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Yogurt To Control Obesity

...ut on yogurt treatment. Dietary macronutrients and fiber were held constant for both the groups. Records were taken of body weight, body fat and fat distribution, blood pressure and circulating lipids, at the beginning and end of the12 week intervention. The people on the yogurt diet showed marked loss ...

Diet to lower heart disease risk for type 2 diabetes

...s.An adult is supposed to take about 25g to 30g of fiber in his diet, as per the recommendation of the WHO....ts take about 15g of dietary fiber. Supplements of fiber are aimed to make for the difference. The new study made by the researchers at Unicity Internation...

Improved procedure to do laproscopic esophagectomy discovered

... incision on the abdomen of the patients to insert fiber optic instruments to be positioned in the esophagus with the help of the camera. This method was infinitely better than the previous procedure of cutting open the abdomen of the patient. Yet this procedure required extreme competency and is thus done...

Top Ten Super Food Items That Can Help In Avoiding Cancer

...ht also helps. To lose weight one should also have fiber rich food. The National Cancer Institute in US recently approved the dietary guidance: "Diets rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of some types of cancer and other chronic diseases." These foods are rich with antioxidants and protect th...

Gene-Nanoparticle Gene Transfer Is Better Than Viral Vector Transfer System

... viral vector," Bharali said. Using a new optical fiber in vivo imaging technique (CellviZio developed by Mauna Kea Technologies of Paris), the UB researchers were able to observe the brain cells expressing genes without having to sacrifice the animal. Using this technique it is also possible to manipulat...

Virtual Colonoscopy May Be Better Than Real-time Colonoscopy

...ht also helps. To lose weight one should also have fiber rich food. The National Cancer Institute in US recently approved the dietary guidance: "Diets rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of some types of cancer and other chronic diseases." These foods are rich with antioxidants and protect th...

Cholesterol can be lowered using combination of Soy Proteins and Sterols

...cy Leatherhead Food, largely because of their high fiber content. But both soy protein and sterols are among a handful of other ingredients increasingly used in this $3.6 billion market and it has been forecast that this category will grow by 60 per cent to reach nearly $5.7 billion by 2009 as food makers ...

New Oat And Soy-Based Fat Replacer Launched

...t reduces calories and increases healthy insoluble fiber in a variety of products without altering the food...t reduces calories and increases healthy insoluble fiber in a variety of products without altering the food's original taste. Manufacturers claim that anot...

Diabetic risk reduced by whole grains

...ere physically active. Researchers say the cereal fiber found in whole grains such as brown rice, dark bre...response that occurs in the body after eating. The fiber also makes people feel full sooner, leading to a reduction in food intake. Researchers followed mal...

Top Ten Super Food Items That Can Help In Avoiding Cancer

...ht also helps. To lose weight one should also have fiber rich food. The National Cancer Institute in US recently approved the dietary guidance: "Diets rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of some types of cancer and other chronic diseases." These foods are rich with antioxidants and protect th...

Second Hand Exposure To Smoke In Childhood Can Cause Respiratory Problems Later

...articipants who reported eating more fruit and soy fiber as adults seemed to be protected against some of the negative health effects often associated with early tobacco exposure. Individuals 18 or younger, living with one or more smokers, were more than twice as likely to suffer from chronic dry cough as...

Patients Of MS Are Not At Risk From The Interferon Treatment

...ng black holes reflect areas of irreversible nerve fiber loss and permanent damage. Black holes of shorter duration are believed to reflect the presence of short-term swelling. Shortening the duration of black holes, the authors suggest, may prevent the formation of permanent detrimental lesions, ultimatel...

Fundamentals are the key in loosing weight

...s jostling for attention - low carb, low fat, high fiber and the like - it's easy to lose sight of the key issue. To lose weight - and fat in particular – one needs to be putting out a few more calories than taking in. It helps to take hold of some simple figures - namely, you need to aim for a calorie d...

Fundamentals Are The Key In Loosing Weight

...s jostling for attention - low carb, low fat, high fiber and the like - it's easy to lose sight of the key issue. To lose weight - and fat in particular – one needs to be putting out a few more calories than taking in. It helps to take hold of some simple figures - namely, you need to aim for a calorie d...

Nerve regeneration for Spinal cord injuries

...ing modified to a level where we can achieve nerve fiber growth and can lead to promote growth and sustain it long enough for recovery of movement to occur in spinal cord injury patients. Eurekalert...

Study finds no link between fibre and cancer risk

...the greatest dietary While people who eat the most fiber — in the form of cereals, vegetables and fruit — a...ggest a link, with people in the top fifth for the fiber content of their diet were 16 per cent less likely to get colon cancer than those in the lowest fift...

Scented Garments Hit The Market

...es. Clothing that has the active ingredient in its fiber is better able to maintain its function despite mu...le washings. A Japanese producer has developed a fiber with a substance that transforms into vitamin C when it comes in contact with the skin. In another p...

Risk Of Stroke Can Be Lessened By Proper Diet

...olate, fiber, potassium, and antioxidants. Dietary fiber and potassium reduce the chances of stroke by lessening the risk of cholesterol and blood pressure. Such positive diet modifications can also contribute towards reducing the chances of contracting certain cancers and cardiovascular diseases. The de...

Laser Used To Clear Blocked Arteries Preventing Amputation

...r device, known as the excimer laser uses flexible fiber optic catheters to deliver short bursts of ultraviolet energy. The laser precisely targets and vaporizes blockages without damaging the surrounding artery thereby reducing the chances of clot formations after the surgery. Following the laser proc...

Mystery behind Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Unraveled

... heat-induced pain and also showed decreased nerve fiber densities. In case of the controls they did not display these reductions at their pain sites. Hence the researchers concluded by saying that complex regional pain syndrome patients should be evaluated by neurologists who specialize in nerve injury....

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