Study Findings:
Vitamin D may protect against colon cancer by helping to get rid of a toxic acid that promotes the disease, however too much Vitamin D can have harmful effects.
The research also provides a possible explanation of how high-fat diets may increase the risk of colon cancer
Vitamin D is found in food such as dairy […]
Study Findings:
The MLC diet, which is lower in total carbohydrates but higher in complex carbohydrates, protein, and monounsaturated fat, caused significantly greater weight loss over 12 weeks compared with the NCEP diet.
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Study Findings:
Girls who followed a calcium-rich diet, including dairy foods and calcium-fortified foods, did not experience greater increases in body weight or body mass index compared with girls on their usual diet.
Average calcium intake for girls 9 to 13 years old is 69% of the recommended level and only 55% for girls ages 14 to […]
Study Findings:
Onions slowed the growth of colon cancer cells in test tubes.
Strong onions had the most anti-cancer power and sweet onions had the smallest impact - strong onions tend to have higher antioxidant content.
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Study Findings:
A one-year “ditch the fizz” campaign discouraging both sweetened and diet soft drinks led to a decrease in the percentage of elementary school children who were overweight or obese.
The improvement occurred after a modest reduction in consumption - <1 can a day.
Method:
644 children, aged 7-11, in primary schools in England, during the 2001-2002 school […]
Study Findings:
Ductal lavage cannot be considered a sensitive screening tool for breast cancer
Its use as a risk assessment tool and/or as an indicator of response to an intervention is still undergoing evaluation.
Ductal lavage is a method used to gather cells from the milk ducts of the breast, where cancer is thought to begin. If cancer […]
Study Findings:
Diabetic men were 3x more likely to develop liver cancer and 2x as likely to develop pancreatic cancer compared with healthy subjects
Disclaimers:
This doesn’t prove diabetes caused the cancer - it’s possible the cancer caused the diabetes, or some other explanation.
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Study Findings:
Arthritis drugs such as Celebrex and Vioxx (now withdrawn) may boost the immune system’s ability to attack brain tumors, and possibly other types of cancer.
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Study Findings:
Elderly men who consume more dairy products have stronger bones.
Higher consumption of dairy foods was associated with greater bone mineral density at the hip and upper thigh bone for men, but the relationship between dairy consumption and bone strength was not significant for women.
Method:
745 people 60 years old were in the study and measurements […]
Study Findings:
MRI detected hemorrhages not seen on CT scans
Method:
Researchers from about 200 stroke patients for more than two years. They performed both types of scans to see if MRI was as good as CT at detecting hemorrhages - bleeding in the brain.
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