Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Oct 12 2022 A number of studies have suggested that eating a healthy diet may reduce a person’s risk of dementia, but a new study has found that two diets including the Mediterranean diet are not linked to a reduced risk of dementia. The study is published in the October...
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How high-fat diets allow cancer cells to go unnoticed
IMAGE: A MICROSCOPIC IMAGE OF A NORMAL MOUSE SMALL INTESTINE. CELLS STAINED RED EXPRESS NORMAL AMOUNTS OF CELL-SURFACE TAGS (MHC-II) NEEDED BY IMMUNE CELLS TO FIND THREATS LIKE INFECTIONS OR CANCER. HIGH-FAT DIETS REDUCE THE LEVELS OF MHC-II TAGS IN INTESTINAL CELLS, AND SO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM HAS A HARDER TIME RECOGNIZING INTESTINAL TUMORS. CREDIT:...
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PICKY EATERS MAY NOT GROW OUT OF IT
If your preschooler pushes their dinner plate away or wages battles against taking another bite of a vegetable they don’t like, they may not grow out of it anytime soon, according to a new study. By age four, children could be established picky eaters, the new study suggests. And the more parents try to control...
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Most diets lead to weight loss and lower blood pressure, but effects largely disappear after a year
by British Medical Journal Reasonably good evidence suggests that most diets result in similar modest weight loss and improvements in cardiovascular risk factors over a period of six months, compared with a usual diet, finds a study published by The BMJ today. Weight reduction at the 12 month follow-up diminished, and improvements in cardiovascular risk...