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I’ve blogged about the spice turmeric and its reported health benefits on maladies such as cancer, arthritis, and Alzheimer’s disease, among others. Now, new data from animal trials also indicate that turmeric– and its active anti-oxidant ingredient, curcumin – reverses many of the inflammatory and metabolic problems associated with obesity and improves blood-sugar control […]
Resveratrol has been reported many times over to help against a wide range of maladies: Alzheimer’s Disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, among others.
And the list gets longer: resveratrol can also help battle obesity, a recent report claims.
Researchers at the University of Ulm in Germany wanted to know if resveratrol could mimic the effects of calorie restriction […]
Belated happy 43rd birthday to Manuel Uribe, listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the heaviest living man in the world. Manuel has lost more than a third of his body weight and now weighs just over 800 pounds, by subscribing to the so-called Zone Diet. According to Dr. Barry Sears, creator of […]
March is the National Nutrition Month, a nutrition education and information campaign created by the American Dietetic Association.
During National Nutrition Month®, the American Dietetic Association urges consumers to look beyond the myths of nutrition, focus on the facts and remember the theme for the month, Nutrition: It’s a Matter of Fact.
“It may seem difficult to […]
Here’s something for those on weight-loss diets: A review published in Obesity Reviews examined data from previous research and clinical trials, and the findings revealed that soy foods are an excellent protein source, and can help lose weight in a variety of ways.
The review, including results from eight human studies, finds that individuals lost equivalent […]
Aside from its
anti-diabetic properties, compounds in milk called conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) also show potential in fighting obesity.
In a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, overweight and obese subjects were given either placebo or a CLA dietary supplement (Brnad: Clarinol).
The researchers report that, at the end of the study, subjects in the […]
Just a few days ago, I posted new research developments on resveratrol, which demonstrated how this compound commonly found in wines may prevent strokes, and help address aging-related disorders, including obesity. The same people involved in the latter report new findings: Resveratrol reduces fat and boosts endurance by activation of SIRT1, first aging gene shown […]
I have written about resveratrol before, a compound found in the grape skin and seeds which have been demonstrated in mouse trials to protect against strokes.
This time, researchers at the Harvard Medical School and the National Institute on Aging report that resveratrol may help improve the health and possibly increase the lifespan by offsetting […]
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