High blood pressure, unhealthy diets in women of childbearing age
One in five women of childbearing age has high blood pressure, according to a new study that found few of these women are on...
Common supplements may reduce depression, schizophrenia, ADHD symptoms
We’ve all heard that ‘food is good for your mood’.
As well as an established relationship between poor diet and mental illness, there is now...
Omega-3 may protect against heart disease, without prostate cancer risk
Should you take omega-3 pills? Or try to have two to servings of omega-3 rich fish a week, as the American Heart Association recommends?
It...
High-protein diets may harm your kidneys
A high-protein diet is believed to be healthy. It is suggested that it keeps you fit, helps you to lose fat and to retain...
Climate change and overfishing are boosting toxic mercury levels in fish
We live in an era — the Anthropocene — where humans and societies are reshaping and changing ecosystems.
Pollution, human-made climate change and overfishing have...
Common testosterone supplements may increase men’s risk of blood clots
In a new study, researchers found that testosterone therapy may double a man's risk of suffering a potentially life-threatening blood clot.
They found that men...
More plants and less meat could cut your brain disease risk
In a new study, researchers found that sticking to a healthy diet with more plants and less meat in midlife could be associated with...
Too much sugar may increase risk of inflammatory bowel disease
In a new study, researchers found that short-term increases in sugar consumption could increase the risk of bowel disease and have a big impact...
Keto diet may help protect against flu virus
In a new study, researchers found that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet like the Keto regimen may help combat the flu virus better than a...
These 3 common supplements may help beat diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that common supplements people use in daily life could help manage diabetes.
They found that cinnamon can reduce fasting...