Health Alerts - Important News from Current Research About Health and Nutrition
Differences in gut bacteria were found in chronic pain sufferers leading researchers to wonder what role the gut microbiome plays in pain.
Research scientists found 19 different strains of bacteria in greater or lesser quantities in those suffering from the disease compared to the healthy control group.
Staff Reports,
June 24, 2019
The same people who gained weight with processed food lost weight with unprocessed food.
Researchers using a controlled study with 20 healthy participants were able to determine eating a diet of processed food led to increased calorie consumption and weight gain of a pound per week.
Staff Reports,
June 17, 2019
Female athletes may need to be concerned as much about pumping iron outside the gym as inside the gym.
Study results published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology showed up to 35 percent of female athletes have low iron levels compared to only five percent of the general female population in Australia. It could be worse in the U.S.
Staff Reports,
June 10, 2019
Adding walnuts to your diet might be just what the doctor ordered to lower your blood pressure.
In a study conducted at Penn State University, researchers saw trial participants at risk for cardiovascular disease lower their central blood pressure by adding walnuts to their diet.
Staff Reports,
June 03, 2019
Increased oxygen could be the key to making sure you have a deeper sleep.
Increasing the oxygen level of rats in this study meant their brains experienced more slow-wave sleep patterns.
Staff Reports,
May 20, 2019
Adding raspberries to your diet could help you control your blood sugar.
A new study conducted at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago found eating raspberries is beneficial in controlling blood glucose in those who are pre-diabetic or have issues with insulin resistance.
Staff Reports,
May 13, 2019
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
