Duke University Medical Center recently published the results of a study on the role of anxiety and depression on heart disease. [1]The study involved 934 patients who were carefully screened to make sure they met the criteria that the researchers...
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Low Fat Milk = Obese Children According to New Study.
A recent study conducted on preschool children drew some interesting conclusions. The study focused on information on the types of milk 10,700 US children drank and their body mass index (BMI) at ages 2 and 4. Researchers found that giving children...
Mediterranean Diet May Help Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
A study just released in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with either extra-virgin olive oil or nuts resulted in an absolute risk reduction of approximately 3 major cardiovascular events. The...
High Consumption of Processed Meat Increases Risk
A new British study that has been released has show a correlation between the consumption of processed meat and increases in Cancer and Heart Disease. Research that has been done previously has shown that processed meat consumption is linked to a...
1000 IU of Vitamin D Linked to Decreasing Chances for Stroke
Researchers in Tel Aviv, Israel at the Wolfson Medical Center just published a research study on Vitamin D. The research is showing that supplements of vitamin D at 1000 IU may improve cardiovascular health for diabetics. “Vitamin D status is...
Smoking in Females May Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer
The relationship between smoking and breast cancer has not been firmly established in the past. A new study released in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute is showing that women who begin smoking at an early age in life have a higher...