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Soy foods are associated with lower sperm concentrations

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created Jul 24, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Men who eat an average of half a serving of soy food a day have lower concentrations of sperm than men who do not eat soy foods, according to research published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Re ...





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Fruit and vegetable intake in pregnant women reduces risk of upper respiratory tract infection

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Boston University School of Medicine researchers (BUSM) have observed in a study of pregnant women that consumption of at least seven servings per day of fruits and vegetables moderately reduced the risk of developing an ...


Eating soy early in life may reduce breast cancer among Asian women

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Asian-American women who ate higher amounts of soy during childhood had a 58 percent reduced risk of breast cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the Americ ...


Omega-3 fatty acids reduce risk of advanced prostate cancer

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Omega-3 fatty acids appear protective against advanced prostate cancer, and this effect may be modified by a genetic variant in the COX-2 gene, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Associ ...


Consumption of some foods associated with decrease in ovarian cancer risk

Consumption of some foods associated with decrease in ovarian cancer risk

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created Nov 21, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

New research from the Channing Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) reports that frequent consumption of foods containing the flavonoid kaempferol, including non-herbal tea and broccoli, was associated ...


Race/ethnicity, family income and education associated with sugar consumption

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created Aug 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The intake of added sugars in the United States is excessive, estimated by the US Department of Agriculture in 1999-2002 as 17% of calories a day. Consuming foods with added sugars displaces nutrient-dense foods in the diet. ...


Cutting salt isn't the only way to reduce blood pressure

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created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Most people know that too much sodium from foods can increase blood pressure.


Cutting sodium consumption: A major public health priority

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reducing sodium intake is a major public health priority that must be acted upon by governments and nongovernmental organizations to improve population health, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).


Consumption of nuts, corn or popcorn not associated with increased risk of diverticulosis in men

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created Aug 26, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Contrary to a common recommendation to avoid eating popcorn, nuts and corn to prevent diverticular complications, a large prospective study of men indicates that the consumption of these foods does not increase the risk of ...


Charred meat may increase risk of pancreatic cancer

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created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Meat cooked at high temperatures to the point of burning and charring may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 100th Annual Meeting 2009.


Dietary acrylamide not associated with increased lung cancer risk in men

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

Dietary acrylamide was not associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, according to data from a large prospective case-cohort study in the April 28 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.



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