(HealthDay)—Vitamin D deficiency may be associated with increased neuropathic pain (NP) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study published online Aug. 31 in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. Hilal Yesil, from Afyon Kocatepe University in Turkey, and colleagues used the Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) questionnaire to evaluate NP...
Category: <span>Nutrition & Dietics</span>
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A fifth of global deaths linked to diet: study
A small child in Mumbai, with a shaved head, eating bread with her hand. Fewer children are dying before their fifth birthday and although humans are living longer than ever before, one in five deaths last year were linked to poor diet, researchers said Friday. More than 1.6 million people in poor countries died...
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Coffee compound may prevent type 2 diabetes
Your morning coffee could help to stave off type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests, but it’s not down to the caffeine content. Drinking coffee may help to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes, say researchers. Researchers have found that cafestol – a bioactive compound present in coffee – increased insulin secretion, reduced fasting glucose levels, and...
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Dual studies suggest high-fat, low-carb diet improves memory and lifespan
New research suggests restricting intake of carbohydrates could have a positive effect on memory and lifespan Are carbs the new fat? For much of the second half of the 20th century, doctors constantly suggested we avoid high-fat foods, but more recently a new target for our dietary scorn has emerged: carbohydrates. Two new companion...
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What are ketogenic diets? Can they treat epilepsy and brain cancer?
Ketogenic diets are back in the news with claims they are a “cure-all”. Research shows that in epilepsy not controlled by current treatment, around 50% of children and adults following ketogenic diets have a reduction in seizures. For brain cancer, most research has been in animals. A number of human trials are underway testing safety, tolerance, interactions with other treatments, side-effects and the impact on...
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High Fat Intake Linked To Lower Risk For Stroke And Premature Death: Large Diet Study
Diet Study Involves More Than 135,000 Individuals From 18 Countries In the study involving over 135,000 individuals between 35 and 70 years old from 18 different countries, Mahshid Dehghan, from the Population Health Research Institute of McMaster University in Canada, and colleagues found that high carbohydrate intake is associated with worse total mortality and non-cardiovascular...
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It’s not probiotics you need, it’s SYNBIOTICS: Expert reveals why we’ve been taking the wrong supplement for good gut health
Supplements do not provide enough ‘good’ bacteria to replace the ‘bad’ bacteria That’s according to a professor of microbiology at Colorado State University Only 43 reach the gut and cannot ‘politely ask the million or so’ bad strains to go Studies suggest synbiotics – probiotics combined with prebiotics – are beneficial Taking probiotic supplements has...
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Liquid nutrition may benefit children with Crohn’s disease
An analysis of published studies indicates that exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) — when individuals receive only liquid nutrition — may be an effective treatment for children with Crohn’s disease. The findings are published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Crohn’s disease — a chronic inflammatory bowel disease — is often treated with steroids, which are associated with...
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Clear link between heavy vitamin B intake and lung cancer
New research suggests long-term, high-dose supplementation with vitamins B6 and B12 — long touted by the vitamin industry for increasing energy and improving metabolism — is associated with a two- to four-fold increased lung cancer risk in men relative to non-users. Risk was further elevated in male smokers taking more than 20 mg of B6...
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‘Good’ cholesterol might actually be bad
Traditionally, we have been told by physicians not to worry about “good” cholesterol, which is scientifically known as high-density lipoprotein. New research, however, finds an alarming association between high levels of this cholesterol type and excessive mortality. A new study suggests that ‘good’ cholesterol, also known as high-density lipoprotein, may increase the risk of premature...