
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 […]
Frequent consumption of fruits tied to higher, faster chances of conception by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today May 03, 2018 Diet prior to conception correlated with time to achieving conception in a large, multinational, retrospective study. Compared to women who ate fruit three or more times a day, women who consumed fruit less frequently […]
Adequate hydration also linked to less severe bouts of acute disease by Ed Susman Contributing Writer, MedPage Today May 09, 2017 CHICAGO — A diet lacking in fruits, vegetables, and adequate fluid intake, was tied to severe disease in patients with acute pancreatitis, researchers said here. In a prospective study in over 300 patients, about […]
Current Hypertension Reports, 02/05/2016 Gee LC, et al. With dietary nitrate found in abundance in vegetables this review discusses epidemiological, pre–clinical and clinical data supporting the idea that dietary nitrate could represent a cheap and effective dietary intervention capable of reducing blood pressure and thereby improving cardiovascular health. Nitric oxide (NO), a potent vasodilator critical […]
November 10, 2015 Circulation AKE-HOME MESSAGE Researchers evaluated participants of the CARDIA study to determine the association between intake of fruit and vegetables during young adulthood with coronary atherosclerosis later in life, finding that higher intake was associated with lower prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis (P < .001). The findings support high intake of fruit and […]
Fibromyalgia is widespread muscle pain with no specific cause. For a diagnosis to be made, you must have pain in at least 11 of 18 specific trigger points. Fibromyalgia is a syndrome that includes long-term, body wide pain in the muscles and connective tissues. This characteristic pain may be accompanied by fatigue, headaches, and difficulty with […]
February 23, 2015 Ophthalmology: July 2014Volume 121, Issue 7, Pages 1428–1434.e2 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Researchers evaluated food frequency questionnaire responses from 41,514 adults to determine association of dietary patterns with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Results indicate that high intake of grain and white meat (chicken or fish, but not fried) may protect against developing advanced AMD, […]
Vitamin B2 / Riboflavin: Benefits, Sources, & Deficiency 15+1 4Tweet 1.1kLike 32Pin 0Share Affiliate Disclosure0 Comments Vitamin B2 / Riboflavin Vitamin B2, also called Riboflavin, is an important vitamin that also acts as an antioxidant within the body. Vitamin B2 is responsible for maintaining healthy blood cells, helping to boost energy levels, facilitating in a healthy metabolism, preventing free […]
Novel Intervention May Reverse Alzheimer’s Memory Loss Pam HarrisonStory Source October 03, 2014 A novel, comprehensive lifestyle intervention has shown promise in reversing memory loss related to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), preliminary research suggests. According to investigators, this novel intervention is aimed at “tweaking” the network of imbalances in the brain that contribute to cognitive decline. “We’ve been […]
Gastroenterology. 2014 Aug 12. pii: S0016-5085(14)01001-4. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.08.005. [Epub ahead of print] Increased Intake of Vegetables, but not Fruit, Reduces Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-analysis. Yang Y1, Zhang D2, Feng N3, Chen G4, Liu J5, Chen G6, Zhu Y5. Abstract BACKGROUND: & Aims: The anti-cancer effects of vegetables and fruit have been investigated extensively, […]
Frontline Medical News, 2014 Aug 07, S Worcester NEWS Story Source ORLANDO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Evidence increasingly supports plant-based nutrition for preventing diabetes or improving outcomes in those with diabetes. The Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2), for example, demonstrated that a plant-based eating pattern – defined as ad libitum whole grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables, […]
Michael O’Riordan March 28, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC — Long-term follow-up from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study suggests that a higher consumption of fruits and vegetables in women is associated with a lower risk of developing coronary atherosclerosis. Interestingly, the association between a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and coronary […]
A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study Viktor Oskarsson, Omid Sadr-Azodi, Nicola Orsini, Åke Andrén-Sandberg, Alicja Wolk Disclosures Gut. 2013;62(8):1187-1192. Abstract Objective To examine the association of vegetable and fruit consumption with the risk of non-gallstone-related acute pancreatitis. Design A population-based prospective cohort of 80 019 women and men, aged 46–84 years, completed a food-frequency questionnaire at […]
Arch Intern Med. 2009 Aug 10;169(15):1355-62. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.237. Ford ES, Bergmann MM, Kröger J, Schienkiewitz A, Weikert C, Boeing H. Abstract BACKGROUND: Our objective was to describe the reduction in relative risk of developing major chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer associated with 4 healthy lifestyle factors among German adults. METHODS: We […]