Consuming Less Sugar-Sweetened Beverages May Reduce Kidney Stone Risk

Twenty percent of American males and 10 percent of American females will experience a kidney stone at some point in their lifetime. Often, these patients will be advised to drink more fluids as a way to prevent future stone formation. Now, new research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital finds that some beverages may be more helpful than others when it comes to preventing recurrent kidney stones…

Vitamin C Does Not Lower Uric Acid Levels In Gout Patients

Despite previous studies touting its benefit in moderating gout risk, new research reveals that vitamin C, also known ascorbic acid, does not reduce uric acid (urate) levels to a clinically significant degree in patients with established gout…

Vitamin E Boosts Health Benefits Of Smoking Cessation

Taking a specific form of a vitamin E supplement can accelerate the health benefits that occur when people quit smoking, new research suggests. In the small study, improvement in blood vessel function associated with the added vitamin E potentially translates into an estimated 19 percent greater drop in future risk for cardiovascular disease…

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…

Genes Can Sometimes Explain Why Some Kids Are Picky About Food

Parents may plead, cajole or entice their children to try new foods, but some kids just won’t budge.

Regular Family Meals Improve Teenage Mental Health

Regular family meals can greatly improve mental health among teenagers, regardless of whether they feel comfortable talking to their parents, according to new research published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The research suggests that adolescents who have family meals are more trusting and generally more emotionally stable compared to those don’t…

Skimmed/semi-skimmed milk does not curb excess toddler weight gain, study finds

Switching to skimmed milk in a bid to curb excess toddler weight gain doesn’t seem to work, new research indicates.

Life-Saving Reduction In Sodium Consumption

Less sodium in the U.S. diet could save 280,000 to 500,000 lives over 10 years, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.

Purified Extracts From Green Tea And Red Wine Interrupt Alzheimer’s Disease Pathway In Cells

Natural chemicals found in green tea and red wine may disrupt a key step of the Alzheimer’s disease pathway, according to new research from the University of Leeds.

Diet Soda Mixed With Alcohol Leads To Stronger Intoxication

Mixing diet soda and alcohol could be a way to cut calories, however, it may be making you more intoxicated, according to new research that will be published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. The new study revealed that people who drank alcohol with a diet mixer had a higher breath alcohol content (BrAC) than people who mixed adult beverages with non-diet mixers…

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