Study supports lycopene protecting skin from within Consuming lycopene-rich tomato paste may protect against sunburn and sun-induced skin ageing, British researchers have reported. Subjects who consumed tomato paste were found to have 33 per cent more protection against sunburn, compared to the control group, researchers from the Universities of Newcastle and Manchester presented at the British Society for Investigative Dermatology this month. Nutra Ingredients USA: http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/news/ng.asp?n=84973-tomato-lycopene-sunburn
Scientists make weight loss claim Australian scientists believe they may have discovered how to help people lose weight without cutting back on food. After removing a particular enzyme, scientists found the mice were able to eat the same amount as others but burn more calories and gain less weight. The breakthrough could pave the way for fat-burning drugs and also help to combat diabetes. BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7372495.stm
Green tea's Alzheimer protection gets more support Green tea catechins may inhibit the loss of reference and working memory linked to plaque formation in the brain, say research from Japan, adding to claims that the beverage may help ward off Alzheimer's. The study focused on the role of antioxidant potential of green tea and its constituents to counter the oxidative stress induced by a build up of beta-amyloid protein. The build-up of plaque from beta-amyloid deposits is associated with an increase in brain cell damage and death from oxidative stress. This is related to a loss of cognitive function and an increased risk of Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia and currently affects over 13 million people worldwide. The new study, published in the April issue of the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, reports the effects of green tea extracts in the form of Mitsui Norin's commercial Polyphenon E (PE) on the cognitive learning ability of rats. Nutraingredients.com: http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=84929-green-tea-egcg-alzheimer-s
Children's cereals less healthy One of the best things you can do for your child's health is to ban children's breakfast cereal from your home, according to a new analysis of 161 different brands of these sugar-laden products. Or, let your child eat yours, provided you're not starting the day with Froot Loops. Researchers found that compared with cereals meant for adults, children's products were high in calories, sugar and sodium, but were low in fiber and protein. The majority of children's cereals (66 percent) failed to meet national nutritional standards, particularly with respect to sugar content. Even though a cereal may be sold as "low fat" or "low sugar" they aren't necessarily lower in calories, according to Schwartz. And "whole grain" cereals may have more fiber, but they could also have just as much salt, sugar and fat as other brands and the same calorie content Chicago Tribune: http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2008/04/one-of-the-best.html
Glaxo Says Compound in Wine May Fight Aging Like many aging pharmaceutical companies, GlaxoSmithKline has been looking for rejuvenation. Now it thinks it might have literally found the elixir of youth. Glaxo, a British drug maker, said Tuesday it would acquire an American biotechnology company that is pursuing the notion that a compound found in red wine might retard aging and let people live longer. Glaxo will pay $720 million in cash, or $22.50 a share, for the company, Sirtirs Pharmaceuticals. That is an 84 percent premium to Sirtris’s closing price Tuesday of $12.23. Sirtris, based in Cambridge, Mass., was founded in 2004 after Dr. David Sinclair of Harvard Medical School found that a wine ingredient, resveratrol, made yeast live longer. Subsequently Dr. Sinclair, a co-founder of Sirtris, showed that the compound could counter the effects of a high-fat diet in mice and extend their lives. Sirtris hopes to soon begin trials of a synthetic compound that is much more potent than resveratrol. New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/business/23wine.html?_r=1&ref=health&oref=slogin
Multivitamins are top diet supplement for teens Twenty-seven percent of the adolescents surveyed said they had used a dietary supplement in the past month, the researchers found. Sixteen percent used multivitamins, while 6 percent said they took vitamin C. Just 4 percent used non-vitamin mineral supplements, including 2 percent who said they used supplements to help them lose weight or enhance sports performance. Non-Hispanic whites were most likely to be using dietary supplements, while prescription medication users were 37 percent more likely than those not taking prescribed drugs to use dietary supplements. Study participants who said they were in fair or poor health were 41 percent less likely to take supplements than their peers who considered themselves to be in better health. And adolescents who reported having chronic headaches were 25 percent more likely to use dietary supplements. Reuters: http://in.reuters.com/article/health/idINCOL86248220080418
Conflicts At Work Are Harmful to Sleep Jobs today are more psychologically stressful and workers from all walks are sleeping less. In a sleep status survey, University of Michigan researchers found that work conditions affected sleep patterns, instead of the other way around. Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2008/04/17/hscout614666.html
How Big is Your Brain? Its Size Might Matter From autopsies, researchers have long known that some people die with sharp minds and perfect memories, but their brains riddled with the plaques and tangles of Alzheimer's disease. New research shows that those people have a larger part of the brain called the hippocampus. ScienceDaily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080415154223.htm
Vitamin E May Up Alzheimer's Survival Vitamin E may help patients with Alzheimer's live longer, and the benefit may be even greater for those who take the supplements along with an anti-dementia drug, a new study shows. WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20080414/vitamin-e-may-up-alzheimers-survival
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Leg Artery Blockages New research has discovered that people with low blood levels of vitamin D were found to have a higher incidence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), potentially dangerous blockages in the leg arteries. Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2008/04/16/hscout614576.html
Red wine compound may kill pancreatic cancer cells A compound found in the skin of red grapes and red wine may help induce pancreatic cancer cells to malfunction and die, a lab study has found. The compound, called resveratrol, is produced by certain plants as part of their defense arsenal against pathogens. A handful of foods, including raspberries, blueberries and peanuts, contain resveratrol, but it is most abundant in the skin of red grapes and, therefore, red wine. Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSCOL47056620080414
New Research Shows Nutritional Supplements Dramatically Reduce Sickness and Chronic Disease Using Dietary Supplements Can Reduce Health Care Costs by $24 Billion Over Five Years Says Dr. Mark Hyman of UltraWellness. Most doctors won't recommend vitamin supplements to their patients, saying there is no scientific proof that they actually work, but new research shows that spending just pennies a day on a few key nutritional supplements can dramatically reduce sickness and chronic disease -- and greatly decrease health care costs as a result. For example, Providing Medicare-age citizens with 1,200 mg of calcium and 400 IU of vitamin D would result in reduced bone loss and fewer hip fractures, preventing 776,000 hospitalizations and saving $16.1 billion in health care costs. Giving the Medicare population about 1,800 mg of omega-3 fats a day would prevent 374,000 hospitalizations from heart disease over five years with Medicare savings of $3.2 billion Press Release: http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=842625
Biological Link Between Pain And Fatigue Discovered A recent University of Iowa study reveals a biological link between pain and fatigue and may help explain why more women than men are diagnosed with chronic pain and fatigue conditions like fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080407153037.htm
Caffeine May Protect Blood-Brain Barrier from Cholesterol Damage After 12 weeks on a high-fat diet, animals given the equivalent of a single cup of coffee a day had a more intact blood-brain barrier compared with animals that did not receive caffeine researchers at the University of North Dakota report in the April issue of the Journal of Neuroinflammation. MedPage Today: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/AlzheimersDisease/tb/9016
Living Long in Reykjavik Icelandic men have the longest life expectancy in the world, living an average of 79.4 years in 2007, Statistics Iceland said yesterday. Icelandic women have a life expectancy of 82.9 years, among the highest in the world. This country is also one of the most financially rich nations. Four words: natural stable fish oil. Statistics Iceland: http://www.statice.is/
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