Health

More and more research is finding that the different functions of the body are related to each other. For that reason it may not be…

Vitamin D is important for many reasons and deficiencies are also very common. The study reviewed here is interesting, since it examined the relationship between…

Visceral fat, the fat we carry around the waist and the fat surrounding the organs is recognized as a risk factor for increased chronic systemic…

The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages has been associated with weight gain. These beverages include soft drinks, fruit drinks, iced tea, energy drinks and vitamin water.…

  Magnesium is important for many reasons because it maintains genomic stability and is an essential cofactor for DNA synthesis and repair. It has now…

Maybe you have read about a study claiming that calcium by itself taken as a supplement is associated with an increase risk of myocardial infarction…

The study reviewed here investigated the effects on insulin signaling in humans after consuming a fast-food, high calorie diet for 4 weeks that led to…

A lot of research has documented the anti-inflammatory and cardiovascular protective benefits of omega 3 fatty acids. The study reviewed here is interesting because it…

  recent study followed 21,787 participants with an age from 45 to 79 years for an average of 9.8 years (Arsenault BJ, et al. 2010).…