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Can omega-3 fatty acids reduce smoking?
8 September 2015
A new study from Israel suggests that taking omega-3 fatty acids supplements may reduce craving for nicotine and the number of cigarettes that people smoke a day.
30 November 2009
Increased intakes of vitamin C may increase the risk of developing cataracts in some elderly people, a new study reports.
Findings from 24,593 Swedish women aged between 49 and 83 indicated that vitamin C use was associated with a 25 percent increase in the incidence of cataracts (1). Among the older women – over the age of 68 – high doses of vitamin C supplements (1,000 mg/day) were associated with a 38 percent increase in the risk of cataracts. The findings were further complicated in women on hormone replacement therapy, where the supplements were associated with a 56 percent increase in cataracts.
The researchers speculated that the use of vitamin C supplements may be associated with higher risk of age-related cataract among women.
8 September 2015
A new study from Israel suggests that taking omega-3 fatty acids supplements may reduce craving for nicotine and the number of cigarettes that people smoke a day.
3 June 2013
A new study from Canada suggests that taking up to 1,000 mg of calcium per day may lower women’s mortality risk.
19 November 2012
Black Americans with knee osteoarthritis have higher rates of vitamin D deficiency and pain sensitivity when compared to white Americans, says a new US study.