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Adequate vitamin D supply may be linked to better athlete performance
30 July 2014
A new study from Greece reports that high blood vitamin D concentrations seem to increase the exercise performance of professional soccer players.
04 May 2014
According to a new UK study, increased consumption of a variety of fruits and vegetables could reduce the risk of diabetes by 21%.
In the case- cohort study, the quantity and variety of fruit, vegetables, and combined fruit-and-vegetable intake and the incidence of Type 2 diabetes were observed in 3,704 participants for 11 years (1). The study results showed that participants who ate the most fruits and vegetables combined had a 21% lower risk of Type 2 diabetes compared with those who ate the least. The quantity of vegetable intake, but not fruit, was associated with a reduced Type 2 diabetes risk.
The researchers concluded that a diet characterized by a greater quantity of vegetables and a greater variety of both fruit and vegetable intake seems to be associated with a reduced risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), diabetes affects over 220 million people globally, and the consequences of high blood sugar kill 3.4 million every year. The WHO expects deaths to double between 2005 and 2030.
30 July 2014
A new study from Greece reports that high blood vitamin D concentrations seem to increase the exercise performance of professional soccer players.
11 January 2016
Dr. Andrew Chen, MBBS, from the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital at the University of Sydney in Australia and leader of the ONTRAC (Oral Nicotinamide to Reduce Actinic Cancer) phase 3 trial (1), says that “nicotinamide presents a new opportunity for the chemoprevention of non-melanoma skin cancers that is readily translatable into clinical practice.” Results from the ONTRAC trial with a cohort of 386 Australian adults indicate that a daily intervention dose of 500 mg nicotinamide (vitamin B3) for 12 months is protective against new cases of non-melanoma skin cancers.
26 September 2014
According to a new study from China, vitamin D deficiency may double the risk of diabetic retinopathy.