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Grape Ingredient Resveratrol Stimulates ‘Starvation Hormone’ Adiponectin Production

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Resveratrol, a compound in grapes, stimulates the expression of adiponectin, a hormone that modulates metabolic processes such as glucose regulation and fatty acid catabolism, according to a new study published this week.

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Resveratrol may prevent eye disease, blindness

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Resveratrol — a natural compound found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants — has been found to promote longevity and health in a variety of ways. For example, scientists have found evidence it prevents heart disease, helps keep weight under control, normalizes cholesterol levels and may prevent diabetes. Now there’s another benefit to add to this remarkable list of benefits: it could prevent some of the top causes of blindness.

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Omega-3 may protect against hearing loss: Study

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

Increased intakes of omega-3 fatty acids, and the fish that provide them, may reduce the risk of age-related hearing loss, says a new study from the University of Sydney.

At least two servings of fish per week was associated with a 42 per cent reduction in the risk of hearing loss in over 50 year-olds, compared with people who average less than one serving per week, according to findings published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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Antioxidants and the role of health

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

We all know that health is paramount and foremost in peoples’ lives than others, such as position, power, rank, nor wealth. Without optimal health, it will become meaningless, because that’s healthy and fit is every man’s dream.

Epidemiological studies showed no strong link between health status and life expectancy of people with its consumption patterns. Communities in the region that consumes a lot of protein, fat, sugar and salt, for example, is more commonly found as a sufferer of degenerative diseases than people in the region that consumes a lot of carbohydrates, fiber and vitamins. …

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US study claims vitamin E intake could cut risk of lung disease

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Long-term, regular use of vitamin E in women 45 years of age and older may help decrease the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by about 10 per cent in both smokers and non-smokers, according to a US study.
The researchers, based at Cornell University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, presented their findings at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in New Orleans this week and they say their results show that vitamin E could be used as part of a new preventive strategy for COPD in women.

Resveratrol could help Thalassemia sufferers

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Biotivia Biceuticals has entered into a collaboration with the University of Ferrara to investigate the potential theraputic effects of its proprietary Resveratrol on Beta Thalassemia patients at two hospitals in Italy and one in Egypt. The Thal Lab, under the university’s department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, is headed by Dr. Roberto Gambari, physician, professor and acknowledged world expert on Thalassemia, Cystic Fibrosis and Sickle Cell Anemia. He will design, manage and analyze the human clinical trials to begin in the last quarter of 2010.

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Protective mechanism of Resveratrol revealed

Friday, June 25th, 2010

In that previous studies have determined an association between mild-to-moderate red wine consumption to a reduced incidence of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and peripheral vascular risk, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Maryland, USA) researchers investigated the mechanism by which resveratrol, a compound found in the skins and seeds of red grapes, may protect against stroke …

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24 foods that can save your heart

Friday, June 25th, 2010

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