Did your parents live past 100 years of age? If so, then you have better odds of being healthy and living longer too, a recent study has revealed.
The study, conducted at Boston University and Boston Medical Center, looked at over 600 older adults in the United States and found that children of those who lived past 100, or “centenarians”, were also likely to live longer and had greatly lower likelihoods of getting diabetes, a heart attack or stroke over a period of 4 years. (more…)
A study recently published in the November issue of the journal Diabetes Care has suggested a link between eating eggs and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. This applied to both men and women.
For the study, the team examined data from two previous studies, the Physicians’ Health Study I, which involved 20,703 men and ran from 1982 to 2007, as well as the Women’s Health Study, which ran from 1992 to 2007 and involved some 36,295 women. (more…)
A study conducted a Loma Linda University found that adults who drank 5 or more glasses of water per day were about 50% less likely to pass on because of a heart attack.
For the study, the research team had looked at the water consumption habits of more than 20,000 people, including both men and women, in the Adventist Health Study. (more…)
Recently, results from the Physicians’ Health Study II were to be presented at the American Heart Association’s 2008 Scientific Sessions.
The study had found neither vitamin C nor vitamin E supplementation to have an effect in reducing major cardiovascular outcomes, when compared to placebo. (more…)
Many of us struggle to get our daily recommended servings of vegetables. Apparently, as many as 7 out of 10 American adults fail to meet the intake recommended by the US Dietary Guidelines (5 servings, or about 2.5 cups).
Now, interesting research at the University of California-Davis has suggested that drinking vegetable juice is an effective way of helping people to raise their consumption of vegetables. (more…)
The health benefits of eating fish are quite well renowned.
And a recently-reported study which was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that consumption of fish may improve prostate cancer survival. (more…)
Vitamin D has been linked to an incredible number of health outcomes. In specific relation to cancer, it has been shown to be a strong protector against many types of cancer.
Recently, research led by Kimmie Ng, M.D., M.P.H., of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has revealed that vitamin D can improve the survival rates of people with colorectal cancer. (more…)