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05/22/2018
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By Michelle Simmons
Nutraceutical agent based on compounds found in the Mediterranean diet found to reduce the risk of metabolic disease
A study found that a nutraceutical agent using compounds found in the Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of metabolic disease. A team of researchers from Italy aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of a nutraceutical agent that contains fermented red rice, phytosterols, and olive polyphenols. In conducting the study, they recruited 80 Caucasian […]
04/24/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Why you need to “rough up” your diet with fiber
Have you taken your fiber today? Fiber or roughage is the non-digestible part of plant foods that travels along our digestive system, absorbing water along the way, and helping us move our bowels more easily. In our diet, fiber refers to nutrients that are not digested by gastrointestinal enzymes but still play an important role […]
04/19/2018
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By Michelle Simmons
Diets rich in fat and “bad” cholesterol found to weaken cardiovascular function
Bacon may taste good, but it’s bad for your heart. Diets rich in fat and cholesterol found to weaken cardiovascular function by turning the artery-protecting immune cells into promoters of inflammation. This in turn would worsen atherosclerotic plaque buildup that occurs in cardiovascular disease. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, also found that […]
04/19/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Fermented soybean product tungrymbai contains probiotic strains that inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli
Researchers found that tungrymbai, a fermented soybean product of Meghalaya, India, contained probiotic properties. The findings of this paper, which was conducted by the Tezpur University, was published in the journal Acta Alimentaria. The researchers looked at the potential probiotic properties from bacteria isolated from tungrymbai. To test how it fares when it is digested by people, the isolated […]
04/09/2018
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By Michelle Simmons
Eating fruit every day proven to lower cholesterol: The pectin prevents it from building up
Pectin, a soluble fiber usually found in fruits, can lower cholesterol levels, according to a review of studies published in the Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism. The study review was carried out by researchers from Food Standards Australia New Zealand, and it comes in line with the thought that soluble fibers can lower blood cholesterol concentrations. […]
04/01/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Consuming walnuts as a weight reduction measure: How it affects weight, satiety, blood pressure, cholesterol
Supplementing a reduced-energy diet with walnuts can provide results similar to conditions under a weight loss intervention. The results of this study, led by researchers from the University of California, La Jolla, looked at how adding walnuts to a diet can affect weight, risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and satiety. For the study, the research team randomly […]
03/30/2018
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By Ethan Huff
Glyphosate linked to autism; how to detox this “sleeper toxin” from your body
As many as one out of every two children is expected to be diagnosed with autism by the year 2025, and research scientist Dr. Stephanie Seneff, Ph.D., has concluded that one of the most prolific causes in the world today is the deadly crop chemical known as glyphosate. The primary active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup […]
03/29/2018
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By Edsel Cook
How boysenberries influence cholesterol metabolism and atherosclerosis
A Japanese study on boysenberries discovered that the fruit can reduce the amount of bad cholesterol in the body by increasing the latter’s excretion in the small intestine. Furthermore, the researchers believe this bioactivity is a separate effect from the antioxidants that are present in the berry. Cardiovascular disease – a major cause of death in Japan – is mostly […]
03/27/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Encapsulated fruit and vegetable juices found to improve inflammation, blood lipids, weight in the obese
A study by researchers at the University of Newcastle in Australia showed that encapsulated fruit and vegetable juice concentrate could affect the risk factors for chronic disease among overweight and obese adults. The results of the study, published in the Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism, were the result of a double-blinded, parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in older adults. For the […]
03/24/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Obesity-induced systemic inflammation lowered by intake of encapsulated fruit and vegetable juice concentrate
Can encapsulated fruit and vegetable juice concentrate affect the occurrence of risk factors for chronic disease among overweight and obese adults? A study led by scientists from the University of Newcastle in Australia, which appeared in the Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism, showed that it does. The double-blinded, parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled study on 56 adults aged 40 years […]
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