Mediterranean diet shown to prolong seniors’ lives
An Italian study of thousands of people aged 65 and older finds that adherence to a Mediterranean diet is linked to lower risk of premature death.
August 31, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: italian, lower-risk, mediterranean, nutrition, people-aged, seniors / aging
How do vegetarian and Mediterranean diets benefit heart health?
A recent Italian clinical trial discovered that a low-calorie vegetarian diet may be as effective at reducing cardiovascular risk as a low-calorie Mediterranean diet.
February 26, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: clinical-trial, effective-at-reducing, italian, mediterranean, nutrition, on call diets, reducing-cardiovascular, vegetarian-diet
Researchers develop a ‘super-spaghetti’ with healthy properties which lessens the risk of suffering cardiovascular diseases
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) and the Research and Development of Functional Food Centre (CIDAF, for its initials in Spanish) along with two Italian universities, have developed…
January 22, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: centre, cidaf, development, diet, from-the-university, functional, granada, italian, nutrition / diet, on call diets, research, ugr, university
Researchers develop a ‘super-spaghetti’ with healthy properties which lessens the risk of suffering cardiovascular diseases
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) and the Research and Development of Functional Food Centre (CIDAF, for its initials in Spanish) along with two Italian universities, have developed…
January 22, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: centre, cidaf, development, diet, from-the-university, functional, granada, italian, nutrition / diet, on call diets, research, ugr, university
What are the health benefits of basil?
Basil (Ocimum basilicum), also known as Saint Joseph’s Wort, is a herb belonging to the mint family Lamiaceae often used as a seasoning in cooking.
September 21, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: herb-belonging, india, indonesian, italian, lamiaceae, mint, nutrition / diet, often-used, on call diets, saint-joseph, tropical-areas, vietnamese, well-known
How Safe Is Splenda (Sucralose)?
Splenda (sucralose) is being downgraded from “safe” to “caution” after an Italian animal study linked sucralose to a higher risk of developing leukemia. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) says it awaits the Italian study’s review before deciding what long-term safety grade to assign to Splenda in its Chemical Cuisine guide to food additives…
June 25, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: chemical, higher-risk, italian, long-term-safety, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, public-interest, review-before, science
How Safe Is Splenda (Sucralose)?
Splenda (sucralose) is being downgraded from “safe” to “caution” after an Italian animal study linked sucralose to a higher risk of developing leukemia.
June 25, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: being-downgraded, chemical-cuisine, cspi, higher-risk, italian, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, public, review-before, says-it-awaits