Category Archives: Nutrition and Supplements

Fatty Liver Disease and High Fructose Corn Syrup

During the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Atlanta, Georgia, researchers presented the findings of a new study in which they found that high fructose consumption was linked with higher rates of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and that Mexican Americans were most affected.  Previous studies had shown that diets high in sugar from […]

Do Creatine Supplements Increase the Activity of Muscle Stem Cells?

In skeletal muscle, the stem cells are known as satellite cells (SC). They are located between the sarcolemma and the basal lamina of the muscle fiber. All the muscle growth posterior to birth occurs through myofiber hypertrophy, and concurrent with the increase in myofiber size muscle cells demonstrate an increased number of nuclei. The source […]

Vitamin D Deficiency Can Lead to Dementia

Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people worldwide. This condition affects thinking and behaviors as you age. Is a chronic syndrome that leads to deterioration in cognitive function. Globally, more than 55 million people have dementia with 10 million new cases diagnosed every year.  Recently, a group of […]

Coffee Consumption Decreases Risk of Kidney Injury According to New Study

Coffee is one of the most often consumed beverages worldwide. It contains a wide variety of compounds, including caffeine, diterpenes, and cholinergic acid, which fully develop after the bean roasting process. These contents are reported to have different health benefits. The regular consumption of coffee has been associated in different studies to the prevention of […]

Is Potato Protein as Good as Protein from Dairy in Building Muscle?

Protein ingestion and physical activity stimulate muscle protein synthesis and are essential for the maintenance and accretion of skeletal muscle mass. The protein that is ingested during recovery from exercise further augments muscle protein synthesis rates and supports the skeletal muscle adaptive response to more prolonged exercise training.  Habitually our protein intake originates from both […]

Use of Whey Protein Supplementation in Type 2 Diabetes

For people with controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the regulation of postprandial glycemia is essential to achieving optimal glycemic control, which may reduce the risk of complications associated with hyperglycemia.  Other than medications, nutrition plays an integral and fundamental role in the management of T2DM and represents an opportunity to optimize glycemic control in […]

Supplement Used for Diabetes Shows Promise Against Lung Cancer in New Study

Lung cancer is the most prevalent cancer, with over 2 million new cases reported in 2020 worldwide. It is also the leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally, with 1.79 million reported deaths in 2020.  Non-small cell lung cancer accounts for up to 85% of all lung cancer cases, remains the most common type of lung […]

A Higher Intake of Dairy Was Associated with Increased Prostate Cancer Risk in New Study

The incidence of prostate cancer increases with age. Although only 1 in 350 men under the age of 50 years will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, the incidence rate increases up to 1 in every 52 men for ages 50 to 59 years. The incidence rate is nearly 60% in men over the age of […]

The Benefits of Olive Oil Consumption for Cardiovascular Health

Olive oil consumption has been shown to have health benefits, especially to lower cardiovascular disease risk, but its associations with total and cause-specific mortality are unclear. In a recently published study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers evaluated whether olive oil intake is associated with total and cause-specific mortality in 2 […]

Drinking Coffee Linked to Lower Mortality Risk

Millions wake up to a morning coffee. Drinking coffee is associated with many aspects of culture and social interactions, but does it have health benefits? According to recent studies there are multiple health benefits to this practice and you should continue to enjoy your morning coffee.  A recently published study found that moderate consumption of […]