News tagged with protein intake
New evidence that chili pepper ingredient fights fat
Scientists are reporting new evidence that capsaicin, the stuff that gives chili peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body. ...
Jun 02, 2010 |
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Vegan Buddhist nuns have same bone density as non-vegetarians
A study comparing the bone health of 105 post-menopausal vegan Buddhist nuns and 105 non-vegetarian women, matched in every other physical respect, has produced a surprising result. Their bone density was identical.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 16, 2009 |
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We are not only eating 'materials', we are also eating 'information'
In a new study, Chen-Yu Zhang's group at Nanjing university present a rather striking finding that plant miRNAs could make into the host blood and tissues via the route of food-intake. Moreover, once inside the host, they ...
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Feeding behavior in monkeys and humans have ancient, shared roots
Behavioural ecologists working in Bolivia have found that wild spider monkeys control their diets in a similar way to humans, contrary to what has been thought up to now. Rather than trying to maximize their ...
May 20, 2009 |
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Dietary protein may reduce hip fractures in the elderly
Seniors who consume a higher level of dietary protein are less likely to suffer hip fractures than seniors whose daily dietary protein intake is less, according to a new study by the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew ...
May 05, 2010 |
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Researchers discover method to decrease harmful cyanogens and increase protein levels in key crop
Researchers working at The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have made an another advancement in their efforts to improve the root crop cassava which is a major source of calories to 700 million people ...
Aug 02, 2011 |
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