WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A dietary supplement believed to protect against Alzheimer’s disease might instead be potentially harmful to the brain, a new study warns. L-serine is an amino acid that serves many different roles in the body, and one is to influence the development and functionContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vegetarian diets are a healthy choice for growing kids — though they may slightly raise the odds of youngsters being underweight, a new study suggests. The study, of nearly 9,000 young children, found that those on vegetarian diets were, on average, of similarContinue Reading
SATURDAY, April 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If a mother reaches for cakes, chocolates or other snacks when she’s feeling down, her children could become emotional eaters as well. Kids’ chances of becoming emotional eaters are shaped by both their natural eating tendencies and their parent’s influence, according to aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Seniors are often advised to take calcium supplements, but new research says the pills might significantly increase an aging person’s risk of heart valve problems that contribute to heart failure. People taking either calcium supplements alone or calcium with vitamin D had aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dentures may take a bite out of your nutrition, a new study warns. “They do not provide the same chewing efficiency, which may alter eating habits,” said senior author Dr. Thankam Thyvalikakath, director of the Regenstrief Institute and the School of Dentistry DentalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If your child is a picky eater and you feel you need to give them dietary supplements, you’re not alone. In a new poll of more than 1,200 U.S. parents with at least one child aged 1 to 10, more than half saidContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Eating a healthy plant-based diet may help you head off type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. Healthy plant-based foods include fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee/tea, vegetable oils and legumes. Unhealthy plant-based foods include refined grains, fruit juices, potatoes, sugar-sweetened beverages, and sweets/desserts. “OurContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Higher levels of “good” cholesterol in the fluid surrounding your brain and spinal cord may help protect you from Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. “This study represents the first time that small HDL particles in the brain have been counted,” said studyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Staving off Alzheimer’s disease might just take a healthy diet, exercise and an active mind, a new study suggests. Women and men who follow a healthy lifestyle live longer — and longer without Alzheimer’s or other dementias, researchers say. “Eating a healthy dietContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Supply chain problems are causing significant shortages of baby formula in the United States, and some retailers are now limiting how much people can buy at one time. About three-quarters of U.S. babies receive formula within their first six months, but it’s gettingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Avocado toast has become the favored breakfast of the healthy and fit, and now new research suggests their choice may protect their hearts. People who ate half an avocado twice a week had a 16% lower risk of cardiovascular disease and a 21%Continue Reading
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — “Sugar-free” might sound healthy, but a new study hints that people who consume a lot of artificial sweeteners may face a slightly higher cancer risk. Experts stressed that the findings do not prove sugar substitutes are the culprit. But they said it isContinue Reading
MS patients who followed a keto diet for six months experienced physical and mental health improvements, new study finds.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Remember when everyone was downing zinc supplements at the beginning of the pandemic, in hopes of guarding against a severe case of COVID-19? New research suggests that folks may have wasted their time and effort: Taking zinc, vitamin C or vitamin D supplementsContinue Reading