One avocado a day might keep ‘bad’ blood cholesterol away
Scientists from Penn State found eating one avocado a day for six months has no effect on belly fat, liver fat or waist circumference...
Why cheese may help control your blood sugar
Mmmm, cheese – a food as nutritious as it is delicious. Or is it?
On the one hand, cheese is an excellent source of minerals...
Unsalted tomato juice may help reduce blood pressure and heart disease risk
Scientists from Tokyo Medical and Dental University found drinking unsalted tomato juice lowered blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in Japanese adults at risk of...
Vitamin D level in your blood may predict colon cancer risk
Scientists recently found higher vitamin D concentrations in the blood are strongly linked to lower colorectal cancer risk.
The research is published in the Journal...
Low sodium-DASH diet could strongly reduce blood pressure
Scientists recently found a combination of reduced sodium intake and the DASH diet lowers blood pressure in adults with hypertension.
The research was presented at...
Blood pressure diet may help prevent gout flares
Scientists from Johns Hopkins University found that a healthy diet can effectively lower blood levels of uric acid, a known trigger of gout.
The research...
Intermittent fasting may help heal nerve damage
Scientists from Imperial College London found intermittent fasting changes gut bacteria activity and boosts the recovery from nerve damage.
They found how fasting led to...
Vitamin D supplements may prevent bone loss caused by diabetes drug
Scientists from the University of Maryland found that vitamin D supplementation may help offset damaging bone loss that occurs in some people who take...
Certain antioxidants may reduce your dementia risk
Scientists from NIH found that certain antioxidants in these foods may also reduce the risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
The research is published...
Vitamin D and this hormone may prevent heart disease, stroke, and diabetes
Vitamin D and estrogen have already shown well-documented results in improving bone health in women.
Scientists from China found that this same combination could help...