Caffeinated drinks may be good for the liver
Researchers have discovered that an increased caffeine intake may reduce the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a study published in the journal Hepatology. A team from the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) and the Duke University School of Medicine used cell culture and mice as models for the effects of caffeine on the liver disease…
August 19, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, effects, fatty-liver, graduate, intake-may, liver, mice-as-models, nutrition, risk, school, study-published, university
Vitamin D-related ‘molecular switches’ predict childhood bone mass
Researchers at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, have demonstrated that the degree to which a gene related to vitamin D action is switched on or off, when measured at birth, predicts bone density of the child at four years of age…
August 19, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: child, child-at-four, degree, four-years, gene-related, lifecourse, measured-at-birth, mrc, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, predicts-bone, university, years
Omega-3 rich oils improve membrane fluidity in retina cells and can help fight age-related eye diseases
Scientists working at the Research Center on Aging at the Health and Social Services Centre – University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke (CSSS-IUGS) have been studying strategies for protecting retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells…
August 19, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: aging, center-on-aging, centre, geriatrics, health, oncalldietitian.com, research, research-center, rpe, social-services, university
