Even a little is too much: One junk food snack triggers signals of metabolic disease

New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that biomarkers that quantify health can help inform prevention strategies for metabolic disease.

Want to improve your health? Focus on nutrition and not weight

New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that chronic inflammation from diets deficient in nutrients contribute to weight regardless of the intake of macronutrientsIf you are watching what you…

Omega-3 supplements and antioxidants may help with preclinical Alzheimer’s disease

New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that clinical trials of omega-3 and antioxidant supplementation should be undertaken for people with Alzheimer’s disease with mild clinical…

Why nitrate supplementation may increase athletic performance

New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that nitrate — a nitric oxide metabolite — meets tissue oxygen demands without the side effects of increasing red blood cells or blood viscosityWalk…

Heart disease may be prevented in some individuals by supplemental co-enzyme Q

New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that low birth weight in rats leads to a reduction in co-enzyme Q in the aorta and that supplemental dosage prevents age-associated damage leading to heart…

Genetics link a mother’s diet to the risk of obesity in her offspring

New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that epigenetic methylation blocks expression of the Pomc gene, leading to delayed satiety response and increased food intake.

Lifelong ‘safe’ exposure to very low levels of food contaminants leads to metabolic diseases

If you’re eating better and exercising regularly, but still aren’t seeing improvements in your health, there might be a reason: pollution. According to a new research report published in the September issue of The FASEB Journal, what you are eating and doing may not be the problem, but what’s in what you are eating could be the culprit…

Insights into the effects of zinc deficiency offered by potential diagnostic marker for zinc status

According to new research published in The FASEB Journal, a drop in blood zinc levels does not directly harm the blood vessel cells. Rather, zinc regulates the production of a small molecular compound, which then circulates in the blood and causes harmful blood vessel cell effects…

Potential Health Benefits Of Mushroom Consumption

New research published as abstracts in The FASEB Journal and presented at Experimental Biology 2013 (EB 2013) ties mushrooms to potential health outcomes – demonstrating that mushrooms provide more to a dish than just flavor…

Mango’s Potential Health-Affirming Properties Explored

Two of the most serious health conditions facing Americans today – obesity and cancer – are the subject of new mango nutrition research presented this week at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) in Boston…

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