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Archive for February, 2008

Folic acid decreases risk of Alzheimer -

American researchers followed 965 people which were older than 65 for a period of 6 years. The study looked at the intake of folic acid (vitamin B9), vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 and the influence of that on the chance to get Alzheimer disease. In the end the disease was diagnosed in 192 people […]

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Omega 3 oils possibly good for the bones -

In a research published by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition the bone density and the level of omega 3 fatty acids were measured in 78 young men between the age of 16 and 22.
There proved to be a strong correlation between the level of these fatty acids, especially DHA, and bone density. Animal […]

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Cold does not cause the common cold -

Centuries of research has not shown that a decrease of body temperature is a cause for the common cold, even though mums all over the world still tell their children to wear a jacket, cause they would catch a cold otherwise. So what does cause the common cold? It is caused by viruses. There are […]

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Extra zinc for elderly leads to less infections -

55 Healthy seniors received a supplement of 45mg zinc (gluconate) daily or a placebo. In this study that lasted a year the susceptibility to infections, zinc levels, oxidative stress and factors that leads to infections were monitored. At the start of the study the subjects had low zinc levels and a negative oxidative stress and […]

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