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The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing across the world. Fruit and vegetable consumption has already been linked to prevention of heart disease and cancer and now a new study has found that increasing green leafy vegetables is significantly associated with a reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes (1). The authors of the [...]  A study (1) in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease has found that high blood levels of various forms of vitamin E are associated with a reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease in later life (in those aged 80 or over). Vitamin E is actually a group of eight compounds called tocopherols and tocotrienols. What most [...] Summer seems to have come to an end here in the UK but many people escape the autumn and winter months by going away to hotter, sunnier climbs for a holiday. In 2008 I wrote two blog posts about being safe in the sun and how nutrition can help. In those posts I mention antioxidant nutrients [...] Male infertility has be linked to a number of different factors. One issue is a condition known as asthenozoospermia. This is when sperm lacks motility (motion). Recently (1) a study in China looked at the effect of the nutritional supplement L-carnitine on men with asthenozoospermia. A total of 135 men with asthenozoospermia were involved in [...]
A study recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1) has found that weight loss diets that focus on the amount of food consumed and the proportions of proteins, fats and carbohydrates (the so called macronutrients) might be lacking in essential minerals and vitamins The study researchers wanted to look at [...] Days are getting shorter and there is just over a month before British Summertime ends on 31st October. Some people in the UK suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD, and find the darker months incredibly difficult (please read my previous posts for more information about SAD). Many more individuals exhibit symptoms, in autumn/winter, such as [...] High blood pressure is associated with an increased risk of heart disease and other health problems. Eating a healthy diet rich in fruit and vegetables and oily fish, which are rich in omega 3 fatty acids, and low in salt is associated with a reduced blood pressure. A recently published study (1) has found [...] New evidence (1) suggests that vitamin D may be important in preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a serious condition also known as: pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH); proteinuric gestational hypertension; and toxaemia of pregnancy. It is a form of high blood pressure (hypertension) that develops in conjunction with water retention (oedema) and/or excess protein in the urine (proteinuria). [...] The evidence for the importance of vitamin D for health continues to stack up yet there has still been no consensus as to how much should be recommended for optimal health and disease prevention. Many people in the UK do not get enough vitamin D and have insufficient/deficient blood levels. There is some agreement [...] |
  
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