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Archive for June, 2008

Vaccine against obesity? -

Obesity contagious? It sounds strange, but it might possibly be true. An American investigation into a virus that causes the common cold among other things, shows that obesity might be transfered from person to person through a virus. The researchers saw that chickens who have been subjected to the virus, developed 2 to 3 times […]

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Blueberries against colon cancer -

A new study into antioxidants shows that a specific antioxidant in blueberries called pterostilbene works preventive against colon cancer. Researchers at the American Rutgers University discovered that rats who have been given a substance that is cancerous that the rats who were given pterostilbene afterwards developed less cancer than those who didn’t. Pterostilbene probably also […]

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Strawberries full of vitamin C -

A strawberry contains a lot of vitamin C. There is 60 milligram of vitamin C per a 100 grams of strawberries, which is more than in oranges. Eight strawberries contains about 140% of daily recommended dosage of vitamin C.
Vitamin C is an antioxidant. It protects our bodies from so-called free radicals. These are partially […]

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Probiotics against hay fever -

Probiotics can possibly help to reduce hay fever. This is because the immune system is put back into balance by the probiotocs. British scientists published this conclusion in the magazine ‘Clinical and Experimental Allergy.
Drinking probiotic drinks everyday can change the immune system in such a manner that it has a weaker reaction to pollen. Lactobacillus […]

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