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Multivitamins have no effect on colon cancer: Study
More than half of the American population use dietary supplements, with annual sales of more than $20 billion.
Low-Carb Diets Heavy on Meat May Raise Health Risks
MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A low-carbohydrate diet that derives fats and proteins from vegetable sources rather than meats is probably healthier, new research finds.
Iowa State Study Finds Corn Bred To Contain Beta-Carotene Is A Good Source Of Vitamin A
A new Iowa State University study has found that corn bred to contain increased levels of beta-carotene is a good source of vitamin A. The discovery gives added support to the promise of biofortified corn being developed through conventional plant breeding as an effective tool to combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries.Beta-carotene is converted in the body to vitamin A. The ...
More calcium and vitamin D may aid weight management
Lower calcium intakes of just 156 milligrams and blood levels of vitamin D of 14.5 nanograms per milliliter were also associated with improvements in body weight (loss of 3.3 kilograms over two years).
PLX4032 trial shows high degree of selectivity to achieve tumor shrinkage
Plexxikon today announced publication of key data in this week's edition of Nature demonstrating that the high degree of selectivity of PLX4032 (RG7204) enables substantial RAF/MEK/ERK pathway inhibition, which may be necessary to achieve significant tumor shrinkage and clinical response in patients with BRAF mutant melanoma.
Zinc levels impact pneumonia risk
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Low-Carb and Healthy: New Study Finds Atkins Got It Half-Right
The low-carbohydrate bandwagon pulled out of the driveway years ago, heading to South Beach, Scarsdale and eventually to France. But while the extreme version of the low-carb diet — the controversial high-protein, high-fat Atkins Nutritional Approach — has fallen mostly out of favor since its peak in the 1990s, it did get one thing right: [...]
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Snack Size Science: Ahoy to omega-3 from soy
NutraIngredient’s Snack Size Science brings you the week's top science every two weeks. This week we cast our net for the newest science on sourcing fish oil from plants.
Ocean of Pseudoscience: Sharks DO get cancer! [Observations of a Nerd]
The sea is a dark and often mysterious place, and it's no wonder that the fear and fascination with the marine world has led to more than a few inaccurate claims. The crew over at Southern Fried Science have decided that this week is all about busting pseudoscience and the myths that surround our ocean realm . As it turns out, I'd posted about one of these before. So here, in honor of Ocean of ...
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