Diet

Food supplements: more harm than good?

Thu Nov 26, 12:12 / comments: 0

Folic acid and vitamin B12 may increase the risk of malicious tumors development, including lung cancer

Should we add vitamins to foods in order to prevent cancer or cardiovascular disease? Folic acid and vitamin B12 may increase the risk of malicious tumors development, including lung cancer, a new study says.

U.S. cinema: a 1610 calorie movie

Wed Nov 25, 12:33 / comments: 0

An average serving of popcorn along with a soda contains not less than 1610 calories and 60 grams of saturated fat

The most frightening monsters of American cinemas are not those from the big screen but the popcorn, soda and snacks with their large amount of calories and saturated fat, according to a U.S. study.

Nuts for a healthy hearts!

Tue Nov 17, 16:20 / comments: 0

Eating walnuts, hazelnuts and other nuts in limited quantities, could reduce the risk of heart disease

Walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios and peanuts may contribute to a healthy heart.

Fight depression with the Mediterranean Diet

Tue Nov 17, 09:16 / comments: 0

Mediterranean diet consisting of fruits, vegetables and fish, prevents the risk of depression

Following a Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of depression. A study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry says.

Dark chocolate reduces the level of stress hormones, a study says

Fri Nov 13, 16:23 / comments: 0

This little gluttony could also help correct the biochemical imbalances related to stress

Eating 40 grams of dark chocolate per day for two weeks reduces the level of stress hormones, according to a study.

A new reliable test for pesticides and toxins is developed

Thu Nov 12, 10:16 / comments: 0

In laboratory tests on food and drinks contaminated by intent, the test revealed the presence of pesticides in five minutes

Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada), have developed a test that can detect in a few minutes the presence of the smallest parts of toxins and pesticides.

Eating fast leads to overeating

Mon Nov 9, 12:17 / comments: 0

Eating quickly reduces the production of satiety hormones

Eating quickly leads to a tendency to overeat, because it reduces the production of satiety hormones.

The white wine is bad for teeth

Sun Nov 8, 11:25 / comments: 0

Drinking white wine regularly can damage teeth

The white wine is one that attacks the enamel most, because of its high acidity, which reduces levels of calcium and minerals.

Fight against aging with vitamin K

Fri Nov 6, 03:13 / comments: 0

High concentrations of vitamin K is found in green leafy vegetables like spinach, chard and kale, cabbage, cauliflower, soybeans, and certain cereals

Vitamin K helps blood to clot. It is a powerful antioxidant, perhaps more powerful than vitamin E.

Coffee Drinking May Protect Against Viruses, Japanese Study Finds

Thu Nov 5, 15:24 / comments: 0

Coffee extracts, caffeine and caffeic acid have a positive effect in the fight against poliomyelitis and the herpes virus HSV-1

In the study, the multiplication of herpes simplex virus HSV-1 has been significantly reduced by using extracts of coffee from very diverse geographical origins.

British study: A fat reach diet increases the risk of depression

Tue Nov 3, 04:23 / comments: 0

A diet containing large quantities of prepared meals and fats increases the risk of depression, according to a British study published Monday.

Olive oil for preventing Alzheimer's disease

Fri Oct 30, 12:13 / comments: 0

Olive oil is an essential element of the Mediterranean diet, and some studies show that it reduces the risk of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers have identified a natural component of olive oil that prevents cell damage that causes dementia in Alzheimer's sufferers.

Getting slim with chewing gum?

Wed Oct 28, 21:13 / comments: 0

Patients who chewed gum during the morning consumed 68 fewer calories during the noon meal

Chewing gum without sugar could help reduce the intake of calories!

All about obesity surgery before the operation

Fri Oct 23, 12:01 / comments: 0

Patients should know the benefits, risks and limitations of this kind of surgery.

Tell me with whom you eat, I'll tell you... what you eat

Thu Oct 22, 15:22 / comments: 0

A good mouthful challenges us to gorge on rich food

A study shows that our table companions have a strong influence over our appetite.

Sugar substitutes: the proper use of stevia and other

Wed Oct 21, 15:44 / comments: 0

Stevia (Eupatorium urticaefolium) is 300 times sweeter than sugar

They are mostly consumed by those who wish or must limit their sugar and/or calories intake, particularly overweight people and diabetics.

Do you use Alli?

Tue Oct 20, 15:13 / comments: 0

75% of users of Alli diet pill are women.

What and when to eat? That is the question

Sun Oct 11, 15:30 / comments: 0

Do you eat when hungry or filled with emotions?

What is it? That is the question we should ask when we want to eat. The specialists of "anti-craving" are trying to explain the origins of compulsive eating.