One type of fiber that has attracted a great deal of lately is beta-glucan, a glucose biopolymer found in the cell walls of grains (such as barley and oats) and in mushrooms (such as maitake, reishi and shiitake), in addition to seaweed and algae. Beta-glucan has been the focus of an increasing number of studies […]
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Yes to Vitamins, No to Sugar. What’s good for the rat is good for the human? Well, not always, but, like it or not, rodents serve as a good model for people, and give us better nutritional road signs than do cell cultures sitting on a test tube. In line with this, University of Toronto
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A Sponsored Article by Dr. Charles Cochran and Dr. Raymond Dent Introduction Arthritis is a disease of epidemic proportions, but it has been around for so many centuries that it is considered by most people as a part of growing old or a consequence of physical injury. Arthritis is in fact a far more complex
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New studies show that people are living longer and that a higher percentage of the elderly are living independently.In 1982 for instance, 6.2% of the nation’s elderly were confined to nursing homes, compared with only 3.4% in 1999. Another interesting statistic is that while there were nearly a third more elderly Americans in 1999 than
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The health benefits of epicatechin, a compound found in cocoa, are so striking that it may rival penicillin and anaesthesia in terms of importance to public health, reports Marina Murphy in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI. Norman Hollenberg, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, told C&I that epicatechin is so important
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Dated: September 8, 2004 Contact: Jonathan W. Emord Emord & Associates, P.C. (202-466-6937) Washington, D.C. – Today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized a qualified health claim linking consumption of omega-3 fatty acids with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD): “Supportive but not conclusive research shows that consumption of EPA and DHA
I have examined the document (“Doc”) submitted on November 3, 2003, by Martek Biosciences Corporation (“Martek”) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (“Qualified Health Claim for Conventional Foods and Dietary Supplements Containing Omega-3 Fatty Acids”). My findings follow. The FDA “action level” for regulatory action of 1 ppm methylmercury content emphasized in this
Based on my review of the reliable and credible scientific literature regarding articular cartilage biochemistry and physiology, cartilage degeneration, degenerative joint disease and osteoarthritis, I conclude that there is significant scientific agreement in support of the following health claims: 1. Glucosamine may reduce the risk of osteoarthritis. 2. Chondroitin sulfate may reduce the risk of
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