03 July 2013
According to a new study from Australia, regular intakes of the polyphenol resveratrol may benefit blood circulation and vascular health in obese adults.
The randomized controlled trial measured the blood flow and vascular health (flow-mediated dilation, FMD) of 28 obese (people with an average BMI of 33.3 kg/m2) but otherwise healthy adults who received either a
75-mg dose of resveratrol or a placebo every day for six weeks (1). The study results showed that resvera-trol supplementation was associated with significant improvements in FMD, while no changes were observed for BMI and blood pressure.
The researchers concluded that daily resveratrol consumption may have the potential to maintain healthy circulatory function in obese adults. Other studies have linked resveratrol (a polyphenol found in grapes and red wine) with anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects, cardiovascular benefits, anti-diabetes potential, energy endurance enhancement, and protection against Alzheimer’s.
1 January 2015
Nutrition plays a fundamental role in supporting the structural and functional development of the human brain from conception, throughout early infancy, and extending into later life.
28 September 2009
“A study published recently, which followed 161,808 women from the Women's Health Initiative over eight years, claimed to provide ‘convincing evidence that multivitamin use has little or no influence on the risk of common cancers, cardiovascular disease, or total mortality in postmenopausal women.’ This message was immediately sent around the world by the news media, leading people everywhere to believe that taking a daily multivitamin does no good and is a waste of money. Is it, really? Actually, nothing could be further from the truth.”
15 March 2010
Increased intakes of magnesium may reduce a man’s risk of colon cancer by over 50 percent, says a new study.
