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Diet may reduce risk of prostate cancer

A new review published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics assessed whether certain modifications in diet have a beneficial effect on the prevention of prostate cancer. Results suggest that a diet low in fat an ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Processed meats come with increased risk of heart disease, diabetes

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that eating processed meat, such as bacon, sausage or processed deli meats, was associated with a 42% ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 17, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Meat, especially if it's well done, may increase risk of bladder cancer

People who eat meat frequently, especially meat that is well done or cooked at high temperatures, may have a higher chance of developing bladder cancer, according to a large study at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Caveman behavioral traits might kick in at Thanksgiving table before eating

Frank Kachanoff was surprised. He thought the sight of meat on the table would make people more aggressive, not less. After all, don't football coaches feed their players big hunks of red meat before a game in hopes of pumping ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

The first DNA barcodes of commonly traded bushmeat are published

Leather handbags and chunks of red meat: when wildlife specialists find these items in shipping containers, luggage, or local markets, they can now use newly published genetic sequences known as "DNA barcodes" ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A scientific basis the 'golden rule' of pairing wines and foods

Scientists in Japan are reporting the first scientific explanation for one of the most widely known rules of thumb for pairing wine with food: "Red wine with red meat, white wine with fish." The scientists ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

High fat diet increases inflammation in the mouse colon

(PhysOrg.com) -- In mice fed a diet high in fat and low in fiber, vitamin D and calcium -- the so-called Western diet -- expression of a series of genes collectively associated with immune and inflammatory responses was altered. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Women who consume olive oil preserve their bone mass better

A study from the Harokopio University of Athens (Greece) determines that adherence to a dietary pattern close to the Mediterranean diet, with high consumption of fish and olive oil and low red meat intake, has a significant ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Eating red and processed meat associated with increased risk of death

Individuals who eat more red meat and processed meat appear to have a modestly increased risk of death from all causes and also from cancer or heart disease over a 10-year period, according to a report in the March 23 issue ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Eating low-fat, thanks to lupin proteins

Food should be delicious, healthy and sustainably produced. Researchers are working on new methods to use as many parts of plants as possible for nutrition. In the future, vegetable ingredients could replace ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jan 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Choosing healthier protein-rich foods instead of red and processed meats may reduce heart disease

American women who ate more protein-rich foods instead of red meat had a significantly lower risk of developing heart disease, according to a study reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eating fish has no effect on health of large intestine

It appears that eating more fish has no effect on the health of the large intestine. Neither was there any difference between eating salmon and cod. In other words, there are no additional indications that fish consumption ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2