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Vitamin D may decrease colorectal cancer risk
22 January 2010
Increased blood levels of vitamin D may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by 40 percent, says a study.
07 August 2009
A supplement containing lutein, zeaxanthin and blackcurrant extract may reverse signs of visual fatigue, according to a study from Japan.
In a small randomized controlled trial, individuals received either the lutein supplement, or placebo, for two weeks, followed by two weeks of wash-out, and a further two weeks with the opposite intervention (1). After completing a two-hour visual proof reading task, the researchers measured signs of visual fatigue.
The study results suggest that the supplement may have beneficial effects on visual functioning that can serve to counteract or prevent fatigue. Visual fatigue is caused by many factors, not least staring at computer monitors for long hours.
These results support earlier findings showing that supplements of lutein, long-reported to have benefits for eye-health, may also protect against the detrimental effects of long-term computer display light exposure (2).
22 January 2010
Increased blood levels of vitamin D may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by 40 percent, says a study.
24 February 2011
Folic acid may be effective in the primary prevention of ischemic heart disease when aspirin is not taken routinely, a new UK study suggests.
28 March 2012
According to new US research, long-term increased vitamin E intake may not be associated with a reduced risk of developing systolic heart failure but may help against diastolic heart failure by 40% in healthy women.