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Diet 'more effective than exercise' for cutting health risks...

DIET during pregnancy can be more beneficial than exercise in reducing the risks of serious health complications, a new study has found. The research, published on the BMJ website today says women, including those who are overweight [...]

Posted On : May, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Vitamin D associated with less risk for stress fracture in g...

We are all very clear that calcium could be considered a savior in terms of bone health, at least that’s what most studies have suggested. However, this report by Children’s Hospital Boston professionals states that vitamin D [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Daily diet soda may increase risk of heart attack, stroke: S...

New York: Diet soda may benefit the waistline, but people who drink it every day may have a heightened risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a new US study. Although the researchers, whose work appeared in the Journal of Genera [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Vitamins, fish rich diet cut Alzheimer`s risk

New Delhi: People taking diets high in several key vitamins or in health-boosting omega-3 fatty acids are less likely to develop the brain shrinkage linked to Alzheimer`s disease, according to a new research. This means people who regu [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Diet High in Antioxidants May Cut Stroke Risk

The more antioxidants in a woman's diet the less chance there is she'll have a stroke, possibly due to the reduced oxidative stress and inflammation, according to the results of a long-term study in Sweden. Among women with no [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Teens with High Fiber Diet Have Lower Risk of Heart Disease ...

A high fiber diet consisting of vegetables, fruits and whole grains reduces the chances of teenagers getting diagnosed with heart diseases and diabetes when they hit their adult years, according to a study done by Michigan State Universit [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Healthy Diet May Cut Heart Risk From 'Bad' Genes

We know that eating a very healthy diet appears to make heart disease less likely, but now that even goes for people whose genes put them at a higher than normal risk of heart trouble. "A diet high in fruits and vegetables appears [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Healthy pregnancy diet cuts birth defect risk

Mothers-to-be take note. The better your diet, the less chance your child will develop birth defects. A new study has found that women who ate a low-fat and high fiber diet a year prior to becoming pregnant are less likely to have childre [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Healthy Diet May Cut Risk of Birth Defects

Women who ate a low-fat, fiber-rich diet in the year before becoming pregnant had a significantly lower risk of having children with certain serious birth defects, a new study found. The research, led by doctors at Stanford University [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Plant-rich diets tied to lower breast cancer risk

Women with diets rich in vegetables, fruit and legumes may have a somewhat decreased risk of developing one type of breast cancer, a new study suggests. The findings, from a large, long-running study of US nurses, showed that women w [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Potassium-rich diet tied to lower stroke risk

The findings, reported in the journal Stroke, come from an analysis of 10 international studies involving more than 200,000 middle-aged and older adults.Researchers found that across those studies, stroke risk dipped as people's repor [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Heavy drinking blamed for British women having highest cance...

Our unhealthy lifestyles lead to obesity, putting us at greater risk of a number of cancers, researchers say. It means women in Britain have a 17 per cent greater chance of getting the disease by the age of 75, compared with the rest of [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

B vitamins in diet cut kid's gut cancer risk

Experiments on mice show that those born to mothers fed a diet supplemented with B vitamins are less likely to develop gut tumours. Previous research in humans and mice suggests that B vitamins, particularly folate, play a role in the pre [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Low-carb diet poses no risk to heart health, say new studies...

Though low-carb, high-fat diets have suffered a bad rap for being a health hazard, a pair of new studies suggests they pose no immediate risk to vascular health in obese people. It's a finding that's likely to drum up more debate [...]