Sugar Intakes Raises Risk of Heart Disease in ‘Healthy People’
Even healthy people who consume too much sugar are at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. In a ground-breaking study from the University of...
Mold Discovered in Sea Salts May Result in Food Contamination
Like fine wines, sea salts are artisanal products that inspire talk of terroir, texture and provenance. Now there's evidence that they can also be...
Black Tea Promotes Weight Loss by Altering Gut Bacteria
UCLA researchers have demonstrated for the first time that black tea may promote weight loss and other health benefits by changing bacteria in the...
Health Risks of Prescription Sleep Medications in Older Adults
Sleep doesn't come easily for nearly half of older Americans, with more than a third taking some sort of medication to help them doze...
How Mitochondria Prevent Cell Death When Deprived of Nutrients
McGill University researchers have discovered a mechanism through which mitochondria, the energy factory of our body's cells, play a role in preventing cells from...
Selenium and CoQ10 Combo Cuts Heart Disease Death Rate in Half
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the developed world, killing more than 17 million per year, far more lives than cancer claims,...
Vitamin C May Encourage Blood Cancer Stem Cells to Die
Vitamin C may “tell” faulty stem cells in the bone marrow to mature and die normally, instead of multiplying to cause blood cancers. This...
Eating Almonds Shown to Help Remove Cholesterol, Improve HDL Levels
Eating almonds on a regular basis may help boost levels of HDL cholesterol while simultaneously improving the way it removes cholesterol from the body,...
Study Shows High Dose Vitamin C Improves Treatment of Brain and...
Clinical trials have found that regularly infusing brain and lung cancer patients with 800 to 1000 times the daily recommended amount of vitamin C...
Compound in Avocados, Leafy Greens, Shown to Slow Brain Aging
Spinach and kale are favorites of those looking to stay physically fit, but they also could keep consumers cognitively fit, according to a new...
