Eating grilled meat ‘increases risk of Alzheimer’s and diabetes’
There is no denying that Americans are big fans of barbecues. In fact, figures state that 62% of us use our grills all year round. But new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that consuming heat-processed animal products, such as grilled or broiled meats, may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes.
February 25, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alzheimer's / dementia, broiled-meats, figures-state, grills, national, national-academy, new-research, nutrition, nutritional counseling, the-risk
Vegetarian diet could be used to lower blood pressure
Vegetarians seem to have lower blood pressure, according to a new analysis. Could adopting a vegetarian diet be a useful strategy for lowering blood pressure?It is well known that high blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease
February 25, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: avoiding-heart, blood-pressure, hypertension, major-risk, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, such-as-diet, through-lifestyle, useful-strategy, vegetarian-diet, well-known
Researchers enhance anti-cancer benefits, increase shelf life of broccoli
While researching methods to increase the already well-recognized anti-cancer properties of broccoli, researchers at the University of Illinois also found a way to prolong the vegetable’s shelf life.
February 25, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: already-well-recognized, illinois, nutrition, nutritional counseling, prolong-the-vegetable, university, vegetable
