Walnut-Enriched Diet Leads To Fewer, Smaller Prostate Cancers

New research from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio indicates that eating a modest amount of walnuts can protect against prostate cancer. The study is described in the journal Cancer Investigation. Researchers at the UT Health Science Center injected immune-deficient mice with human prostate cancer cells…

Artificial Sweeteners Affect Metabolism And Insulin Levels

The artificial sweetener sucralose (Splenda®) is capable of changing the body’s insulin response, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine reported in the journal Diabetes Care. The study included 17 severely obese people who didn’t consume artificial sweeteners often and weren’t diagnosed with diabetes

Drug-Resistant TB Destroyed By Vitamin C

In a striking, unexpected discovery, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. The finding suggests that vitamin C added to existing TB drugs could shorten TB therapy, and it highlights a new area for drug design…

Deadly Intestinal Problem In Preemies May Be Prevented By Breast Milk Ingredient

An ingredient that naturally occurs in breast milk might be used to prevent premature babies from developing a deadly intestinal condition that currently is largely incurable, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC in this week’s online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…

Women Who Drink Alcohol Before Pregnancy Less Likely To Take Multivitamins

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego Department of Pediatrics and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, a research affiliate of UC San Diego School of Medicine, have found a link between multivitamin use and alcohol consumption before pregnancy, uncovering a need for education about the importance of vitamin supplementation, particularly among women who drink …

Vitamin D Supplements Or Mushroom Powder? You Choose

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have discovered that eating mushrooms containing vitamin D2 can be as effective at increasing and maintaining vitamin D levels (25-hydroxyvitamin D) as taking supplemental vitamin D2 or vitamin D3…

Vitamin D Supplements Or Mushroom Powder? You Choose

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have discovered that eating mushrooms containing vitamin D2 can be as effective at increasing and maintaining vitamin D levels (25-hydroxyvitamin D) as taking supplemental vitamin D2 or vitamin D3…

Change Diet And Exercise Together For Best Results

Many weight-loss programs say you should focus on changing diet first, then exercise, but now new research from Stanford University School of Medicine in the US says for best effects you should do both at the same time…

High Vitamin D Helps Healthy People Stay That Way

Healthy people with higher vitamin D levels in their blood may enjoy several benefits, apart from improved bone health, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine reported in PLOS ONE…

Strong Link Between Processed Meat And Premature Death

In a huge study of half a million men and women, research in Biomed Central’s open access journal BMC Medicine demonstrates an association between processed meat and cardiovascular disease and cancer. One of the difficulties in measuring the effect of eating meat on health is the confounding effect of lifestyle on health…

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