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Fish-rich diet may decrease risk of heart disease in women
27 December 2011
According to a new Danish study, increased intakes of fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids may help protect young women from heart disease.
01 November 2012
According to a new UK study, insufficient blood vitamin D concentrations may be detrimental to musculoskeletal performance in athletes.
The study assessed the vitamin D concentrations of 61 non-vitamin D supplemented UK-based athletes and 30 age-matched healthy non-athletes (1). In addition, it looked how a supplement containing either 5000 IU of vitamin D3 per day or a placebo affected musculoskeletal performance over a period of 8 weeks. The study results showed that 62% of the athletes and 73% of the controls exhibited inadequate serum vitamin D concentrations (25(OH)D below 50 nmol/l). Vitamin D supplementation increased 25(OH)D levels, whereas the placebo group showed no significant change. Additionally, there was a significant increase in 10 m sprint times and vertical-jump in the supplement group while the placebo group showed no change.
The researchers commented that the new data support previous findings that athletes living at northerly lati-tudes (UK = 53° N) exhibit inadequate vitamin D concentrations. Furthermore, the data could suggest that inadequate vitamin D concentration is detrimental to musculoskeletal performance in athletes. Future studies using larger athletic groups are now warranted.
27 December 2011
According to a new Danish study, increased intakes of fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids may help protect young women from heart disease.
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.
4 May 2011
A considerable proportion of apparently healthy elderly Italians may be deficient in several essential vitamins or at high risk of becoming so, says a new study.