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Research says boiling broccoli ruins its anti-cancer properties

...r and green cabbage. Past studies have shown that consumption of Brassica vegetables decreases the risk of cancer. This is because of the high concentration in Brassicas of substances known as glucosinolates which are metabolized to cancer preventive substances known as isothiocyanates. However before this rese...

100 percent of pregnant women have at least one kind of pesticide in their placenta

...iet, which should be healthy and balanced, through consumption of food whose chemical content is low. Moreover, daily exercise and the avoidance of tobacco (which could also be a source of inadvertent exposure) are very important habits which help to control the presence of pesticides in our organisms. ...

Double the death rate from cirrhosis for 'blue collar' men

...ups appear to have increased their harmful alcohol consumption relative to middle and higher SES groups. This may...an said reducing tobacco use and excessive alcohol consumption among the most socioeconomically disadvantaged should be an urgent national priority....

Hearts of male and female rainbow trout are different

...tion with glucose as the energy substrate). Oxygen consumption was measured using a calibrated oxygen electrode a...from males and females had similar rates of oxygen consumption and lactate release under resting conditions; the inhibition of oxidative metabolism with NaCN ...

Potato wart eyed as risk to potato production

...dependent on commercial production of potatoes for consumption or for potato seed production. "Potato wart is much easier to prevent than it is to control," Franc said. "It is highly critical that we prevent the introduction of the potato wart pathogen to production areas, and, where it is already introduced,...

In mice, drug protects against diabetes and atherosclerosis

...a chain of inflammatory and metabolic responses to consumption of fatty foods. Some of those effects make the body less sensitive to the sugar-lowering action of insulin, raising the risk of diabetes. For many decades, aP2 was believed to act only in fat cells. In 2001, Hotamisligil and a collaborator discovered...

How to lose weight and not go hungry: HU researcher develops drug that mimics feeling of 'fullness'

...ngle oral administration of BL-3020 led to reduced consumption over a period of 24 hours. Over a 12-day period of daily dosages, the mice weighed 40 percent less than the average for mice of their size and age who were not being given the compound. The peptide has been patented in Europe and the U.S., and a ...

Hormone helps mice 'hibernate,' survive starvation

...eaten,” said Dr. Kliewer. Because limiting food consumption is known to have a range of beneficial effects, such as lowering blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels in the blood, Dr. Kliewer is interested in understanding how FGF21 impacts these processes. “We want to see if we can get some benefits...

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