News tagged with high fiber diet

A diet rich in slowly digested carbs reduces markers of inflammation in overweight and obese adults

Among overweight and obese adults, a diet rich in slowly digested carbohydrates, such as whole grains, legumes and other high-fiber foods, significantly reduces markers of inflammation associated with chronic disease, according ...

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created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Gut microbe makeup affected by diet: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study in the US has shown that the type of "good" bacteria that predominate in human stools varies with the diet.

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created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Viruses in the human gut show dynamic response to diet

The digestive system is home to a myriad of viruses, but how they are involved in health and disease is poorly understood. In a study published online today in Genome Research, researchers have investigated the dynamics of vir ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Colon cancer shuts down receptor that could shut it down

Though a high-fiber diet has long been considered good for you and beneficial in staving off colon cancer, Medical College of Georgia researchers have discovered a reason why: roughage activates a receptor ...

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created Apr 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0




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More than 7,500-year-old fish traps found in Russia

A team of international archeologists, led by the Spanish National Research Council, has documented a series of more than 7,500-year-old fish seines and traps near Moscow. The equipment found, among the oldest in Europe, ...

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Diets high in fiber won't protect against diverticulosis

For more than 40 years, scientists and physicians have thought eating a high-fiber diet lowered a person's risk of diverticulosis, a disease of the large intestine in which pouches develop in the colon wall. ...

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created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A muffin makeover: Dispelling the low-fat-is-healthy myth

Dozens of studies, many from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers, have shown that low-fat diets are no better for health than moderate- or high-fat diets—and for many people, may be worse.

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created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Diet counts: Iron intake in teen years can impact brain in later life

(Medical Xpress) -- Iron is a popular topic in health news. Doctors prescribe it for medical reasons, and it's available over the counter as a dietary supplement. And while it's known that too little iron can result in cognitive ...

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created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Increase dietary fiber, decrease disease: Review confirms benefits of more roughage in the diet

We should all be eating more dietary fiber to improve our health - that's the message from a health review by scientists in India. The team has looked at research conducted into dietary fiber during the last few decades across ...

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created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Updated American Cancer Society nutrition guidelines stress need for supportive environment

Updated guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention from the American Cancer Society stress the importance of creating social and physical environments that support healthy behaviors. The report includes ...

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Healthy eating may help ADHD kids: US study

Simply eating healthier may improve the behavior of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder if therapy and medication fail, said a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.

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created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Today's teens will die younger of heart disease

A new study that takes a complete snapshot of adolescent cardiovascular health in the United States reveals a dismal picture of teens who are likely to die of heart disease at a younger age than adults do today, reports Northwestern ...

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created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

High fiber diet linked to reduced risk of colorectal cancer

Eating a diet high in fibre, particularly from cereal and whole grains, is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, finds a new study integrating all available evidence published in the British Medical Journal ...

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created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More fiber, but not necessarily less fat, good for teen diets

A diet high in fiber – but not necessarily one low in saturated fat or cholesterol – is tied to a lower risk of heart disease and type-2 diabetes in teenagers, according to new findings from Michigan State University.

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