By now, you have probably heard that a high-fat diet can increase your risk of metabolic syndrome–a cluster of symptoms that may lead to maladies like diabetes or heart disease. However, new research on mice indicates that those darn fats may not be the only culprit behind these ailments. The study published in Frontiers found that a fatty diet may not causeContinue reading “Can a Lack of Vitamin D Cause Diabetes?”
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Study Finds Fatty Acids May Improve Reading Skills
Reading books is one of the all-time great pastimes. You can enjoy the same stories that your ancestors pored over hundreds and hundreds of years ago. Books can illuminate the past and help you imagine a brighter future. However, reading doesn’t always come easy. It takes a lot of practice, and children can struggle with it for various reasons.Continue reading “Study Finds Fatty Acids May Improve Reading Skills”
Healthy Fats Might Save Millions
According to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, it is estimated that 711,800 people die annually because they don’t eat enough omega-6 polyunsaturated fats. They also estimate that 537,200 deaths are caused by people eating too many trans fats and that another 250, 900 perish from the over-consumption of saturated fats (inContinue reading “Healthy Fats Might Save Millions”
3 Exciting New Discoveries About Omega-3 You Need to Know
There are a lot of fats in this world, and they get a bad rap. Even the word “fat” has a lot negative connotations hanging from it like so much unwanted adipose tissue. But fats can be a good thing. For starters, you need fat in your diet because it helps the body produce energy, build cellContinue reading “3 Exciting New Discoveries About Omega-3 You Need to Know”
Magnesium vs. Diabetes: 4 More Things You Should Know
It’s National Diabetes Month, and it would be remiss of us to not mention magnesium. To be fair, we’ve mentioned magnesium and its inverse relationship to diabetes on more than one occasion, but this month, a large meta-analysis was published in Nutrition. So, it’s worth bringing up, at least, one more time. Here’s four new thingsContinue reading “Magnesium vs. Diabetes: 4 More Things You Should Know”
Low Vitamin D: High Rate of Cognitive Decline
Vitamin D deficiency–alongside magnesium, potassium and folate to name just a few–is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies. You need vitamin D to absorb calcium for bone growth, and your muscles need it for movement; it helps nerves transmit messages and bolsters the immune system. Low levels of vitamin D have been linked toContinue reading “Low Vitamin D: High Rate of Cognitive Decline”
Cocoa Flavanols Linked to Healthy Veins
If you’re into beet juice–like AIM’s RediBeets–then you probably already know the value of healthy veins. The endothelial lining of your veins is where dietary-nitrate derived nitric oxide–now thought to be as fundamental to respiration as oxygen and carbon dioxide–is produced. It’s a vasodilator, helping blood flow easily throughout the body and lowering blood pressure, too.Continue reading “Cocoa Flavanols Linked to Healthy Veins”
5 Nutritional Strategies for Knee Pain
The greatest danger to your knees is simply using your knees–as one does–for years and years and years. According to WebMD, there’s a 33% chance that if you’re at the doctor, you’re there because your knee hurts. The majority of knee problems are caused by osteoarthritis, a condition brought about by wear and tear. Athletes, the overweight,Continue reading “5 Nutritional Strategies for Knee Pain”
Magnesium May Help Prevent Hip Fractures
The hips, they fracture. A lot of it has to do with the rigors of aging, but there are other factors. Back in 2013, scientists in Norway decided to take a look at the relationship between magnesium and calcium in drinking water and the prevalence of hip fractures in the population of people who drankContinue reading “Magnesium May Help Prevent Hip Fractures”
Potassium and Magnesium Linked to Fewer Strokes
If you like nutritional meta-analyses, then have I got a treat for you. Two separate papers (one for each gender) were published this year (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, International Journal of Stroke) that reviewed the relationship between magnesium, potassium, calcium and the likelihood of strokes. The study on women published in the AJCN, tookContinue reading “Potassium and Magnesium Linked to Fewer Strokes”
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