A new study from Finland suggests that a diet rich in berries may boost levels of good cholesterol and improve blood pressure and therefore indicating benefit for heart health too. Consumption of bilberries, lingonberries, black currants and strawberries led to a reduction in blood pressure as well as an increase in good cholesterol (HDL). The…
A new risk assessment tool suggests that deodorants, coffee and artificial sweeteners may not be linked to cancer. The tool has been developed through the Cancer Control Program at South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra Health (SESIH) by UNSW researcher, Professor Bernard Stewart. “Our tool will help establish if the level of risk is high –…
A new study from the Journal of Nutrition shows that caffeine has a positive effect on productivity. The study involved testing the efficacy of two antifatigue substances, caffeine and d-ribose. Seventeen healthy volunteers were randomised to oral caffeine (200 mg/d), D-ribose (2000 mg/d), or placebo for 8 d. The candidates were subjected to fatigue-inducing mental…
There seems to be a new Willy Wonka in town. Microbiologist Wenyuan Shi and his team at the School of Dentistry (UCLA) have managed to create a lollipop that is actually good for the teeth. The orange-flavored, sugar-free lollipop they devised is infused with a natural ingredient found in licorice that kills the primary bacterium…
Yet another study and benefit on the use of probiotic cultures has emerged. This time the study focuses on the positive results derived from the use of probiotics by those who suffer from HIV/AIDS. The study (a joint project by African and Canadian researchers) suggests that taking gut-friendly bacteria may ease suffering from diarrhoea and…
A new study in the Journal of Food Science suggests that a diet rich in fruits containing high amounts of polyphenols (e.g. apples, bananas, oranges) may protect against oxidative stress linked to loss of cognitive function and Alzheimer’s. The Korean researchers tested extracts from the fruit in an in vitro laboratory study which showed a…
According to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition, drinking pomegrante juice could increase the quality and quantity of your sperm. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of pomegranate juice (PJ) consumption on sperm quality, antioxidant activity and testosterone level of male healthy rats. The pomegrante juice used in…
A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition suggests that green tea may stop the build-up of fatty deposits in the liver – offering yet another beneficial use – as a lipotropic. Though the actual study was done with mice, researchers are confident that there could be a similar effect with humans. Fatty liver…
I get asked many times whether eating canned fish is bad for the health. Well in all honesty, it is not that bad at all. In fact, it is on par with fresh fish. The amount of omega-3 fatty acids in canned fish is more, if not the same as fresh fish. I’m not going…
For all of you Starbucks lovers out there: Starbucks has finally started to implement plans to serve ONLY milk produced by cows free of the artificial hormone known as rBGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone) – see my article on Milk here. Unfortunately though, they shall stop serving organic milk as a result of the new…
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