Animal studies suggest that adding flaxseed oil to the diet could reduce the risk of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women and women with diabetes, according to a report to be published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health.
Mer Harvi and colleagues at the National Research Center, in Cairo, Egypt, have studied the effect of diabetes on bone health and evaluated how flaxseed oil in the diet might delay the onset of osteoporosis.
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Comments OffA drug that raises levels of ‘good’ cholesterol, when taken in addition to standard statin therapy to lower ‘bad’ cholesterol, can reduce the furring up of arteries in patients with established heart disease, an Oxford University study has shown.
The findings are published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
‘This is the first clear evidence that a therapy to raise levels of good cholesterol when taken alongside statins can have a beneficial effect,’ says Dr Robin Choudhury of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Oxford, who led the study.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: American College Of Cardiology, Artery Walls, Bad Cholesterol, Beneficial Effect, Cardiovascular Medicine, Clear Evidence, Clogged Arteries, Furring, Hardening Of Arteries, Heart Attacks, High Density Lipoprotein, Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology, Low Density Lipoprotein, Mri Scans, New Prospect, Oxford University, Raising Good Cholesterol, Risk Of Heart Disease, Statin Therapy, University Of Oxford Comments OffAccording a new study of over 3,000 adults aged 70-79, the apparent association between light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and reduced risk of functional decline over time did not hold up after adjustments were made for characteristics related to lifestyle, in particular physical activity, body weight, education, and income.
The authors of the study, publishing today in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, say this suggests that life-style related characteristics may be the real determinant of the reported beneficial effects of alcohol and functional decline.
“In recent years the relationship between alcohol intake and health outcomes has gained growing attention, but while there is now considerable consensus that consuming alcohol at moderate levels has a specific beneficial effect on the risk of cardiovascular disease, the benefit of alcohol intake on other health-related outcomes is less convincing,” said study author Cinzia Maraldi, M.D., of the University of Ferrara, Italy.
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