Can eating tomatoes lower the risk of stroke?
Eating tomatoes and tomato-based foods is associated with a lower risk of stroke, according to new research. Tomatoes are high in the antioxidant lycopene
October 8, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: antioxidant, diet, lower-risk, on call diets, oncalldiets, the-antioxidant
During Radiation Treatment For Prostate Cancer The Antioxidant Beta-Carotene Found To Be Safe
Despite past safety concerns, the antioxidant supplement beta-carotene, is safe to use during radiation therapy treatments for prostate cancer and does not increase the risk of prostate cancer death or metastases, according to a study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncologyâ¢Biologyâ¢Physics, the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)…
June 5, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: antioxidant, astro, death-or-metastases, diet, international, not-increase, official, past-safety, radiation, radiation-oncology, scientific-journal, supplement-beta-carotene, the-antioxidant, the-official, use-during
High alpha-carotene levels associated with longer life
High blood levels of the antioxidant alpha-carotene appear to be associated with a reduced risk of dying over a 14-year period, according to a new report.
November 22, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 14-year-period, antioxidant, blood-levels, diet, dying-over, on call diets, reduced-risk, the-antioxidant
