Health Alerts - Important News from Current Research About Health and Nutrition
Too much sitting is dangerous but you can reverse the damage by engaging in exercise as long as you do enough.
Too much sitting has been linked to shortened life spans but it was previously unclear if there was a way to offset the risk aside from not sitting for so long. The results of a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology show increasing physical activity to recommended levels eliminates the association in all but the worst cases of excess sitting.
Staff Reports,
May 06, 2019
When you eat appears to be more important than what you eat when it comes to controlling your blood sugar.
Men at risk of type 2 diabetes in Australia had promising results controlling their blood sugar just by restricting the time period during which they ate. That’s what a report recently published in the journal Obesity showed.
Staff Reports,
April 29, 2019
The power of vitamin C can even shorten your hospital stay.
Researchers analyzed 12 trials with a total of 1,766 patients and found those given vitamin C supplementation had their length of stay in the ICU shortened by an average of eight percent regardless of their reason for being hospitalized.
Staff Reports,
April 22, 2019
Fecal transplant leads to dramatic improvement in autism symptoms that continue to lessen as time goes on.
Scientists at Arizona State University saw a 47 percent decrease in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms after initiating a change in the gut microbiome of study participants.
Staff Reports,
April 15, 2019
What people are not eating enough of is more important than what they are eating too much of when it comes to diet-related deaths.
A global survey shows that 11 million people die a year as a result of a poor diet. That means 20 percent of the deaths each year are due to what people are eating or not eating.
Staff Reports,
April 08, 2019
A keto diet might be what you need but be careful if you plan to cheat.
Researchers found excess sugar on keto cheat days caused dieters to exhibit signs of cardiovascular damage.
Staff Reports,
April 01, 2019
Vitamin B12 improves mitochondrial health and increases the ability to fight off infection
Roundworms share a unique characteristic with humans in that they cannot make vitamin B12 and must get it from their diet and scientists used roundworms to uncover a direct link between a lack of vitamin B12 and an increased risk of infection by two potentially deadly pathogens.
Staff Reports,
March 20, 2019
Green tea promotes a healthy gut microbiome and that may help some people lose weight.
Mice fed a fat-inducing diet had less weight gain and lower insulin resistance when they were given green tea.
Staff Reports,
March 18, 2019
