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Root Beer - Safe Soft Drink

...tients consume fewer soft drinks by limiting their intake to meals. He also advises patients to drink with a straw, which will reduce soda's contact with teeth. 'My patients are shocked to hear that many of the soft drinks they consume battery acid,' Dr. Ross explains. For example, one type of cola ranked...

Eat Fruits- Keep Diseases at Bay

...nergy from total and saturated fat and cholesterol intake decreased across the board. These results suggest a population-wide shift in intake of energy and macronutrients over the 3-decade span of the four surveys and may reflect changes in d...

Salt Consumption Needs To Drop Further

...t was published in Britain indicates that the salt intake of the Britishers has come down but it is still mo...ast measured in 2001. Men have cut down their salt intake from 11g to 10.2g while in women it is reduced to 7.6g from 8.1g. But the Food Standards Agency (...

Work Absence Due to Headaches Has a Substantial Socio-economic Effect

... first or second visit to the clinic, which has an intake of about 1,000 patients a year. The participants ranged in age from 20 to 78, with an average age of 41. Median headache frequency in the 30-day period before interview was 15 days and the headache intensity was two on a scale of zero to three.Head...

Science Stacks Up for Flavonoids for Heart Health

...l of Clinical Nutrition, reports that high dietary intake of several classes of flavonoids can reduced the r...activity, and dividing flavonoid intakes into five intake groups (quintiles) the researchers report that the highest versus the lowest intake of anthocyanidin...

Diabetes Linked To Consumption Of Soft Drinks

...e diet sodas. It is also revealed that the regular intake of sweetened soda results in reduced consumption of milk, calcium, fruits, vegetables and important nutrients. Brownell also added that when a study is funded by a soft drink company it is sure to tilt the balance in its favour. He advocates bannin...

'Pan'demonium Over Non -stick Pans

...d use of non-stick frying// pans and baking trays; intake of harmful toxins present in non-stick cookware, could penetrate into our system causing health problems, they said. The National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme or NICNAS said it is concerned about the use of non-sticks ...

Soy Isoflavones Linked to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

Increased intake of soy isoflavones significantly reduced the risk ...e and localized prostate cancer in Japanese, whose intake of soy food is high," wrote lead author Norie Kurahashi from Japan's National Cancer Center. Over ...

Exam Time Boosts Sales of Memory Enhancers

...er to sleep for around eight hours, increase their intake of fruits and milk and also avoid stress to feel better equipped to face the exams. "These so-called memory enhancers could have an adverse effect on the child's memory as the effect of the medicines start tapering off three to four months after th...

Caloric Restriction in Non-obese People Extends Life Span

...aging, and this could explain how limiting calorie intake without malnutrition extends life span. A calori...e caloric restriction (CR) group had their calorie intake reduced by 25%; and the caloric restriction plus exercise (CREX) group had their calorie intake redu...

Diet Rich in Copper- Good for Heart

...al of Experimental Medicine. Insufficient copper intake is associated with increases in cholesterol levels...is about 3.0 mg/day. The current recommended daily intake for humans, however, is only 0.9 mg/day. Increasing copper intake, especially in those pre-disposed ...

Want a Healthy Colon? Eat a Rainbow!

...healthiest protein sources. o Limit your red meat intake to special occasions like the summer barbecue or a...ntils to salads. o Be sure to increase your water intake when increasing fiber in your diet. Calcium Is Not Just Important for Healthy Bones o Calcium i...

Free Kidney Check Up Camp in Kasturba Hospital on World Kidney Day

...ling of fatigue or lack of energy. Proper diet and intake of fluids and regular exercise keep kidneys healthy. Keeping blood sugar and blood pressure under control helps to prevent the disease. Progression of the disease can be halted if detected early. Hence those suffering from diabetes mellitus, hypert...

Research Finds Why Omega-3 is Able to Improve Our Mood

.... Animal research has shown that raising omega-3 intake leads to structural brain changes. In a separate s...e was proportionally related to long-chain omega-3 intake in humans, especially in areas of the brain related to mood, helping them attempt to explain the mec...

Scientists Explore Ways to Reduce Insulin Resistance by ‘handcuffing’ Gens

... insulin secretion, which occurs with high caloric intake may help to maintain insulin sensitivity and, thus...some of the untoward consequences of the high food intake and weight gain.” The researchers stress on the ‘dark side ‘ of insulin production. An excess of i...

New Study Suggests Special Cocoa may Lead to Sustained Improvement in Blood Vessel Function

...st to provide clear evidence suggesting that daily intake of this flavanol-rich cocoa could have a sustained benefit for circulatory health. This study also suggests that the effects of this flavanol-rich cocoa on blood vessels is independent of generalized 'antioxidant' actions often incorrectly reported i...

Targeting SOCS-3 can Control Obesity

...ormone secreted by fat cells. It can suppress food intake by affecting brain cells that control appetite. However, high levels of leptin which can be found in severely overweight individuals, can lead to leptin resistance. Leptin resistance means that the body no longer responds to the hormone's weight supp...

Whole Grain Breakfasts Linked to Lower Heart Failure Risk

...tions, including relying on self-reporting of food intake which is reliant on the recall of the subjects. In this instance the researchers re-assessed cereal consumption at regular intervals to control for potential changes in cereal consumption. Further study is required to confirm these findings, with m...

Yale Researchers Weigh the Science on Soft Drinks and Health

...ated soft drink consumption with increased caloric intake beyond the calories from the soft drinks themselves. The team also found that funding source and study design had a strong impact on findings. Reports of longitudinal or experimental studies were more likely to show negative effects of soft drinks....

Excessive TV Viewing Linked to Poor Eating Habits in Children

...and fewer healthy ones such as fruit and vegetable intake — are associated with increased TV or video viewing, patterns associated with obesity and cardiovascular problems, he said. Furthermore, these trends were found after researchers controlled for possible confounders such as maternal sociodemographi...

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