Diet

Diet

143 articles.
Posted on 2012-02-06 06:00:00 in Diet | Minerals | Stroke |

For every 100 mg per-day increase in magnesium in the diet, stroke risk may decline by up to 9%.

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Posted on 2012-01-30 06:00:00 in Diet | Functional Foods |

Review paper confirms the multiple health benefits of consuming fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain foods.

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Posted on 2012-01-24 06:00:01 in Cancer | Diet | Women's Health |
Moderate Red Wine Consumption May Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Red wine apparently mimics the effects of aromatase inhibitors, which play a key role in managing estrogen levels.

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Posted on 2012-01-23 06:00:00 in Cancer | Diet | Women's Health |

Increased carbohydrate – particularly starch – intake associates with a higher rate of breast cancer recurrence.

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Posted on 2012-01-16 06:00:01 in Alzheimer's Disease | Brain and Mental Performance | Diet | Vitamins |
Vitamins & Healthy Fats Promote Mental Acuity

A diet rich in key vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids helps to promote cognitive function, as well as reduce brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer’s Disease.

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Posted on 2012-01-09 06:00:00 in Diet | Longevity |

Italian researchers reveal that a molecule known as CREB1 is triggered by a low-calorie diet and promotes a healthy brain, in a lab animal model.

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Posted on 2012-01-03 06:00:00 in Demographics | Diet |

Hardly fabulous, the American Diet gets a failing grade from the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).

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Posted on 2011-12-30 06:00:00 in Cancer | Diet | Environment | Lifestyle |

UK researchers identify the proportions of cancer in the population that associate with lifestyle and environmental factors.

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Posted on 2011-12-28 06:00:01 in Diet | Stroke | Women's Health |
Antioxidant-Rich Foods Ward Off Stroke

A diet emphasizing vegetables, fruits, and whole grains helps to reduce stroke risk in women.

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Posted on 2011-12-27 06:00:01 in Brain and Mental Performance | Diet |
Choline Helps to Protect from Brain Aging

Increased dietary intake of choline –  found in green leafy vegetables, fish, peanuts, organ meat, soybeans and other foods – may improve cognitive performance and protect against memory loss.

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Good Habits Lead to Good Health
In that a number of studies link unhealthy behaviors to accelerated declines in thinking and memory skills, these also can readily be remedied. Researchers from the Hopital Paul Brousse (France) studied 5,123 men and women civil service office workers in London enrolled in the Whitehall II study. Subjects were surveyed for health behaviors (smoking, dietary habits, daily activity) at 44 years of age, 56 years, and 61 years...