Nutrition Archives

Avocados for Eye Health

Avocados contain a wide range of phytonutrients, which are thought to help prevent many chronic diseases, and are excellent for the eye health. Nutrients include trans neoxanthin, neochrome, lutein-5, 6-epoxide and chrysanthemaxanthin. The scientists also confirmed the presence of lutein, zeaxanthin, b-cryptoxanthin, a-carotene and b-carotene (all nutrients that support retinal…
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Preterm Births Can be Drastically Reduced by Optimizing Vitamin D Levels

As preterm births are on the rise worldwide, there is powerful new evidence supporting the claim that sufficient vitamin D levels can reduce your risk of having a premature delivery. It can also help protect your newborn baby from other health problems. In what is considered the first scientific trial…
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Omega-3 and vitamin D linked to 40% reduced risk of macular degeneration

Study shows that consumption of omega-3 fatty acids and omega-3 rich fish could slash the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by 40 per cent. This study adds further support for increasing the ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids with the finding that arachidonic acid (AA, omega-6 fatty…
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Women with breast cancer have low vitamin D levels

In a new study, it was found that breast cancer patients have low levels of vitamin D, aggravating low bone mass and fracture risk. These patients have accelerated loss of bone mass due to hormone and chemo therapies. The recommended weekly supplement for high doses of vitamin D is 50,000…
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Reducing Tinnitus with B-Vitamins

Vitamin B supplementation may help reduce Tinnitus is characterized as chronic ringing, roaring, buzzing, humming, chirping, or hissing in the ears in the absence of environmental noise. These vitamins include a B-Complex, which help stabilize nerves. There may also be some correlation between the decline in vitamin B12 levels and…
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Green Tea May Lower Risk of Some Cancers

A new study suggests that drinking green tea may lower the risk of developing certain blood cancers. Researchers in Japan studied 41,761 adults aged 40 to 79 without a history of cancer. After answering a food frequency questionnaire, participants were followed for 9 years. During this time 157 blood, bone…
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High folate intake associated with lower incidence of hearing loss in men

Research study conducted at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found a protective effect for the folate (which converts to vitamin B9 in the liver) against the development of hearing loss in older men. This study analyzed 3,559 men over 60 who developed hearing loss. The men with a higher…
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Whole Grains, Garlic & Acupuncture Lower High Blood Pressure

Whole Grains Lower Blood Pressure Eating lots of whole grains could ward off high blood pressure, according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In the study, men with the highest whole-grain consumption were 19 percent less likely to develop high blood pressure than men who ate…
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Ten Foods Most Prone to Food-Borne Illness

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CPSI) has published a list of the 10 riskiest foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Topping the list: leafy greens, eggs, and tuna. These and seven other foods account for nearly 40% of all food-borne outbreaks linked to FDA-regulated…
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Lutein, black currant extract may reduce visual fatigue

Visual fatigue such as computer eye strain caused by staring at the computer for long hours, may be eased a daily supplement containing black currant fruit extract (200 mg), lutein (5 mg), and zeaxanthin (1 mg), according to a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over trial. The findings, published in the journal…
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