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Multivitamins apparently safe
7 January 2013
A new Australian review claims that the use of dietary supplements does not increase the risk of death.
24 March 2010
Reducing intakes of saturated fats in the diet and consuming polyunsaturated fats instead may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease up to 19 percent, according to a new study.
The study analyzed eight trials, which provided data on 13,614 participants and 1,042 coronary heart disease events (1). For every 5 percent increase in polyunsaturated fat consumption, the researchers reported a 10 percent reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).
The study supports the widely supported theory that saturated fats are detrimental to heart health. The findings suggest that polyunsaturated fats would be a preferred replacement for saturated fats for better heart health, the researchers commented.
The study may have implications for recommended daily intakes of omega-3 fatty acids with current guidelines from the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IoM) stating a range between 5 and 10 percent from polyunsaturated fats. The findings also suggest that an upper limit of 10 percent energy consumption from polyunsaturated fats may be too low, as the participants in these trials who reduced their risk were consuming about 15 percent energy from polyunsaturated fats.
However, few weeks ago, a meta-analysis reported contradictory evidence (2): data from almost 350,000 subjects obtained from 21 studies indicated that dietary intakes of saturated fat are not associated with increases in the risk of either coronary heart disease (CHD) or cardiovascular disease (CVD).
7 January 2013
A new Australian review claims that the use of dietary supplements does not increase the risk of death.
10 November 2014
A new US study reports that a daily supplementation with calcium and vitamin D may help to increase bone density of people with a higher risk of skeletal stress fractures due to intense physical fitness training.
2 March 2018
The BIG DADDY hormone of stress—cortisol—suppresses inflammatory processes. So how does stress cause inflammation? Read more about a new study from Brigham Young University.