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Exercise Can Reduce Heart Failure Risk at Any Age

By asmithers | Published November 29, 2015

Starting to exercise later in life can still reduce risk of heart failure, and even modest increases in activity could provide some protection, researchers say. The study was presented earlier this month at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association, held from Nov. 7 to 11 in Orlando, Fla.

FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Starting to Continue reading

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Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Risk of Heart Failure

By asmithers | Published November 23, 2015

Heart (British Cardiac Society)

TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this prospective, population-based cohort study assessed the association between consumption of sweetened beverages and risk of heart failure (HF) in men. Over a mean follow-up period of 11.7 years, drinking sweetened beverages was associated with increased risk of HF. Compared with men who did not consume sweetened beverages, men who Continue reading

Curcumin Modulates Colonic Microbiota During Colitis and May Prevent Colon Cancer

By asmithers | Published November 20, 2015

Published in Gastroenterology

Journal Scan / Research · November 17, 2015

TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this study, wild-type or Il10 (a model for colorectal cancer associated with colitis) mice that received six injections of azoxymethane (or a negative control) were fed curcumin-supplemented or control food to investigate its effect on the microbiota. The diet with curcumin prolonged survival, Continue reading

Noon Best Time to Get Vitamin D From Sun for Minimal Cancer Risk

By asmithers | Published November 19, 2015

Mantas Grigalavicius MSc1,*, Johan Moan PhD1,2, Arne Dahlback PhD2 and Asta Juzeniene PhD1

Article first published online: 6 NOV 2015

DOI: 10.1111/ijd.13065

Issue

International Journal of Dermatology

Early View (Online Version of Record published before inclusion in an issue)

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Healthy Diets Modulate Gut Microbes and Improve Insulin Sensitivity in the Obese

By asmithers | Published November 16, 2015

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this randomized dietary study, fecal bacterial composition was evaluated 20 obese males with coronary heart disease. A Mediterranean diet (Med diet) was associated with a decrease in Prevotellaand decrease in Roseburia and Oscillospira genera. A low-fat, high–complex carbohydrates diet (LFHCC diet) was associated with an increase in Prevotella and decrease Continue reading

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