Can Too Much Salt Damage Blood Vessels? Yes

Excessive salt intake can damage blood vessels, as well as raising the risk of developing hypertension (high blood pressure), a Dutch population study revealed in the journal Circulation, which belongs to the American Heart Association. As background information, the authors explained that in people with normal blood pressure, a diet high in salt has virtually no acute effect on blood pressure…

Peaches, plums, nectarines give obesity, diabetes slim chance

Peaches, plums and nectarines have bioactive compounds that can potentially fight-off obesity-related diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to new studies.

One Third Of Australians Short On Vitamin D

Almost one in three Australian adults has inadequate vitamin D status, according to a new position statement published in the 18 June issue of the Medical Journal of Australia…

Soft Drink Consumption Not The Major Contributor To Childhood Obesity

Most children and youth who consume soft drinks and other sweetened beverages, such as fruit punch and lemonade, are not at any higher risk for obesity than their peers who drink healthy beverages, says a new study published in the October issue of Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism…

Is Higher Water Intake Advice Driven By Business Interests?

The suggestion that our bodies need about two liters of fluids each day is not specifically related to water. Spero Tsindos from La Trobe University published an editorial in the June edition of Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, examining the reasons for people’s high water intake…

Gut Bacteria Altered By Western Diet Which Triggers Colitis In Those With Genetic Predisposition

Certain saturated fats that are common in the modern Western diet can initiate a chain of events leading to complex immune disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in people with a genetic predisposition, according to a study published early online in the journal Nature…

Protein-Rich Meal Replacement Helps Diabetes Type 2 Patients Lose Weight And Have Better Glucose Control

Individuals with type 2 diabetes could significantly benefit from a protein-rich meal replacement called Almased®, according to results of a pilot study.

The Role Of Omega-3 In Preventing Cognitive Decline In Older People Questioned

Older people who take omega-3 fish oil supplements are probably not reducing their chances of losing cognitive function, according to a new Cochrane systematic review.

Amazon Indian Breast Milk Has Higher Omega-3 Content

The omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is vital for cognitive and visual development in infants. Now, researchers have discovered that Amerindian women have higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their breast milk than women in the United States…

Bad Sleep Leads To Unhealthy Food Choices

Bad food choices may partially be due to sleep deprivation, according to a new study. At Sleep 2012, researchers from the University of California show how sleep deprivation impairs the regions in the human brain responsible for food choices. They state that these findings may help explain the association between obesity and sleep deprivation…

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