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Fatty Acids and Ulcerative Colitis
Fiona Wilkinson
Good Nutrition Advice has the latest information on nutrition and disease, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis along with a section on top healthy foods.
There are pages on weight loss and effective weight loss programmes for everyone. The vitamin, mineral and antioxidant sections explain the importance of these in a healthy diet.
Finally the books section has lnks to some of the better
e-books available online.
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Other News
Pycnogenol® for Retinopathy
Pycnogenol®, a patented extract made from French maritime pine (Pinus pinaster), may help prevent eye problems associated with diabetes, researchers report.
One of the most common complications of diabetes is retinopathy. This disease occurs when the small blood vessels in the retina (located in the back of the eye) become damaged. The retina sends visual images to the brain, where they are perceived. Because the blood vessels supply the retina with oxygen, retinopathy may result in partial or complete vision loss. As retinopathy advances, the lack of oxygen may cause abnormal new blood vessels to grow into the retina, which may further damage the retina and worsen vision loss. In fact, diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness among American adults.
March 2010
FATTY acid consumption may influence a person's risk of developing an inflammatory bowel disease called ulcerative colitis, researchers report. Ulcerative colitis is a persistent condition that typically causes diarrhea, abdominal pain, decreased appetite and weight loss. Although the cause remains unknown, researchers suspect that the disease involves a complex interaction of factors, including heredity, the immune system and diet.
Researchers analyzed data from more than 200,000 adults who participated in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). The participants completed food frequency questionnaires and were monitored for the development of ulcerative colitis.
BOOKS
The Top Ten Worst Foods you Can
The Top Ten Worst Foods you Can Consume and Why gives you the lowdown on what not to eat for optimum health. The list includes French fries, doughnuts, crisps and soft drinks among the worst offenders.
Low-fat, Mediterranean and
Low-carb Diets 'Help Heart'
THREE diets - Mediterranean, low-fat and low-carbohydrate - are equally effective in helping reverse blocked arteries, say Israeli researchers.
The study of 140 people, reported in the journal Circulation, found diet could reduce the fatty build up in arteries. The Ben-Gurion University team found that by the end of the two-year study, the arterial wall had been cut by 5%.
Atherosclerosis is a progressive condition in which the arteries thicken with fatty deposits, increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
The authors of this Israeli study, which was carried out in collaboration with researchers in the US, Canada and Germany, set out to see if this natural part of ageing can be reversed through diet.
Volunteers followed one of three diets - a low-fat diet, a low-carbohydrate diet or a Mediterranean diet, which is based on eating lots of fruit and vegetables, and using olive oil as the main source of fat. They were asked to stick to the diet for two years, and record what they ate in food diaries.
The study was carried out among overweight volunteers, mostly men, who were aged 40 to 65.
BBC Health
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