A daily dose of vitamin D lifts mood during cold weather months when days are short and more time is spent indoors.
“Vitamin D deficiency continues to be a problem despite the nutrient’s widely reported health benefits,” said Sue Penckofer, PhD, RN, professor, MNSON.
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No Comments »Could eating blueberries help get rid of belly fat? And could a blueberry-enriched diet stem the conditions that lead to diabetes? A new University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study suggests so.
The new research, presented at the Experimental Biology convention in New Orleans, gives tantalizing clues to the potential of blueberries in reducing risk factors for cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Blueberries, Blueberry, Cardiovascular Center, Control Rats, Diabetes Risk, Enlarged Liver, Experimental Biology, Fatty Liver Disease, Insulin Resistance, Insulin Sensitivity, Laboratory Rats, Liver Mass, Low Fat Diet, Lower Cholesterol, Metabolic Syndrome, Phytochemicals, Rat Diet, Risk Factors For Cardiovascular Disease, Tantalizing Clues, Test Diets Comments OffMany of the health benefits of aerobic exercise are due to the most recent exercise session (rather than weeks, months and even years of exercise training), and the nature of these benefits can be greatly affected by the food we eat afterwards, according to a study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
“Differences in what you eat after exercise produce different effects on the body’s metabolism,” said the study’s senior author, Jeffrey F.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Atkins Diet, Coronary Heart Disease, Diabetes And Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetic Adults, Diets Heart, High Carbohydrate Diet, High Carbohydrate Diets, Hospital Belfast, Insulin Production, Insulin Resistance, Low Carb Diets, Low Carbohydrate Diet, Low Fat High Carbohydrate Diet, Obesity Pandemic, Public Health Concern, Risk Factors For Coronary Heart Disease, Royal Victoria Hospital, Uk Adult Population, World Diabetes, World Health Organisation Comments OffWe’ve all heard about the damage that reactive oxygen species (ROS) – aka free radicals – can do to our bodies and the sales pitches for antioxidant vitamins, skin creams or “superfoods” that can stop them.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Antioxidant Vitamins, Cell Metabolism, Delicate Balance, Free Radicals, Health Benefits, Human Diseases, Hydrogen Peroxide, Insulin Resistance, Insulin Resistant, Insulin Response, Monash University In Australia, Oxygen Species, Sales Pitches, Signs Of Diabetes, Skin Creams, Superfoods, Surprise Surprise, Time Studies, Type 2 Diabetes, University In Australia Comments OffA flavonoid derived from citrus fruit has shown tremendous promise for preventing weight gain and other signs of metabolic syndrome which can lead to Type 2 Diabetes and increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
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