Diet :: Vegetarian Protein Diet Cuts Health Risk
A high protein diet can help reduce blood pressure – but only if it comes from vegetables, researchers reported.
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Heart Disease :: Whole grains may reduce heart risk in elderly
Older adults who regularly eat whole grains like high-fiber cereals and cooked oatmeal may be less likely to develop a cluster of conditions that raise the risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study suggests.
Hypertension :: Vegetable rich diet may help cut blood pressure
Eating a vegetable rich diet may help cut blood pressure, which can consequently reduce the risk of heart attacks or strokes, says a new study reiterating what your mother always said when she asked you to finish the greens.
Hypertension :: Tomato extract may help lower blood pressure
A dietary supplement derived from tomatoes may help treat moderately elevated blood pressure, the results of a small study suggest. Researchers in Israel found that a daily dose of tomato extract helped lower blood pressure among 31 men and women with mild hypertension.
Weight Loss :: Tips to keep your calories under control
Though we all love satiating our taste buds by eating all the goodies available, especially so in this festive season, we should be, at the same time, careful enough to choose what is right.
Low Fat Diet :: Low fat diet controls weight into old age
A new US study shows a low-fat diet alone is sufficient to maintain healthy weight into old age – no sweat or calorie counting necessary.
Esophageal Cancer :: Soft drink consumption can cut down esophageal cancer risk
Contrary to popular belief that carbonated soft drink consumption increases esophageal cancer risk by 350 percent, a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers has found that there may actually be a decreased risk of this cancer for diet soda drinkers.
Diet :: Barley Products to Claim Reduction in Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
As part of its continuing initiative to provide Americans with the information they need to make healthy nutritional choices about foods and dietary supplements, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that whole grain barley and barley-containing products are allowed to claim that they reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).
Diabetes :: Molecular link between high-fat diet and type 2 diabetes found
Washington: Researchers have discovered a molecular link between a high-fat, Western-style diet, and the onset of type 2 diabetes.
Eyes :: Carrots and spinach can cut macular degeneration risk
A diet with a high intake of beta carotene, vitamins C and E, and zinc is associated with a substantially reduced risk of age-related macular degeneration in elderly persons, according to a study in the December 28 issue of JAMA.