Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) has been a popular topic in the news over the last ten years. Research on this topic is extensive, as this tragic, progressive disease is currently untreatable. Although researchers have yet to discover a treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease, there may be a way to prevent this disease, and even reverse some of the effects of cognitive decline. A study published in the Alzheimer’s and Dementia journal examined the effects of fish oil supplement use on brain volume and cognitive function. The results of the study showed that fish oil supplement use was associated with a lower mean score on the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale, and a higher score on the Mini-Mental State Examination. Fish oil supplement use was also associated with lower levels of deterioration in the brain. This study supports the use of fish oil supplements for the prevention of AD and cognitive decline.… Continue Reading
Are Children of Busy Parents at Greater Risk of Childhood Obesity?
September 19, 2015Who is causing childhood obesity, child day-care centers or parents? Children that attend full-time daycare are more likely to be obese than children who are home cared. But a new study indicates it ...
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Weight Loss with Probiotics
The latest study suggests not only can probiotics help you lose some weight; they also regulate inflammation that is caused by extra weight and regulate some hormones to help lose extra weight.
The Journal of American College of Nutrition recently published an article “Effects of Probiotic Yogurt on Fat Distribution and Gene Expression on Proinflammatory Factors in Peripheral Blood Monoclear Cells in Overweight and Obese People with or without Weight-Loss Diet.” Scientists were interested if probiotics during the patient’s weight-loss could have synergistic effect on the body. … Continue Reading
Does a Diverse Diet Affect Our Microflora?
Year-after-year nutritionists keep teaching us to eat varieties of foods to get the most nutrients. Who would argue this concept? The more diverse foods are consumed the greater chance we have of getting different nutrients from the different sources. When we think about health of our microflora we think of addition of probiotics or prebiotics to our diet. Probiotics are live bacteria that we consume from yogurt, kefir or probiotic supplements. Prebiotics are simply foods for our bacteria. So far we know they like fruit and vegetable residues (fiber) that comes to our large intestine. It makes sense to think the more diverse foods we consume the happier is our microflora. Or is it?… Continue Reading
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