by Steve Lundeberg, Oregon State University A compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused many of the patients to slim down, research by Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University showed. The research, published in the Journal of Nutrition, analyzed the effects of...
ITASCA, Illinois – A new study published in the Journal of Food Science suggests monosodium glutamate (MSG) can be used to significantly reduce sodium while also promoting the enjoyment of better-for-you foods like grains and vegetables. In the study, supported by Ajinomoto Co., Inc., participants evaluated four different recipes in which sodium was reduced by...
The time has come for routine health care visits to include some form of dietary assessment and counseling, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal. The statement, written by a group of nutrition and cardiovascular disease experts, recommends...
A NEW STUDY INVESTIGATED HOW SERUM FROM SUBJECTS CONSUMING A DIET ENRICHED WITH BLUEBERRIES WOULD AFFECT THE CELLS RESPONSIBLE FOR MUSCLE GROWTH AND REPAIR.view more CREDIT: U.S. HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY COUNCIL FOLSOM, Calif. – August 5, 2020 – A new research study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, investigated how serum from subjects consuming a diet...
Study finds calcium and vitamin d nutrient deficiencies lead to higher risk for osteoporosis in low income US population Pharmavite LLC, the makers of Nature Made vitamins, minerals and supplements, announced the publication of a research article in the journal PLoS ONE, which examines inadequate nutrient intake and its relationship to poor bone health, specifically...
by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress A team of researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute has found that older people who eat more plant protein as opposed to meat-based protein tend to live longer lives. In their paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the group describes their analysis of a...
New study based on Women’s Health Initiative data documents that overweight postmenopausal women are more likely to be taking antidepressants, beta-blockers, and/or insulin to treat various health problems. THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY (NAMS) CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 15, 2020)–Abdominal weight gain, which is common during the postmenopause period, is associated with an array of health...
by Padma Nagappan, San Diego State University Fresh and processed meats, cheese, eggs, sugary food, soft drinks, and grains are acid-producing foods. For cancer survivors who have a reduced capacity to process such foods that produce sulfuric, phosphoric, or organic acids, it can increase their mortality risk trifold if they also smoked in the past,...
Older adults with low vitamin K had higher death risk over 13 years compared to those with adequate vitamin K levels TUFTS UNIVERSITY, HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS BOSTON (June 15, 2020)– A new, multi-ethnic study found older adults with low vitamin K levels were more likely to die within 13 years compared to those whose vitamin...
by Murdoch University Researchers at the Australian National Phenome Centre at Murdoch University and partners at Imperial College London have made a major breakthrough in understanding how individuals can have different reactions to the same diets. For decades, nutritionists and scientists have been debating whether weight loss is down to sheer will power and healthiness...
