Louisiana: The first calorie-controlled diet to extend life in humans has confirmed that it reduces signs of ageing. Researchers at Louisiana State University found that six months on a low calorie diet was enough to significantly cut the chances of … Continue reading
Boston: Drinking 14 glasses of wine or more a week gives you a healthier heart, according to researchers from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. A ten-year study of 4,400 men and women aged 65 and over discovered that the … Continue reading
London: Rose-hip can help alleviate joint pain in patients with knee, hip, and hand osteoarthritis, according to latest research. In the study, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial published in the Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology (Aug 2005)1, 82% of patients … Continue reading
London: A new study by the published online by the British Medical Journal today doesn’t find evidence of a clear benefit of omega 3 fats on health. These findings do not rule out an important effect of omega 3 fats, … Continue reading
Boston: US doctors have found that having just one fizzy drink a day could equate to putting on almost a stone in a year. The warning follows a study of teenagers by US researchers assessing if home deliveries of ‘healthy’ … Continue reading
London: At lease one in four children aged between two and ten is overweight or obese, a UK government report reveals. These children face a lifetime of weight-related health problems and cost the taxpayer more than £5bn by 2010. They … Continue reading
Swansea: Artificial sweetners, do not help slimmers to loose weight, says a top medical experts. Professor David Benton, a psychologist from Swansea University in Wales, said those who use artificial sweetners are more likely to eat more of other foods … Continue reading
Los Angeles: Apples with half the calories of normal fruit have been created by researchers at the University of California Davis. The apples which have been created by boosting the fruits’ production of thatural sweetner sorbitol, are supposed to taste … Continue reading
Jerusalem: Eating one whole red grapefruit daily, decreases blood fat levels, researchers in Israel have discovered. The researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem tested white and red grapefruit on patients who had not responded to the cholesterol-lowering group of … Continue reading
London: Perfect Sweet announces the launch of a new, completely natural, low carb, low GI sweetener with a host of health benefits, making it perfect for dieters, diabetics, children, dental patients, mums-to-be and women at high risk of osteoporosis … Continue reading
Copenhagen: People who buy wine also buy healthier food and therefore have healthier diets than people who buy beer, finds a Danish study. Studies have shown that drinking wine is associated with lower mortality than drinking beer or spirits. Some … Continue reading
Washington: A study of 33,000 adults has discovered that putting on a few pounds could actually lengthen your life. According to research published in the American Journal of Public Health most adults may be healthy with an extra half stone … Continue reading
Sydney: The authors of the best-selling slimming book, The Total Wellbeing Diet, have defended its high protein approach to dieting. The Total Wellbeing Diet, similar to the Atkins diet, advises eating around twice the daily amount of protein in a … Continue reading
New York: Researchers in the US believe that low levels of the mineral selenium could increase the risk of osteoarthritis in the knees. Levels of selenium were measured in the toenail clippings and those with high levels were found to … Continue reading
Shanghai: A human trial conducted in China shows broccoli sprouts can help the body detoxify carcinogens, which may reduce the risk of developing liver cancer. A team from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, … Continue reading
New York: Doctors at Columbia University Medical Centre believe they have discovered why some dieters find it difficult to maintain weightloss and pile the pounds back on. A hormone called leptin, which regulates the metabolism may be responsible. Leptin levels … Continue reading
Marseille: A new study by French doctors has revealed that eating a Mediterranean-style diet for three months can reduce the risk of heart disease by 15 percent. The report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says that the … Continue reading
Stockholm: Researchers at Lund University have found evidence that vinegar can be used as appetite suppressant. As well as reducing the body’s insulin response to a carbohydrate meal, inducing a feeling of ‘fullness’ other health benefits include lowering of cholesterol … Continue reading
London: Xenical, an obesity drug previously only prescribed to patients by a doctor, is to go on sale at branches of Botts, the chemist. Although Boots says it will carry out detailed patient screening GPs expressed serious concerns about the … Continue reading
Tel Aviv: Doctors in Israel have invented a machine that breaks down excess body fat using ultra sound. Treatment takes around two hours and costs around $1,400 and is already being used by patients. High frequency ultrasound waves are aimed … Continue reading
New York: A series of reports from scientists are contradiciting the belief that coffee is bad for health. The studies around the world now confirm that coffee contains tannin and antioxidants which are good for the heart and arteries. Also … Continue reading
London: The UK’s Food Standards Agency has warned that Sunset Yellow (artificial food colouring E110) found in children’s sweets and processed foods, could include a contaminant linked to cancer. The FSA says that the production process for Sunset Yellow could … Continue reading
London: A new study suggests that eating a diet rich in beans, nuts and cereals may help prevent cancer because these foods contain an natural compound that inhibits the growth of cancerous tumors. Scientists at University College London (UCL) said … Continue reading
Washington: Low-fat vegan diets are more successful that those including meat, says a new study conducted by Georgetown University Hospitaland George Washington University in the US. Half the 59 overweight volunteers followed a strictly vegan diet as part of the … Continue reading
New York: Green tea which is packed with powerful antioxidants and can protect the body from cancer and heart disease can also help get rid of wrinkles. This week, world famous anti-ageing expert Dr Nicholas Perricone became the latest ambassador … Continue reading