News tagged with dietary intake


Vitamin D slows the progression of cells from premalignant to malignant states, keeping their proliferation in check

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers at McGill University have discovered a molecular basis for the potential cancer preventive effects of vitamin D. The team, led by McGill professors John White and David Goltzman, of ...

Cancer created Nov 23, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How a protein meal tells your brain you are full

Feeling full involves more than just the uncomfortable sensation that your waistband is getting tight. Investigators reporting online on July 5th in the Cell Press journal Cell have now mapped out the signal ...

Medical research created Jul 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Too much of a good thing? How drinking too much water can kill

Drinking enough water is very important during long periods of physical activity or recreational pursuits. But there are rare instances when too much fluid intake can be harmful, and even lead to death.

Health created Sep 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Prepare your barbeque properly this summer, warn scientists

As we break free from the shackles of an unusually long winter, thoughts may be turning towards that first barbecue of the summer. But before we lay down the season's first slab of meat, scientists are urging ...

Health created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Endocannabinoid signaling in dietary restriction and lifespan extension

There is no longer any doubt that dietary restriction (DR) extends lifespan. Many studies have shown that limiting nutrient intake extends lifespan in yeast, worms, flies and as well as postponing age-related diseases in ...

Medical research created May 11, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Researchers ID gene that turns carbs into fat: Discovery could help development of treatment for fatty liver, diabetes

A gene that helps the body convert that big plate of holiday cookies you just polished off into fat could provide a new target for potential treatments for fatty liver disease, diabetes and obesity.

Genetics created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Proteins linked to longevity may be involved in mood control

(Medical Xpress) -- Over the past decade, MIT biologist Leonard Guarente and others have shown that very-low-calorie diets provoke a comprehensive physiological response that promotes survival, all orchestrated by a set of ...

Medical research created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Decaffeinated coffee preserves memory function by improving brain energy metabolism

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that decaffeinated coffee may improve brain energy metabolism associated with type 2 diabetes. This brain dysfunction is a known risk factor for dementia and ...

Neuroscience created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vitamin D tied to women's cognitive performance

Two new studies appearing in the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences show that vitamin D may be a vital component for the cognitive health of women as they age. ...

Health created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vitamin C supplements linked to kidney stones

New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that men who take vitamin C supplements regularly run a higher risk of developing kidney stones. The study, which is published in the scientific periodical JAMA Internal Me ...

Health created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Less salt, less strokes, says new research

(Medical Xpress) -- Speaking ahead of a United Nations High Level Meeting on non-communicable diseases, Professor Francesco Cappuccio from Warwick Medical School argues that lowering dietary salt intake has the potential ...

Health created Aug 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Vitamin D may lower diabetes risk in obese children and adolescents, study finds

Childhood and adolescent obesity rates in the United States have increased dramatically in the past three decades. Being obese puts individuals at greater risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, a disease in which individuals ...

Diabetes created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Eating more fiber may lower risk of first-time stroke

Eating more fiber may decrease your risk of first-time stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

Cardiology created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Magnesium may be as important to kids' bone health as calcium

Parents are advised to make sure their children drink milk and eat other calcium-rich foods to build strong bones. Soon, they also may be urged to make sure their kids eat salmon, almonds and other foods high in magnesium—another ...

Pediatrics created May 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Cutting down on salt doesn't reduce your chance of dying

Moderate reductions in the amount of salt people eat doesn't reduce their likelihood of dying or experiencing cardiovascular disease. This is the main conclusion from a systematic review published in the latest edition of ...

Health created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1