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Macular Degeneration :: Higher intake of fish and vitamin D levels linked to lower risk of age-related macular disease

Individuals who have higher dietary intake of foods with omega-3 fatty acids and higher fish consumption have a reduced risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration, while those with higher serum levels of vitamin D may have a reduced risk of the early stages of the disease, according to two reports in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Exercise :: Log-on to shape-up

The Internet can be an effective tool in helping inactive adults to get moving, a new study suggests. Researchers at The Miriam Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University found that web-based intervention programs aimed at changing the behavior of sedentary adults were just as effective as traditional, print-based programs.

Mediterranean Diet :: Mediterranean diet halves risk of progressive lung disease

A Mediterranean diet halves the chances of developing progressive inflammatory lung disease (COPD), reveals a large study, published ahead of print in Thorax.

Dietary Supplement :: Glucosamine-like supplement inhibits multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes

A glucosamine-like dietary supplement has been found to suppress the damaging autoimmune response seen in multiple sclerosis and type-1 diabetes mellitus, according to University of California, Irvine health sciences researchers.

Diet :: Fatty acid catabolism higher due to polyphenol intake

Polyphenols, dietary substances from vegetables, fruits and green tea, bring about a change in the energy metabolism. Dutch researcher Vincent de Boer has discovered that polyphenols increase the fatty acid breakdown in rats and influence the glucose use in fat cells.

Dementia :: Looking at dementia with optimism

Dementia may be avoidable and doctors should take a more optimistic approach to the condition, according to research involving two UNSW academics.

Erectile Dysfunction :: FDA Issues Health Risk Alert for ‘True Man’ and ‘Energy Max’ Products

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use “True Man” or “Energy Max” products promoted and sold as dietary supplements throughout the United States. Both products — touted as sexual enhancement products and as treatments for erectile dysfunction (ED) — are illegal drug products that contain potentially harmful, undeclared ingredients.

Herb :: Most herb users don’t follow evidence-based indications

Sales of herbal dietary supplements have skyrocketed by 100 percent in the United States during the last 10 years, but most people don?t consider evidence-based indications before using them, according to a University of Iowa study published in this month?s Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Weight Loss :: Cutting calories, not exercise, plays bigger role in maintaining weight loss

The weight loss mantra of UAB?s (University of Alabama at Birmingham) EatRight Weight Management system is ?reduce calories and increase exercise?. But new research from EatRight suggests that for those who have been successful at losing weight, reducing calories is an effective way to keep weight off, especially when it is difficult to find time to exercise.

Dietary Supplement :: NIH funds Center in Iowa to study botanicals used in dietary supplements

The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced a grant to Iowa State University to study botanicals used as ingredients in dietary supplements. A multidisciplinary research team will study Hypericum (St. John?s wort), Prunella (Self-heal), and several types of Echinacea (for example, Purple Coneflower) for their anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties.