News tagged with antioxidant supplement

Pass the lycopene: Scientist can protect supplements inside food

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Purdue University food scientist has developed a way to encase nutritional supplements in food-based products so that one day consumers might be able to sprinkle vitamins, antioxidants and ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Free radicals maybe good for you

Fear of free radicals may be exaggerated, according to scientists from Karolinska Institutet. A new study, published in The Journal of Physiology, shows that free radicals act as signal substances that cause the heart to ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Grapefruit's bitter taste holds a sweet promise for diabetes therapy

Naringenin, an antioxidant derived from the bitter flavor of grapefruits and other citrus fruits, may cause the liver to break down fat while increasing insulin sensitivity, a process that naturally occurs during long periods ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

First evidence that blueberry juice improves memory in older adults

Scientists are reporting the first evidence from human research that blueberries — one of the richest sources of healthful antioxidants and other so-called phytochemicals — improve memory. They said the study ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New supplement may help slow sight loss in elderly

Queen's University Belfast academics have helped develop an antioxidant supplement which may slow down sight loss in elderly people.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Many breast cancer patients take high doses of antioxidants despite possible consequences

A new study finds that many women with breast cancer take antioxidant supplements while undergoing cancer treatment, even though the consequences of doing so are unknown. Published in the July 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0