Health
Coconut oil is the latest food trend offering health claims
Coconut oil is returning to the kitchen, thanks to a boost from those in the nutrition business who have taken a fresh look at the numbers.
Nov 15, 2013
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GM soybean oil causes less obesity and insulin resistance but is harmful to liver function
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have tested a genetically-modified (GM) soybean oil used in restaurants and found that while it induces less obesity and insulin resistance than conventional soybean ...
Oct 2, 2017
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Canola oil gets undeserved bad rap
In response to a recent column in which I suggested canola oil as one good choice for popping corn "since it is low in saturated fat and has a high enough smoke point not to burn at higher temperatures," a reader from Capitola ...
Mar 15, 2019
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Medical research
High-fat diet postpones brain aging, study suggests
New Danish-led research suggests that signs of brain aging can be postponed in mice if placed on a high-fat diet. In the long term, this opens the possibility of treatment of children suffering from premature aging and patients ...
Nov 5, 2014
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Gingerbread is an ancient staple of the holiday season—and its spices may have some surprising health benefits
No confectionery symbolizes the holidays quite like gingerbread. While most of us associate gingerbread with edible houses and spiced loaves of cake-like bread, it's also increasingly appearing as flavoring in novelty drinks ...
Dec 10, 2023
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Oil-swishing craze: Snake oil or all-purpose remedy?
(HealthDay)—Allison Bennett of Palm City, Fla., plans to swish daily. Sloshing coconut oil around her mouth for a quarter of an hour every day will make her teeth whiter, she believes.
Apr 18, 2014
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Study finds high-fat diets impair immune, intestinal and brain health
A UC Riverside study that could motivate your New Year's resolutions demonstrates that high-fat diets affect genes linked not only to obesity, colon cancer and irritable bowels, but also to the immune system, brain function, ...
Jan 3, 2024
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Vitamin E acetate ID'd in lungs of most vaping illness patients
(HealthDay)—Vitamin E acetate was identified in almost all patients with electronic cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI), and there has been a decrease in EVALI cases since a peak in September ...
Dec 24, 2019
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Cardiologist offers advice on the best cooking fats for healthy cholesterol levels
Are you trying to remember which fat is the good fat to use in the kitchen? If you are confused about whether to use unsaturated fats, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated or saturated fats when cooking, it's understandable. ...
Dec 20, 2023
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Immunology
Coconut oil an immune boost for preterm newborns
Coconut oil has been transforming the health and skin condition of preterm babies in Western Australia recently, and new research has revealed why.
Aug 20, 2019
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