For Youth Who Play Sports, Healthy Eating Is Challenging According To Parents

The food and beverages available to youth when they participate in organized sports can often be unhealthy, according to a new study released in the July/August 2012 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. The findings were based on interviews with parents of players participating in youth basketball programs…

Natural Compound Found In Fruit, Nuts And Wine Led To Improved Strength And Endurance

A natural compound found in some fruits, nuts and red wine may enhance exercise training and performance, demonstrates newly published medical research from the University of Alberta. Principal investigator Jason Dyck and his team found out in experiments that high doses of the natural compound resveratrol improved physical performance, heart function and muscle strength in lab models…

Prostate Cancer Risk Higher For Heavy Tea Drinkers

A new study from Scotland has found that men who are heavy tea drinkers may be at higher risk for prostate cancer. However, the researchers point out their study was not designed to find causes, so all they can say is that heavy tea drinking is linked to a higher risk for prostate cancer and not necessarily the cause of it…

Association Between Genetic Marker In Vitamin D Receptor Gene And Increased Pancreatic Cancer Survival

Pancreatic cancer patients with a genetic marker linked to increased expression of the receptor for vitamin D have higher rates of overall survival, according to findings presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Pancreatic Cancer: Progress and Challenges conference, being held here June 18-21…

Possible Approaches To Protect Those At Risk For Huntington’s Disease

In Huntington’s disease, abnormally long strands of glutamine in the huntingtin (Htt) protein, called polyglutamines, cause subtle changes in cellular functions that lead to neurodegeneration and death. Studies have shown that the activation of the heat shock response, a cellular reaction to stress, doesn’t work properly in Huntington’s disease…

Study: No-fat, low-fat dressings don’t get most nutrients out of salads

The vegetables in salads are chock-full of important vitamins and nutrients, but you won’t get much benefit without the right type and amount of salad dressing, a new study shows.

Tiny Vitamin In Milk Makes For Mightier Mice

A new study reveals that giving mice high doses of a tiny, newly-found relative of vitamin B3 that is present naturally in milk makes them leaner, faster and stronger and less prone to chronic illnesses like obesity and diabetes, even when fed on a high-fat diet…

Ground-Breaking Research Reveals Government Must Focus On Healthy Children’s Diets To Prevent Diabetes

June 15th 2012 represents a ground-breaking date in the history of diabetes research.

Natural Antioxidant Discovered That Can Protect Against Cardiovascular Disease

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have collaborated with the School of Public Health and discovered an enzyme that, when found at high levels and alongside low levels of HDL (good cholesterol), can dramatically reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease…

Nectarines, Plums And Peaches May Fight Obesity And Diabetes

Stone fruits, also known as drupes, such as nectarines, plums and peaches, may contain useful compounds that help fight-off metabolic syndrome, which can lead to diabetes, heart attack and stroke, say researchers from Texas AgriLife Research, a member of Texas A & M University System…

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