Just as additives help gasoline burn cleaner, a research report published in the January 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal shows that the food industry could take a similar approach toward reducing health risks associated with fatty foods. [click link for full article]
Archive for January 3rd, 2008
The Health Risk Of High-Fat Foods Could Be Reduced By New Discovery
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008The Effects Of High-Dose Vitamin C On Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008Scientists at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center have received approval for a first-of-its kind study on the effect high dose vitamin C has on non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients. Researchers from the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine and Kimmel Cancer Center in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health will study whether high doses of vitamin C can slow the progression of the deadly disease. [click link for full article]
Dark Chocolate May Not Always Be Good For Your Heart
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008According to an Editorial in the Lancet, dark chocolate that is rich in flavenols might be good for the heart. However, to gain the health benefits from dark chocolate might prove difficult. According to a study in Circulation, in 11 heart transplant recipients, dark chocolate which is rich in flavenols , induced coronary vasodilatation and improved coronary vascular function, compared with patients consuming a flavenol-free control chocolate. [click link for full article]