Eating citrus fruit may lower women’s stroke risk

Eating higher amounts of a compound in citrus fruits, especially oranges and grapefruit, may lower ischemic stroke risk.

Reheated Cooking Oils Contain Toxic Aldehydes

Researchers from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU, Spain) have been the first to discover the presence of certain aldehydes in food, which are believed to be related to some neurodegenerative diseases and some types of cancer. These toxic compounds can be found in some oils, such as sunflower oil, when heated at a suitable temperature for frying…

New Model To Evaluate Probiotic Survival In The Gut Shows Some Probiotics Have A Better Chance To Promote Health

Functional foods containing bacteria with beneficial health effects, or probiotics, have long been consumed in Northern Europe and are becoming increasingly popular elsewhere. To be of benefit, however, the bacteria have to survive in the very hostile environment of the digestive tract…

Breastfeeding And Caffeine Consumption

Babies are not able to metabolize or excrete caffeine very well, so a breastfeeding mother’s consumption of caffeine may lead to caffeine accumulation and symptoms such as wakefulness and irritability, according to an interview with expert Ruth Lawrence, MD, published in Journal of Caffeine Research, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc…

Weaning From Gluten May Be Pointless For Many

People who do not have celiac disease and believe they have “non-celiac gluten sensitivity” may be weaning themselves off gluten unnecessarily, researchers from the University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, reported in Annals of Internal Medicine…

Women May Be At Increased Cancer Risk Following Vitamin B And Omega-3 Supplementation

Women with a previous history of cardiovascular pathologies seem to have a higher cancer risk after five years of Vitamin B and omega-3 supplementation. The research is published in detail in the Archives of Internal Medicine…

Fructose Weight Gain Impact Same As Other Carbohydrates

Fructose does not make you gain more weight than other types of carbohydrates, Canadian researchers reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine. They found that a little extra fructose added to foods did not trigger weight gain, as long as the participants reduced the equivalent total calories from other carbs…

Dioxins Do Not Pose Significant Health Risk.. Generally, Says EPA

Although dioxins, even in small amounts, are dangerous to health, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emphasized that, overall, dioxin exposure does not currently pose an important health risk. Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds are substances resulting from a range of industrial processes and the burning of household waste – they are seen as highly toxic compounds…

Eating Problems Persist 3 Months After Stroke And 56 Percent Still Face Malnutrition Risk

People who suffered a stroke continued to experience eating problems and more than half still risked malnutrition after three months, even though there had been a marked improvement in most of their physical functions. That is one of the key findings of a study in the March issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing…

Exposure To Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles May Be A Greater Risk For Children

Children may be receiving the highest exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide in candy, which they eat in amounts much larger than adults, according to a new study…

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