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Chilli Extract may Stop Fat Cell Growth

...Indian or Thai diet, the researchers said. "The intake of capsaicin in a typical Indian or Thai diet was ...dy of studies suggesting it may cut fat and energy intake when added to the diet. Some caution should also be exercised as high intake of hot chillies has b...

Reasonable Quantities Of Wine May Increase Longevity

...phen Study.// According to this study, a minimal intake of wine is said to lower cardiovascular deaths and increase the life span in middle aged men when compared to other types of alcohol. This is the first time that a specific genre of alcohol is attributed to positive effects on the human body. This ...

Too Much of Salt in Bread..

...tained nearly 6g, which is total daily-recommended intake for an adult for a day. Bread is the largest contr... survey, we could cut the average population daily intake by around 1g. "Research has shown that a population cut of 1g of salt per day would equate to 7,00...

Vitamin D Deficiency Widespread During Pregnancy

... "Our study shows that current vitamin D dietary intake recommendations are not enough to meet the demands of pregnancy," Dr. Bodnar said. "Improving vitamin D status has tremendous capacity to benefit public health." Source-Eurekalert SM...

Unique Tomatoes Tops In Disease-Fighting Antioxidants

...est that tomatoes can be used to increase both the intake and absorption of the health-beneficial compounds. The researchers made spaghetti sauce from two tomato varieties – tangerine tomatoes, which get their name from their orange skin and are high in cis-lycopene, and a tomato variety chosen for its ric...

Simple Solutions to Postpartum Weight Retention

...regnancy weight, physical activity levels, dietary intake and television viewing habits. The study is being published in the April issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. For each hour of walking they did daily, women had about a 34 percent lower odds of retaining 5 kilograms of weight — a...

Mothers Gives ‘thumbs Up’ for Traffic Light Labelig

...nd fat are given in percentages of the total daily intake of an adult. This method is followed by most food companies, among them being supermarket giant Tesco. The British Medical Association supports the traffic lights system of food labeling. Says Dr Vivienne Nathanson, head of science and ethics at t...

Omega-3 Again Linked to Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk

Increased intake of omega-3 fatty acids may cut the risk of colorectal cancer in men by a whopping 66 per cent, but only in men not taking// aspirin, suggests new research. Omega-3 has been identified as one of the super-nutrients taking the food and supplements in...

Building a Better Breakfast to Manage Weight

...possibly lead to a reduction in consumers’ caloric intake and calorie absorption while meeting their needs to feel full after eating. 'Managing satiety holds promise as a means to control obesity,' says Mary Ellen Camire, Ph.D., an IFT expert in functional foods and sensory evaluation, and co-author of th...

Pepsi to Put Caffeine Content on Labels

...h Canada advises consumers to limit their caffeine intake to 400 to 450 mg per day. This advice is particularly aimed at pregnant women, who, studies indicate, have greater risk of miscarriage or babies with low birth weight if they exceed the 300mg barrier. A study published last year in the Journal o...

An Aspirin a Day Keeps Heart Disease Away

... levels equivalent to brisk walking; saturated fat intake should be lowered to less than 7 percent of calories and oily fish or some other source of omega-3 fatty acids eaten at least twice a week. The guidelines discourage women from using hormone replacement therapy and selective estrogen receptor modul...

Fish Intake Linked to Higher IQ in Offspring

...) scores for children from mothers with no seafood intake were 50 per cent more likely to be in the lowest q...e that limits seafood consumption might reduce the intake of nutrients necessary for optimum neurological development… Other evidence suggests that omega-3 fa...

Xylitol Fights Oral Bacteria

...ow doses.// On the other hand, a relatively high intake is needed to counteract the production of acid bet...ong other findings, it was determined that a daily intake of 3.4 grams of xylitol was sufficient to change the consistency of the bacteria, but this did not l...

Scientists Uncover Cause of Antipsychotic Drug Weight Gain

...lar players that link such drugs to increased food intake means there’s now hope for finding a newer generation of drugs without the weight-gain side effects.” The discovery will be published online next week at the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Previous research already had fingered...

Pregnant Women Must Eat Fish-experts Warn

...rvard University, cautioned against excessive fish intake as pregnant women who ate a lot of sea fish and whale blubber gave birth to children who had irreversible damage to certain brain functions. Yet, Hibbeln and colleagues say that is just the opposite; restricted fish diet will actually lead to poor...

Shedding Pounds from Diet or Exercise—Take Your Pic

...ced caloric intake. A second group reduced caloric intake by a smaller amount, but included exercise as part...od. At the end of the study, the reduced caloric intake group and the group that combined a smaller amount of reduced calories with exercise had similar res...

Seniors Not Taking Enough Vitamin K

...many seniors are still not meeting the recommended intake of vitamin K although older adults seem to consume... the elderly. "Research has shown poor vitamin K intake may be associated with conditions such as bone fractures, bone loss, hardening of the arteries, and ...

More Support for Zinc-antiatherogenic Link

...me groups of the population have deficient dietary intake or lower tissue levels of zinc reasonable supplementation of zinc in the diet of humans at risk of atherosclerosis should be considered as a strong candidate for further clinical investigation.” However they said that the mechanism of action is st...

Vagus Nerve and Diabetes

...s treatment with glucocorticoids or excess caloric intake that causes obesity — engenders a signal started by Ppara, which then is transmitted from the liver, along the vagus nerve." That cascade of communication along the vagal nerve pathway has made the investigators think that they may be able to help ...

Vitamin D Deficiency Observed in Breast Feeding Mothers

... D. This deficiency was reported despite a regular intake of multivitamins by the mothers. The most economical and natural source of vitamin D is from sunshine. Besides this, omega fatty acids and fish liver oil also provide vitamin D especially for infants. For healthy bones, it is essential that the c...

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