The researchers say increased intake of magnesium-rich foods such as spinach and nuts could also help reduce the risk of dementia, which is the second leading cause of death in Australia and the seventh biggest killer globally. The study of more than 6,000 cognitively healthy participants in the United Kingdom aged 40 to 73 found […]
This study evaluated the association between time from the first meal to last meal with weight change. Nearly 550 adults were enrolled in the study. Participants had at least one weight and height measurement registered in the two years prior to the study’s enrollment period. Overall, most participants (80%) reported they were white adults; 12% […]
Many people who have dieted are familiar with the yo-yo effect: after the diet, the kilos are quickly put back on. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research and Harvard Medical School have now shown in mice that communication in the brain changes during a diet: The nerve cells that mediate the feeling […]
Researchers have now shown that foods with a high fat and sugar content change our brain: If we regularly eat even small amounts of them, the brain learns to consume precisely these foods in the future. Our tendency to eat high-fat and high-sugar foods, the so-called Western diet, could be innate or develop as a […]
When we give this drug to the mice for a short time, they start losing weight. They all become slim,” said Madesh Muniswamy, PhD, professor of medicine in the health science center’s Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine. Magnesium is the fourth most abundant element in the body, and plays many key […]
A new study, published in Redux Biology, finds that high doses of selenium have anti-cancer properties. Selenium has been investigated as a potential anti-cancer agent for the reduction of the risk of different malignancies including colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer, as well as an adjuvant to conventional anti-tumour therapies. Such use is limited, however, by […]
Depression is a common mood disorder, affecting 5% of adults worldwide. Whilst effective treatments do exist, some patients experience unpleasant side effects, and an estimated 30.9% of patients have either no or a poor response to medication. Researchers are working to understand complementary and alternative therapies that may aid in treating depression. A recent study […]
For some time researchers have suggested that a Mediterranean diet — high in fresh fruit and vegetables, beans, nuts, whole grains, and fish — may help lower heart disease risk and increase life expectancy. An increasing amount of scientific evidence now backs up this notion. Recent studies have linked reduced rates of cardiovascular disease, dementia, […]
A new study, published in BMJ Medicine, has looked at the effect of higher blood caffeine levels on body weight and the long-term risks of type 2 diabetes and major cardiovascular diseases, such as coronary artery disease, stroke, heart failure, and irregular heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation). Researchers used a statistical technique called Mendelian randomization, which […]
High doses of sucralose — a potent, calorie-free sugar substitute that is 600 times sweeter than sucrose — reduce immune responses in mice, a study has found. The researchers did not investigate the sweetener’s effects in humans, and say that it is unlikely that normal consumption of sucralose is harmful. But the results, published on […]