Lycopenes are linked to lower mortality. Lycopenes are the red pigments of tomatoes. Researchers from Omaha, Nebraska found that it is the lycopenes in tomatoes and watermelons that lower mortality. They analyzed data on 2499 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examin
I was watching CNN on a mini TV in the gym when I read that hot drinks can cause cancer. This news is based on a news release from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a subsidiary of the World Health Organization. Research into why hot drinks can cause cancer As this ques
In 2011 Dr. Taylor from Newcastle University showed in a group of diabetes patients that he could cure diabetes permanently with an extremely low calorie diet. The trial was simple: he took overweight or obese patients with diabetes and put them on a starvation diet of 600-700 calorie
Recently media reports covered the story of harmful glyphosates in German beer. All of the 14 most popular beer brands in Germany tested positive for glyphosate. This is the active ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide called “Roundup”. For 500 years there were only 4 allowable ingredien
Some people achieve weight loss with minimal exercise. Others who exercise regularly have problems losing weight. An international study involving 332 people looked at this problem in detail. The medical investigators examined the energy expenditure in these 332 adults in 5 different
A new study from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) found that an alternate Mediterranean diet prevents fractures. A total of 93,676 women were enrolled in the WHI study. They were between 50 and 79 years old. Recruitment into the study took place between October 1, 1993 to December
A March 2016 study from Great Britain showed that a very-low-calorie diet for 2 months followed by a weight maintenance diet for 6 months could make diabetes reversible through diet. A total of 30 overweight or obese diabetes patients went on an 8-week very-low-calorie diet of 600-700
One of the major polyphenols of green tea extract kills oral cancer cells; it is called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). Interestingly green tea catechin (EGCG) does not harm normal cells. Researchers from the Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University
Higher sugar intake can lead to the development of breast cancer from high sugar diets.Increased sugar intake can cause existing cancer to grow faster. On the other hand higher sugar intake makes you gain weight, which leads to an increased risk of getting cancer. Animal experiments
The fear of salt is associated with the medical dogma that lasted for several decades that salt over consumption would elevate blood pressure. We know that high blood pressure will cause heart attacks and strokes. Over the years governments have been influenced by health associations.