Health Alerts - Important News from Current Research About Health and Nutrition
You should not be afraid of gaining weight from eating nuts.
A review of the data by researchers at the University of Toronto shows eating nuts does not contribute to weight gain.
Staff Reports,
September 27, 2021
Your heart would like you to lose fat rather than gain muscle.
Researchers from the University of Bristol in England have determined early markers of heart health are impacted more by losing fat than gaining muscle.
Staff Reports,
September 20, 2021
What you eat is important when it comes to staying healthy in this pandemic
Researchers from King’s College London and Harvard Medical School discovered a healthy diet lessens a person’s chances of contracting COVID-19 by as much as 10 percent and cuts the likelihood of serious illness by 40 percent.
Staff Reports,
September 13, 2021
Studies show pecans offer hearth health benefits by lowering cholesterol levels
Researchers from the University of Georgia found people at risk of cardiovascular disease were able to lower their total cholesterol by 5% and their LDL cholesterol by as much as 9% in just eight weeks.
Staff Reports,
September 03, 2021
Don't forget about drinking water when it comes to heart health.
New research from the European Society of Cardiology shows drinking enough water is vitally important in preventing heart failure.
Staff Reports,
August 30, 2021
The air you breathe may make you more susceptible to dementia.
Researchers from the University of Washington found people with long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution where they live had a higher risk of dementia compared to people in areas with cleaner air.
Staff Reports,
August 23, 2021
Research shows naps are no substitute for good sleep.
Scientists at the Michigan State University sleep lab found people who used short naps to make up for lack of sleep performed much worse in cognitive testing than those who got plenty of sleep in the first place.
Staff Reports,
August 16, 2021
Cocoa flavanols could help sedentary people start an exercise program.
Researchers in Liverpool, England found sedentary adults had faster oxygen uptake kinetics during exercise after supplementing with cocoa flavanols.
Staff Reports,
August 09, 2021
