News tagged with dietary levels


Pure fructose frequently confused with high fructose corn syrup

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 4

As researchers continue to examine the role of sweeteners in the diet, it's important that people understand the differences among various ingredients used in scientific studies, according to the Corn Refiners Association ...





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Key protein may explain the anti-aging and anti-cancer benefits of dietary restriction

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 3

A protein that plays a key role in tumor formation, oxygen metabolism and inflammation is involved in a pathway that extends lifespan by dietary restriction. The finding, which appears in the May 22, 2009 edition of the ...


Many middle-aged and older Americans not getting adequate nutrition

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Micronutrients such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and vitamin C play essential roles in maintaining health. As older adults tend to reduce their food intake as they age, there is concern that deficits in these micronutrients ...


Nuisance or nutrient? Kudzu shows promise as a dietary supplement

Nuisance or nutrient? Kudzu shows promise as a dietary supplement

Chemistry / Other

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

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 ...


Relatively low dietary intake of vitamins A and C boosts asthma risk

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created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A relatively low dietary intake of vitamins A and C boosts the risk of asthma, suggests a systematic analysis of the available evidence published ahead of print in the journal Thorax.


High-fat diets inflame fat tissue around blood vessels, contribute to heart disease

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created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that high-fat diets, even if consumed for a short amount of time, can inflame fat tissue surrounding blood vessels, possibly contributing to cardiovascular ...


Fresh meats often contain additives harmful to kidney disease patients

Fresh meats often contain additives harmful to kidney disease patients

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Uncooked meat products enhanced with food additives may contain high levels of phosphorous and potassium that are not discernable from inspection of food labels, according to a study appearing in an upcoming ...


Too much selenium can increase your cholesterol

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study from the University of Warwick has discovered taking too much of the essential mineral selenium in your diet can increase your cholesterol by almost 10%.


Dietary sport supplement shows strong effects in the elderly

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 07, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 0

Beta-alanine (BA), a dietary supplement widely used by athletes and body builders, has been proven to increase the fitness levels of a group of elderly men and women. The research, published in BioMed Central's open access ...


Diabetics on high-fiber diets might need extra calcium, report UT Southwestern researchers

Diabetics on high-fiber diets might need extra calcium

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The amount of calcium your body absorbs might depend, in part, on the amount of dietary fiber you consume.


Cell pathway on overdrive prevents cancer response to dietary restriction

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created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Whitehead Institute researchers have pinpointed a cellular pathway that determines whether cancerous tumors respond to dietary restriction during their development.



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