News tagged with dietary levels

Diet and supplements: What's good and bad for kidney disease patients

Two studies presented during the American Society of Nephrology's Annual Kidney Week provide new information on dietary benefits and dangers in kidney disease patients.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

First clinical trial of red wine ingredient shows metabolic shifts

When obese men take a relatively small dose of resveratrol in purified form every day for a month, their metabolisms change for the better. In fact, the effects appear to be as good for us as severe calorie restriction. Resveratrol ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Certain dietary supplements associated with increased risk of death in older women

Consuming dietary supplements, including multivitamins, folic acid, iron and copper, among others, appears to be associated with an increased risk of death in older women, according to a report in the October 10 issue of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover method to decrease harmful cyanogens and increase protein levels in key crop

Researchers working at The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have made an another advancement in their efforts to improve the root crop cassava which is a major source of calories to 700 million people ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Molasses extract decreases obesity caused by a high-fat diet

Experimental results to be presented at the upcoming annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, suggests that ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children who sleep less are more likely to be overweight

Young children who do not get enough sleep are at increased risk of becoming overweight, even after taking account of lifestyle factors, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lecithin component may reduce fatty liver, improve insulin sensitivity

A natural product called DLPC (dilauroyl phosphatidylcholine) increases sensitivity to insulin and reduces fatty liver in mice, leading Baylor College of Medicine researchers to believe it may provide a treatment for prediabetic ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mediterranean diet: A heart-healthy plan for life

The Mediterranean diet has proven beneficial effects not only regarding metabolic syndrome, but also on its individual components including waist circumference, HDL-cholesterol levels, triglycerides levels, blood pressure ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

High levels of cholesterol said better for longevity

The Japan Society for Lipid Nutrition has drawn up new guidelines stating that high cholesterol levels are better for living longer, defying conventional wisdom.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 16, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

New vitamin D guidelines from Osteoporosis Canada

Comprehensive updated guidelines for vitamin D supplementation from Osteoporosis Canada provide physicians with the latest information, including new safe dose levels, in the latest online issue of CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 12, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Nutrition's potential to save sight

While 20/20 vision is a symbol of visual acuity, between now and the year 2020, more and more people will experience some extent of vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other sight-robbing diseases.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The biggest winners: Summer campers

A residential summer weight-loss camp markedly improved obese children's health, a study in the April edition of Pediatrics reports. A Saint Louis University physician found the camp improved children's weight, body mass i ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers link calorie intake to cell lifespan, cancer development (w/ Video)

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have discovered that restricting consumption of glucose, the most common dietary sugar, can extend the life of healthy human-lung cells and speed ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 7

Should children undergo surgery without a long period of fasting after feeding?

Blood glucose levels in a lot of patients fed normal liquid food (NLF) and a high calorie diet (HCD) were high. There was no significant difference in the blood prealbumin levels. There was a significant increase in the blood ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nuisance or nutrient? Kudzu shows promise as a dietary supplement

Kudzu, the nuisance vine that has overgrown almost 10 million acres in the southeastern United States, may sprout into a dietary supplement. Scientists in Alabama and Iowa are reporting the first evidence ...

Chemistry / Other

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1