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Long Term High-Fat Diet Expands Waistline And Reduces Brain Function

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 21 July 2022
Long Term High-Fat Diet Expands Waistline And Reduces Brain Function
New research shows that fatty foods may not only be adding to your waistline but also playing havoc with your brain. An international study led by UniSA neuroscientists Professor Xin-Fu Zhou and Associate Professor Larisa Bobrovskaya has established a clear link between mice fed a high-fat diet for 30 weeks, resulting in diabetes, and a subsequent deterioration in their cognitive abilities, including developing anxiety, depression and worsening Alzheimer's disease. Mice with impaired co...
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Vitamins and Minerals for Bone Health: Is Calcium Enough?

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 15 July 2022
Vitamins and Minerals for Bone Health: Is Calcium Enough?
Bone material is constantly being broken down and built anew, simultaneously. During childhood, we build new bone much faster than we break it down. When we stop growing, these processes even out. In our later years, bone tends to break down faster than it is rebuilt. Whether or not you are at risk for brittle bones and breaks is based on a few factors. Some are genetic, such as family history, your frame size, and how much bone mass you accumulated at your peak. Some factors are related to ...
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What's the Best Time of Day to Exercise?

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 8 July 2022
What's the Best Time of Day to Exercise?
For most of us, the "best" time of day to work out is simple: When we can. That's why we call it a "routine." And if the results are the same, it's hard to imagine changing it up. But what if the results aren't the same? They may not be, according to a new study from a research team at Skidmore College. The results of a 12-week exercise program were different for morning vs. evening workouts. Women who worked out in the morning lost more fat, while those wh...
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Diabetes and Cancer May Have A Biodirectional Link

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 2 July 2022
Diabetes and Cancer May Have A Biodirectional Link
A large Danish study published by the Molecular Metabolism in Cancer and Ageing Group at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, has found that cancer increases the risk of new-onset type-2 diabetes lung, pancreatic, breast, brain, urinary tract, or uterine cancers. Type 2 diabetes, which typically develops after the age of 40, is usually due to a combination of the pancreas failing to produce enough of the hormone insulin, and the cells in the body failing to adequately respond to insul...
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Eating Onions Reduce Colon Cancer Risk

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 13 June 2022
Eating Onions Reduce Colon Cancer Risk
A new Chinese study has found that cooking with onions, leeks, garlic, shallots, chives and spring onions is not only tasty, but may help protect against colorectal cancer. Adults who ate the highest amounts of allium-family veges had a 79 percent lower risk of bowel (colorectal) cancer  Natural sulphur-containing compounds and antioxidants in these veges are likely to be responsible for their beneficial effects. According to a recent study, published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Cl...
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