Category: Research (Page 24 of 93)

      Overall, American’s Get The Vitamins They Need

      April 2, 2012 /

      Americans seem to be getting an adequate amount of vitamins and nutrients in their diets.

      This is not to say that there are not deficiencies, especially in certain pockets of the population which include certain racial groups, age groups and women.

      Lead researcher Christine Pfeiffer said in the release: “Research shows that good nutrition can help lower people’s risk for many chronic diseases. For most nutrients, the low deficiency rates, less than 1 to 10 percent, are encouraging, but higher deficiency rates in certain age and race/ethnic groups are a concern and need additional attention.”

      Pfeiffer and her colleagues found that since the fortification of cereal-grain products with folic acid began in 1998, there has been a sustained increase in folate levels.

      Folate deficiency has dropped to less than 1 percent, and blood folate levels in all racial/ethnic groups have increased 50 percent

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      Read on for more information and see if you need to fortify your diet to achieve your best health potential.

      Health Care Policy, Nutrition, Research, Resources

      Your DNA Blueprint May Have Very Little Valuable Information To Offer

      April 2, 2012 /

      DNA profiles may not have much to offer most people.

      It seems that other than informing you of the potential to develop certain diseases, your lifestyle choices are the greatest predictor of your health.

      “Genomic tests will not be substitutes for current disease prevention strategies,” said Dr. Bert Vogelstein, one of the authors and a pioneer in the search for genes that increase cancer risk.
      So a blood test of the future will not free you from the need to eat healthy, exercise, keep extra weight off, not smoke and get useful cancer detection tests such as pap smears and colonoscopies. Nor will it relieve the ongoing possibility of nasty surprises about diseases you may have never feared.

      But isn’t our genetic blueprint our destiny? Many scientists thoroughly believed that not long ago. As they have learned more about genes, however, that prediction appears ever more simplistic.
      Most diseases arise from a complex mixture of the genes we inherit from our parents at birth— not only what is measured in the whole gene test, but also our lifestyle and environment, and random events such as gene mutations occurring in individual cells in our body later in life.

      This is great news.

      We are able to have a great deal of influence on our future based on all of the choices we make everyday.

      Research, Resources, Wellness

      More Intensity And Less Time To Improve Your Workout

      April 1, 2012 /

      Short amounts of vigorous exercise trump longer amounts of moderate exercise for health benefits.

      Researchers found that the people who engaged in the most vigorous exercise reduced their risk of developing metabolic syndrome by two-thirds, compared with those who did no vigorous exercise, even when the total amount of calories per pound of body weight the participants burned while exercising was the same. Vigorous exercise includes activities such as running and jumping rope; moderate exercise might consist of walking or going for a leisurely bike ride.

      The good news is that you can exercise less time and still reap the benefits of your work out as long as you kick up the intensity.

      This is useful information for those who have busy schedules and little time to devote to physical activity.

      Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      Incidence Of Autism Higher Than In Past Decade

      March 30, 2012 /

      Rates of autism have risen from 1 in 100 children to 1 in 88.

      April is Autism Awareness month and new figures released today in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shown higher than expected incidence of autism.

      “One thing the data tells us with certainty — there are many children and families who need help,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC. “We must continue to track autism spectrum disorders because this is the information communities need to guide improvements in services to help children,” Frieden said.

      Autism spectrum disorders are developmental disabilities that can cause language delays, impaired social and communication skills and repetitive behaviors. The group of disorders includes classic autism, as well as less severe forms of the condition, such as Asperger’s syndrome.

      Increased awareness has led to more accurate diagnosis.

      The earlier a correct diagnosis can be made the sooner intervention can begin.

      Research, Wellness

      More Reasons To Steer Clear Of BPAs

      March 29, 2012 /

      BPA has been found to be linked to obesity.

      Bisphenol A is toxic and dangerous and so pervasive that it shows up in the urine of 93% of Americans over the age of 6 years.

      The ubiquitous abundance of this organic compound is found in everything from the lining of cans to water bottles and a myriad of plastic products used by consumers everyday.

      Aside from obesity concerns of BPA contamination include cancers and autoimmune diseases.

      “During the development of the fetus, BPA exposure alters the development of stem cells,” vom Saal, a professor at the University of Missouri, said. “Think of it as tripping a switch in the DNA. BPA turns out to be a major factor in the number of fat cells that a person will have later in life.”

      Critics label BPA an “endocrine disruptor” that acts like synthetic estrogen and link it to a wide range of ailments, including cancer. But its scientific defenders — as well as regulatory agencies in the United States, Australia, the European Union, Japan, and New Zealand — say there is no evidence that the minuscule exposure that consumers receive poses a health risk.

      Although FDA approved the agency now recognizes “reason for concern” for the affects on fetuses and children.

      Nutrition, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

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