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Dehydrated Tomatoes Shown To Protect Against Prostate Cancer
New research by the University of Missouri has shown that dehydrated tomatoes my help protect against prostate cancer.
Valeri V. Mossine, Ph.D., states that “processing many edible plants through heating, grinding, mixing or drying dramatically increases their nutritional value, including their cancer prevention potential.” Mossine and colleagues have shown that FruHis, an organic carbohydrate found [...]
Men And Women Shown To Metabolize Fructose Differently
A study by the Lausanne University School of Biology and Medicine in Switzerland has shown that men and women metabolize high levels of fructose differently.
The study revealed that short-term high fructose intake among men caused an increase in blood triglycerides and decreased insulin resistance, both of which are factors associated with a greater risk for [...]
Weekly Nutrition Tip #18
Tip #18
Protein/Carbs Before Exercise To Burn Fat?
by Dr. John Berardi
While nearly everyone nowadays knows that pre, during, and post exercise nutritional intake is critical for improving protein status and glycogen synthesis, [...]
Walking The Golf Course Affects Swing And Performance
A study presented at the 55th American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting has shown that golfers change their swing and key swing mechanics throughout the course of 18 holes of walked golf.
The researchers examine the relationship between time, mechanical variables, and performance variables related to the golf swing. The mechanical variables included [...]
Football Causes Loss Of Height During Games
A study presented at the 55th American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting revealed that football players experience temporary loss of height during the game.
It has been shown in the past that the height of an average person may be reduced up to 1% during a normal day due to compression of the spine. [...]
Weekly Nutrition Tip #17
Tip #17
The Ratio Diet
by Dr. John Berardi
Want to improve body composition, increase the ratio of fat lost to muscle lost during a diet, improve blood lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides), prevent wild [...]
Protecting Your Eyes From The Sun Just As Important As Skin
According to the American Optometric Association (AOA), overexposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays has been associated with several eye problems, such as age-related cataracts, pterygium, photkeratitis, and corneal degenerative changes. These may cause blurred vision, irritation, redness, tearing, temporary vision loss, and possibly even blindness.
Gregory Good, a member of AOA’s commission on ophthalmic standards, [...]
Some Nutrition Information For Young Athletes
Good nutrition is important for young athletes and is essential for health, performance, and normal growth.
Amanda Leonard, M.P.H., R.D., a pediatric sports nutritionist at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, recommends a young athlete’s diet should contain 20-30% calories from fat, 50-65% calories from carbohydrates, and 15-20% from protein. She also says that endurance training [...]
Weekly Nutrition Tip #16
Tip #16
Don’t Displace, Dummy!
by Dr. John Berardi
There’s a big difference between a healthy diet to which treats are occasionally added and an ‘all-treat diet.’ In the former, unhealthy foods are consumed rarely [...]
A Low-Fat Diet May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
Research has shown that eating less polyunsaturated fat, which is typically found in baked and fried foods, helps prevent prostate cancer in mice.
The research was performed by the University of California, Los Angeles, and the scientists believe it to be the first of its kind in a mouse model that closely mimics human cancer.
The researchers [...]
