Nutrients

The Coronary Heart Disease Risk Reducing Effects of N-3 Fatty Acids

| Cardiovascular Disease, EFAs, Health Topics

“Since 2000, eight prospective randomized clinical trials, eight epidemiological studies, and two animal studies provide substantial and conclusive scientific evidence that omega-3 fatty acids (DHA and EPA) reduce the risks of coronary heart disease.  As explained below, the evidence is very strong and warrants approval of the following claim by the FDA without need for […]

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Oxidative Telomere Attrition, Nutritional Antioxidants And Biological Aging.

| Blog, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Diseases and Conditions, Health Reports, Health Topics, Immune System, Memory / Cognition, Men's Health, Nutrients, Senior's Health, Women's Health

Author: Michael J. Glade, PhD., F.A.C.N., C.N.S. Abstract Telomeres are strings of DNA that are not themselves genes but that extend every chromosome beyond its last gene. Terminal telomeres are sacrificed during every mitotic event in human cells (“telomere attrition”), preserving the functional genome despite the “end replication problem.” However, the “telomeric theory of biological

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Selenium deficiency may increase risk of chronic disease: Study

| Minerals, Nutrients

By Stephen Daniells in Oakland, 16-Mar-2011 Ensuring adequate intakes of selenium may reduce the risk of age-related diseases such as cancer and heart disease, says a new review that supports Bruce Ames’ triage theory. http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/Selenium-deficiency-may-increase-risk-of-chronic-disease-Study

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Selenium and its Relationship to Cancer

| Minerals, Nutrients

P. D. Whanger Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331 The statements “Selenium may reduce the risk of certain cancers” and “Selenium may produce anticarcinogenic effects in the body” are supported by scientific evidence. There is significant scientific agreement that daily supplementation with selenium may reduce the risk of some

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Mineral Absorption and Deficiency

| Minerals, Nutrients

Mineral Absorption and Deficiency By Yvette R. Schlussel, Ph.D. SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS: A wide range of minerals is essential for human health. The recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) serve as guidelines for daily intakes of nutrients that population groups in the United States should have in their diets. Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) have been established for the

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Dietary Intake of Lycopene Associated with Reduced Pancreatic Cancer Risk

| Minerals, Nutrients

Nutrition and Cancer Dietary Intake of Lycopene Is Associated with Reduced Pancreatic Cancer Risk1 Andre⁄ Nkondjock,*† Parviz Ghadirian,* **2 Kenneth C. Johnson,‡ Daniel Krewski,† and the Canadian Cancer Registries Epidemiology Research Group *Epidemiology Research Unit, Research Centre, Centre hospitalier de l\’Universite⁄ de Montre⁄ al (CHUM)-Hoˆ tel- Dieu; †McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment, Institute

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Evidence of the effectivness of Bitter Melon to Promote Healthy Blood Sugar Levels

| Botanicals, Nutrients

Momordica charantia (bitter melon) reduces plasma apolipoprotein B-100 and increases hepatic insulin receptor substrate and phosphoinositide-3 kinase interactions Pratibha V. Nerurkara1 c1, Yun Kyung Leea1, Megan Motosuea1, Khosrow Adelia2 and Vivek R. Nerurkara3 a1 Laboratory of Metabolic Disorders and Alternative Medicine, Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of

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Green Tea and Cancer: A Summary of the Evidence

| Botanicals, Nutrients

Prepared by David Heber MD, PhD, FACP, FACN April 23, 2003 SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS: Green tea consumption has been associated in population studies reviewed below with a decreased risk of cancer in humans. This evidence is particularly strong for gastric cancer, where studies in China have demonstrated that both gastritis, the inflammatory condition that precedes gastric

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An Evaluation of Liquid Vitamin-Mineral Supplement Technology

| Health Advocacy, Minerals, Nutrients

An Evaluation of Liquid Vitamin-Mineral Supplement Technology GERHARD N. SCHRAUZER, D.Sc. FACN, CNS ABSTRACT Liquid multivitamin-mineral preparations are gaining popularity among those who believe that liquid (or colloidal) nutrients are better absorbed from a liquid than when ingested in tablets or pills. Critics have argued that this claim is not supported by any studies-but is

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