Many preventive measures for cognitive decline and for preventing Alzheimer’s disease — mental stimulation, exercise, and a variety of dietary supplements — have been studied over the years.
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Comments OffVitamin C and E supplements do not reduce risk for blood pressure disorders of pregnancy
Taking vitamin C and E supplements starting in early pregnancy does not reduce the risk for the hypertensive disorders and their complications that occur during pregnancy, according to a study by a National Institutes of Health research network.
The supplements notably failed to reduce the risk of preeclampsia, a potentially fatal form of hypertension in pregnancy.
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May pose diet and health risks, concludes National Institutes of Health consensus development conference panel
People may avoid milk and other dairy products due to concerns about lactose intolerance, but eliminating these nutrient-rich foods may not only be unnecessary to manage the condition – it could impact diet and health, concludes a panel of experts assembled by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The NIH Consensus Development Conference on Lactose Intolerance and Health was convened to examine the latest research on lactose intolerance, strategies to manage the condition and the health outcomes of diets that exclude dairy foods.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Available Research, Bone Health, Consensus Development Conference, Consensus Statement, Dairy Foods, Empty Stomach, Free Milk, Health Outcomes, Health Risks, Milk Products, Milk Yogurt, Misperceptions, Mozzarella, National Institutes Of Health, National Institutes Of Health Nih, Natural Sugar, Nih Consensus Development, Nutrient Rich Foods, Provolone, Vitamin D Comments OffA new study suggests that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density. Researchers from the Department of Food Science & Technology at the University of California, Davis studied commercial beer production to determine the relationship between beer production methods and the resulting silicon content, concluding that beer is a rich source of dietary silicon.
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“Our data suggest that people with higher physical activity levels may be at greater risk for developing knee abnormalities and, thus, at higher risk for developing osteoarthritis,” said Christoph Stehling, M.D., research fellow in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and radiology resident in the Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Muenster, Germany.
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that causes pain, swelling and stiffness.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Activity Groups, American Adults, Biomedical Imaging, California San Francisco, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Degenerative Joint Disease, Disease Control And Prevention, Household Chores, Kne, Knee Damage, Men Age, Mri Analysis, Muenster Germany, National Institutes Of Health, Radiological Society Of North America, Stehling, Study Participants, Ucsf Study, University Of California San Francisco, University Of Muenster Comments OffPatients with coronary heart disease who practiced the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation® technique had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to nonmeditating controls, according to the results of a first-ever study presented during the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando, Fla., on Nov.16, 2009.
The trial was sponsored by a $3.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health–National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and was conducted at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee in collaboration with the Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa.
The nine-year, randomized control trial followed 201African American men and women, average age 59 years, with narrowing of arteries in their hearts who were randomly assigned to either practice the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation technique or to participate in a control group which received health education classes in traditional risk factors, including dietary modification and exercise.
All participants continued standard medications and other usual medical care.
The study found:
A 47 percent reduction in the combination of death, heart attacks, and strokes in the participants
Clinically significant (5 mm Hg average) reduction in blood pressure associated with decrease in clinical events
Significant reductions in psychological stress in the high-stress subgroup
According to Robert Schneider, M.D., FACC, lead author and director of the Center for Natural Medicine and Prevention, “Previous research on Transcendental Meditation has shown reductions in blood pressure, psychological stress, and other risk factors for heart disease, irrespective of ethnicity.
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