A new study links Yup'ik Eskimos' diet high in fish oil to their lower risk of chronic diseases.
If a little is good, then is more better? In the case of fish oil, to answer this question, researchers studied blood samples of Yup’ik Eskimos of western Alaska whose traditional diet of fish provides them long-chain omega-3 fatty acids in amounts well above—more than 20 times—that of which is provided by an average U.S. Western-style diet.
According to the data of the new study, which was accepted for publication in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, an increased intake of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids—eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)—meeting the same amounts as that of the Eskimos could “have strong beneficial effects” on risk of chronic diseases.
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Millions suffer from vitamin D deficiency mainly during winter, especially older people.
Just as blizzards cover most of the U.S. and Canada in a blanket of snow, it’s time to put the spotlight on “vitamin D winter”. What is it? It’s the time period, centered around winter solstice (Dec. 21-22), when the sun’s UVB rays are simply too weak to make their way through the atmosphere and stimulate the skin to synthesize the sunshine vitamin.
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Enjoying one or two dark chocolate pieces daily may protect DNA from free radical damage, confirms a new study.
White has traditionally symbolized the unblemished essence of youth. As color relates to chocolate, however, yet another study adds to a growing body of evidence that it is the darkness of chocolate that contains anti-aging potential.
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Unless more people lose weight, diabetes cases will double in 24 years.
Before today’s kindergartners reach their college years, the number of people with diabetes is expected to at least double and the cost of diabetes care to at least triple in the U.S.—that is if we are to believe the conservative estimates of a recent study and consequent media reports (see here and here).
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New study shows gut microbes may play a role in obesity.
Each one of us has billions of bacteria residing in our guts, and, according to a recent study, what we feed them daily through diet may be prompting whether or not we lose or gain weight.
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Omega-3 pioneer Dr. Jørn Dyerberg
When two Danish medical scientists acted on a hunch, crossed an ocean, and traveled on dog sleds across an ice sheet to acquire some blood samples, a few folks might have belittled them as foolish, dangerous and wasting of time and resources.
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Eating slowly offers effective holiday weight management.
As holiday season rolls in, so do those favorite holiday rolls and the turkey, the stuffing, the potatoes and gravy, the sweet potatoes with marshmallow topping, the cornbread with butter, the cranberry sauce, and the pumpkin pie with lots and lots of whipped cream.
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Health care reform has dominated headlines in the U.S lately, but experts are suggesting that what may also need improvement is the understanding that individual Americans have about their own health.
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Government bodies, Health Canada and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are both taking steps on reducing amounts of acrylamide in food.
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Understanding how to take care of your health becomes even more critical when you have type 2 diabetes mellitus, but a recently published national study in the U.S. found that most patients with the disorder were not adequately meeting nutritional recommendations.
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