Review Finds Vitamin D Beneficial for Heart Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study promotes increased vitamin D intake as a way to help increase heart health.
Vitamin E: Food vs. Supplements – Informed Opinion
Written by Neil Levin, CCN, DANLA, Nutrition Education Manager. Media coverage of negative reports, especially regarding vitamins, tends to drown out the positive ones, even when the good news is backed by studies with better design and implementation.
Intake of Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Delay Onset of Type I Diabetes
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. This study looked at the intake of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in children one to six years old who were genetically at risk for diabetes type I.
Vitamin D May Add Years to Your Life
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those who supplemented with 500 IU of Vitamin D per day had a statistically significant 7% reduction in mortality from all causes.
Long-Term Use of High Doses of Vitamin E are Needed to Reduce Oxidative Stress
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD., Biochem.
Selenium Improves Muscle Health in Elderly
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Research shows that out of 900 patients, those with the lowest 20% of selenium blood levels were 64%, 80%, and 66% more likely to have significantly decreased hip, knee and grip strength respectively, compared to those in the highest 20% of selenium blood levels.
Vitamin E is Associated with Reduced Risk of Prostate Cancer
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. After 19 years of followup, researchers assessed the incidence and type of prostate cancers of 29,133 Finnish male smokers and found that those with higher blood concentrations of alpha- tocopherol had a strongly reduced incidence of advanced cancers by almost 45%.
Preventing Heart Failure with Dietary Supplements
Study suggests that Pycnogenol may prevent heart failure.
Antioxidant Confusion – Informed Opinion
Written by Neil E. Levin, CCN, DANLA, Nutrition Education Manager. The meta-analysis published in JAMA that reported antioxidant vitamins do not extend life and even increase death rates slightly had many variables, flaws, and an arbitrary structuring of its statistical model.
Quercetin May Reduce Hypertension
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. This double blind, randomized, crossover study demonstrates how quercetin supplementation reduced systolic blood pressure in 22 stage 1 hypertensive patients. This reduction decreases death from stroke by 14% and death from cardiac heart disease by 9%.
