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Olive oil good for your stomach? -

Spanish research has shown that fenols, compounds found in olive oil, are not damaged in an acidic environment. In laboratory conditions these compounds kill the dangerous E. Coli bacteria, which among other things causes stomach problems, like ulcers. The researchers are trying to determine now if olive oil actually does combat stomach problems.
Popularity: 7% [?]

Popularity: 7% [?]

Vitamin A against stomach cancer -

According to a study that lasted more than seven years and in which 80.000 people participated, eating foods which are rich in alfa- and beta-caroteen, retinol and vitamin A reduce the risk of getting stomach cancer. People who had the highest intake of these nutrients haad 50% less risk of this disease than people who […]

Popularity: 13% [?]

Intestinal bacteria determine weight -

A publication in Nature Magazine says that being overweight has to do with the bacteria that are present in the intestine. So called ‘firmicutes’ bacteria which can break down nutrients very efficiently, leave more calories to be absorbed by the body. This way the excess energy that the bacteria and you don’t use can be […]

Popularity: 7% [?]

Alcohol consumption and life expectancy -

What is the line between healthy alcohol use and alcohol abuse? Italians researchers say it lies at three consumptions per day. They calculated the effect of alcohol on the risk of premature death:

1 consumption per day
-15%

2 consumptions per day
-9%

3 consumptions per day
0%

4 consumptions per day
+8%

5 consumptions per day
+15%

6 consumptions per day
+22%

Popularity: 8% [?]

Popularity: 8% [?]

Multivitamin speeds up recovery -

A supplement with vitamins and minerals does not improve your ability to perform in sports, but it can speed up the recovery after the exercise.
A group of international researchers tested 22 runners that took multi vitamin and mineral pills three weeks before the race and two days after. One half got a placebo and […]

Popularity: 8% [?]

Echinacea can prevent colds -

By using the herb echinacea you can reduce to chance of catching a cold by half. This has been announced by American scientist in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Those who take echinacea have 58% more chance of not catching a cold. Also the duration of the cold is reduced by one to four days.
Experts believe that […]

Popularity: 13% [?]

Pure chocolate is good -

German research shows two pieces of dark chocolate help to lower bloodpressure without weightgain.
Earlier research already showed that consumption of cacao helped to lower bloodpressure, but scientists where concerned that the added sugar, fat and calories in chocolate would negate the positive effects of cacao. The medical science wasn’t familiar yet with the effects of […]

Popularity: 9% [?]

Tea relaxes -

Four cups of tea a day can help you get more relaxed.
This is shown by a recent study of the University College of London. In this study men drank either four cups of black tea daily or a caffeine drink. After six weeks, tea drinkers were found to have 20% lower levels of stress hormones […]

Popularity: 16% [?]

Coffee against diabetes -

A study shows that coffee could help prevent type-2 diabetes.
This study carried out at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, USA, found men who drank four cups of coffee each day had 20% lower risk of type-2 diabetes than those who did not drink any coffee. Study author Dr. Wen H. Kao […]

Popularity: 12% [?]

Eat vitamin E-rich fruit -

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute in Maryland, United States, have found that ex-smokers can increase their life expectancy with vitamin E-rich fruit.
In an analysis of survival rates, those with diets high in vitamin E-rich fruit had a 19% lower risk of heart disease and where 21% less likely to be effected by cancer. “Vitamin […]

Popularity: 13% [?]