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Legume Consumption Can Cut Heart Disease Risk

...at can boost heart disease risk. Increasing legume consumption may be an important part of dietary interventions to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease....

High-protein diets may pose health risks

...ggs.Meanwhile, some of the diets drastically limit consumption of high-carbohydrate foods such as cereals, grains, fruits, vegetabled and low-fat milk products, Eckel says.Eating large amounts of high-fat animal foods over a sustained period has been shown to increase the risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes...

Too much fibre can aggrevate cancer

...28 out of 176 had new polyps. In particular, high consumption of red meat is associated with a higher risk of developing this form of cancer. Some other studies have suggested that eating vegetables, whole-grain cereals and calcium have a protective effect. Dr Tim Key, expert on diet and cancer with Imperial Ca...

Dangers of Low Calcium Intake

...n-citrus drinks than they used to; meanwhile, milk consumption has dropped. The number of fractures among children and young adults has increased, probably due to lower intakes of calcium. Pediatricians are also seeing the emergence of rickets, a bone disease that results from low levels of vitamin D. As these...

Red Wine Helps Fight Heart disease

...and other fats, has led researchers to look to the consumption of red wine, another staple of the French diet. //...t before fermentation. The key message is moderate consumption of red wine is likely to prevent heart disease....

Moderate alcohol consumption protects against dementia

Daily moderate consumption of alcohol, which has already been shown to help p...fect is the same. Researchers say moderate alcohol consumption between one and three drinks a day may protect against dementia. The adverse effect of excess alcoh...

Alcohol decreases risk of dementia

...hers at Erasmus University in the Arizona moderate consumption of alcohol provides some protection// against dementia. We already know that moderate alcohol consumption - one to three drinks a day - reduces cardiovascular risk. Since blood vessel disease also affects t...

Lactobacillus Supplements shorten the duration of diarrhoea

...erved. Whether the same benefits would result from consumption of store-bought yogurt containing Lactobacillus remains unclear. But some yogurts on the market may not contain enough of the bacteria to have an effect. Parents should consult a pediatrician before giving their children an over-the-counter Lactobac...

Antioxidants found in chocolates

...althy diet. The main reason for limiting chocolate consumption is that it is high in fat and sugar. The darker types of chocolate are best, since they have less sugar....

Fructose cause digestive problems

...known as lactose intolerance, which is linked with consumption of dairy produce. The researchers carried out a fructose breath test on 190 patients with unexplained gas, bloating and pain, 80 per cent of whom met criteria for IBS. In 70 per cent, methane and hydrogen were found in the breath analysis - both ma...

A high carbohydrate diet good for health

...ed fat, cholesterol, sodium, zinc, and vitamin B12 consumption decreased. According to Bowman, people with low-carbohydrate diets risk deficiency in these antioxidant nutrients. The researchers conclude that in a woman- "High-carbohydrate diets can be successfully adopted for both weight loss and for the preve...

Role of Diet in Oral Cancer

...rchers have long known tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption increase the risk of developing this cancer. Howev...tionnaire. Participants indicated the frequency of consumption of approximately 100 foods over a one-year period. Results point to several foods that appear to be...

Drinking wine as part of a healthy living

...hol. It is well established that moderate alcohol consumption seems to confer some health benefit,// chiefly in the form of reduced risk of heart disease. A new study shows that it may not be the alcohol itself, but linked lifestyle factors that produce at least some of the beneficial effects. An ongoing stud...

Alcohol injures stress hormone response

... is not clear at this stage whether excess alcohol consumption actually damages the parts of the brain dealing with problem solving and memory. It could be that cortisol levels are abnormally low prior to the onset on alcoholism and even play a role in the condition. The true meaning of the association between c...

Poor diet among smokers

...ng with smokers, intake of fat was up, while fibre consumption and folic acid were down. These women also drink less water and use more table sweeteners than women who live with non-smokers....

Diet combined to Alzheimer's disease

...alories per day for the men. The average daily fat consumption was 38 grams. During the study, researchers report 200 patients developed Alzheimer's disease and 35 percent tested positive for the APOE epsilon 4 gene. Researchers report higher intake of total calories and fat is associated with a higher risk of ...

Advantages of Red Wine

...nkers and those who are heavy drinkers. As alcohol consumption shot up, so did HDL levels. The researchers say th... relationship between regular and moderate alcohol consumption and the risk for myocardial infarction (heart attack)." This latest study is one of a long line of ...

Vegetable and fruit intake depends on shopping

...al supermarket, black participants increased their consumption by 30 per cent. For white participants, the figure was 10 per cent. It looks as if the convenience of supermarkets has a bigger impact on black Americans' diet than on whites. It is not clear why this is - maybe there is a lack of private transport...

Caffeine fights Gallstones

...er a period of two decades to compare their coffee consumption to whether they had their gall bladder removed. Researchers found 7,815 women had their gallbladders removed. The study also suggested that coffeee drinkers had a 25% lesser chance of gallstones than non-drinkers. Dr. Leitzman, an investigator at th...

Juices are Best! but which one?

...tellectual growth. To ensure proper intake of iron consumption of cereals, formulas, and juices are necessary as...at people lacking iron should avoid or control the consumption of red grape juice or prune juice .On the contrary those who are trying to restrict their intake of...

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