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Diabetes :: Weight Loss Improves Bladder Control in Women with Prediabetes

Losing a modest amount of weight through dietary changes and increased physical activity reduces the occurrence of urinary incontinence (UI) in women with prediabetes, a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet diabetic. This finding comes from a new study, published in the February issue of Diabetes Care, of women who participated in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a landmark clinical study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Heart Disease :: Dietary supplement may harm heart patients

Heart attack patients should avoid the dietary supplement L-arginine based on a study that was scuttled after six volunteers taking the over-the-counter supplement d i ed, researchers.

Skin Care :: Skin benefit of BioCell Collagen II in preventing wrinkles

BioCell Technologies has released the results of a bioassay which supports the effectiveness of its dietary ingredient BioCell Collagen II in preventing wrinkles.

Pregnancy :: Food choices by pregnant women

New research shows the food choices women make when they are pregnant are significantly affected by psychosocial factors like stress and fatigue.

Diabetes :: Staying Fit With Fiber – high fiber diet

Protect against type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity with the proven goodness of high fiber diet and foods.

Diet :: How much fiber does one need?

While the American Diabetes Association recommends that people with diabetes type 2 consume about 25 grams of fiber per day, Dr. Anderson, whose research helped establish fiber’s role in controlling diabetes, suggests a higher intake of as much as 50 grams of dietary fiber per day, derived from a variety of foods and high fiber diet.

Fertility :: Component in Soy Products Causes Reproductive Problems

Genistein, a major component of soy, was found to disrupt the development of the ovaries in newborn female mice that were given the product. This study adds to a growing body of literature demonstrating the potentially adverse consequences of genistein on the reproductive system.

Diet :: Brazilian Diet Pills Found to Contain Active Drug Ingredients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to use two unapproved drug products that are being marketed as dietary supplements for weight loss. Emagrece Sim Dietary Supplement, also known as the Brazilian Diet Pill and Herbathin Dietary Supplement may contain several active ingredients, including controlled substances, found in prescription drugs that could lead to serious side effects or injury.

Diet :: Seizure of Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids

At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed a Complaint for Forfeiture against Lipodrene, a dietary supplement that contains ephedrine alkaloids. The U.S. Marshals, seized the dietary supplement Lipodrene located at ATF Fitness Products, Inc., in Oakmont, PA.

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.