Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Results suggest that higher intakes of vitamin C and linoleic acid and lower intakes of fats and carbohydrates were associated with better skin-aging appearance.
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem.
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Experimenters used a pre-diabetic mouse model to see if the onset of diabetes could be delayed by ingesting large doses of Vitamin A (250 IU/gm of food per day) or polyphenol-rich whole grape powder (1% of the food by weight).
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Flavonoids in green tea slowed the development of a marker for Huntington’s disease.
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem.
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Of the 25 obese adults with metabolic syndrome but no diabetes, those in the whole grain group significantly reduced their C-reactive protein by 38% and lost more abdominal fat then those in the refined grain group.
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. 3 year supplementation with folic acid slowed the progression of age-related hearing loss in older adults.
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Combining moderate exercise and taking 6 gm per day of fish oil appears to significantly improve cardiac health and lower percent body fat in overweight adults.
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Berries contain high concentrations of various components that increased the death of cancer cells three-fold in a cell study.
