Could eating broccoli, or Broccosprouts, or other cruciferous vegetables (even wasabi) regularly help patients with chronic lung disease like COPD? It just might.
According to recent research from Johns Hopkins Medical School, a decrease in lung concentrations of NRF2-dependent antioxidants, key components of the lung’s defense system against inflammatory injury, is linked to the severity of [...]

Strengthening bones with physical activity; new online dietary calcium calculator.
InformedHealthOnline.org - A stumble, a fall - a broken bone: many older people are afraid of this happening. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care has published information about how you can protect yourself. Research shows that regular adequate intake of calcium and [...]

In dietary choices, your passions may covertly undermine “good intentions”
People who are asked whether they would choose between a “good” snack and a “bad” snack might not follow their intentions when the snacks arrive. In an article in the September/October 2008 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Dutch researchers found that there [...]

Newswise — Higher consumption of low-mercury fish and longer breastfeeding are both linked to better physical and cognitive development in infants, according to a NIH-funded study of mothers and infants from Denmark. Maternal fish consumption and longer breastfeeding were independently beneficial. This study suggests that pregnant women should increase their consumption of low-mercury fish (such [...]

Pregnant women often receive fragmented messages about what foods to avoid during their pregnancies. One of the most confusing health messages for women is the recommended guidelines for eating fish. In fact, conflicting reports about safe levels of mercury in fish have a majority of pregnant women eliminating the food from their diet altogether.
In a [...]

AAN.com - Vitamin B12, a nutrient found in meat, fish and milk, may protect against brain volume loss in older people, according to a study published in the September 9, 2008 issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
For the study, 107 people between the ages of 61 and 87 underwent [...]