Study: sodium’s influence on blood pressure statistically insignificant

A new study published in American Journal of Hypertension finds evidence that increased Body Mass Index, age, and non-sodium dietary factors are much more closely related to increases in systolic…

Vegetable-Rich Diet Keeps Pancreatitis Away

Individuals who consume a diet rich in vegetables are significantly less likely to develop acute pancreatitis, say researchers. The study, published online in the journal Gut, examined 80,000 adults in Sweden in order to determine if an imbalance in antioxidant levels, associated with dietary factors, increased the risk of acute pancreatitis…