June 27th, 2007
A research team at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University found that supplementation of omega-3 can, in certain cases, help combat the depression and agitation symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
There was no observable difference in therapeutic effect between the patients receiving the omega-3 and the placebo group.
However, when the researchers took into account which of the […]
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June 26th, 2007
The involuntary eye spasm called primary late onset blepharospasm makes the eye lids blink uncontrollably and can leave the eyes effectively ‘blind’.
A new Italian study claims that drinking coffee protects from this condition.
The effect was proportional to the amount of coffee drank and one to two cups per day were needed for the protective effect […]
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June 25th, 2007
A survey conducted by the UK Food Standards Agency (to help judge if eating fruit peel should be taken into account how much pesticide residue people are likely to get from the food that they eat) revealed that one in five UK adults regularly snack on or eat fruit peel as part of their diet.
Of […]
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June 25th, 2007
Posting over the next few days will be a bit sporadic as my family makes the move from Europe to Asia. Relocation is a messy affair, but hopefully, I’ll be back online in a few days…. ok, maybe several. It’s one of those times when life gets in the way of blogging, y’know?
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June 22nd, 2007
With the exception of gum arabic in the product Slim Fast, hydrocolloids like guar gum are currently used in food products at level that are way below what is needed to exert a physiological effect.
Now, according to a new research recently published in the journal LWT - Food Science and Technology, guar gum may also […]
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June 20th, 2007
Japanese researchers report of a new mulberry powder, with an optimized content of 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) which may be used as a dietary supplement to help prevent diabetes. DNJ has been shown to inhibit the action of the glucosidase enzyme that controls the digestion of carbohydrates.
“A human study indicated that the single oral administration of 0.8 […]
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June 19th, 2007
Hear ye, hear ye! As of this writing, Eating Fabulous ranks #63 in eDrugSearch.com’s Healthcare 100, a ranking of the world’s top blogs on health and medicine.
Many many thanks to all readers and subscribers!
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June 18th, 2007
I’ve written time and again how important fruit consumption is, and how many health benefits you can derive from fruits and the diseases you can avoid just by incorporating certain fruits in your diet. What’s more effective than boring words? Here’s what:
VideoJug: Why You Should Eat Fruit
For some reason it breaks my blog when I […]
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June 15th, 2007
Do you buy only organic foods, believing you’re doing the environment a favor since pesticides and other chemicals are not used? According to a new study, it looks like that school of thought has loopholes.
The study, conducted by a team of student researchers in the Department of Rural Economy at the University of Alberta in […]
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June 14th, 2007
In a previous entry, I’ve mentioned two heart-healthy reasons for eating pistachios. Aside from that, it has been found that pistachios may also reduce your body’s response to the stresses of everyday life.
“A 10-year follow-up study of young men showed that those who had larger cardiovascular responses to stress in the lab, were more likely […]
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