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Salt content in cheese 'too high', say campaigners
Conclusion This study highlights the wide variation in salt content that can be found in cheese. Labelling is now making it easier to make an informed choice regarding where you wish your maximum recommended level of 6g of salt per day to come from. This is particularly important when assessing which cheese is the best option for children, who should consume lower levels of salt. The study showed that there were many types of cheese that have a reasonably low salt content, including cottage cheese, cream cheese, mozzarella and Emmental. However, cheese is generally calorific, and overconsumption can lead to overweight an...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Food/diet Source Type: news

Fast Heartburn Relief Without Deadly Drugs
Since gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) was first identified in the early 1930s, the number of people experiencing heartburn has increased substantially. In fact, one study shows that in just 10 years, the number of people experiencing:1 Any GERD symptoms increased by 30% Symptoms at least once a week increased by 47% Severe GERD increased by 24% While these numbers are concerning, I’ll admit they’re not surprising considering the typical American diet. Our nutrition-less, grain-based diet of carbohydrates and starches has wrecked our health and made our bodies behave in ways nature never intended. This has led ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 28, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Heart Health Natural Cures Nutrition Source Type: news

Adiponectin as a routine clinical biomarker.
Abstract Adiponectin is a protein synthesized and secreted predominantly by adipocytes into the peripheral blood. However, circulating adiponectin level is inversely related with body weight, especially visceral fat accumulation. The mechanism of this paradoxical relation remains obscure. Low circulating adiponectin concentrations (hypoadiponectinemia; <4 μg/mL) are associated with a variety of diseases, including dysmetabolism (type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, hyperuricemia), atherosclerosis (coronary artery disease, stroke, peripheral artery disease), slee...
Source: Clin Med Res - January 1, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Kishida K, Funahashi T, Shimomura I Tags: Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research

The association between self-reported history of physical diseases and psychological distress in a community-dwelling Japanese population: the Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study
Conclusions: Subjects with a history of physical disease were significantly and positively associated with psychological distress, and social support did not modify this association for most physical diseases. Even after patients have left hospital following treatment for physical disease, they require continuous monitoring for psychological distress by doctors and paramedics.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Nakaya, N., Kogure, M., Saito-Nakaya, K., Tomata, Y., Sone, T., Kakizaki, M., Tsuji, I. Tags: Mental health Source Type: research

Are broken bones, loneliness and poor sleep really hidden killers?
Conclusion As the researchers say, the WHO definition of health encompasses physical, mental and social wellbeing – not just the presence or absence of disease. But how often are these extra dimensions taken into account when assessing a person's health status? In this sample of older adults, just looking at their disease status puts the majority of them into an apparently "robust" health group. Yet when you consider the additional dimensions of psychological health and wellbeing, you seem to get a much better indication of those who were at higher or lower risk of dying or being incapacitated in the coming...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Medical practice Source Type: news

Milk and dairy products: good or bad for human health? An assessment of the totality of scientific evidence.
CONCLUSION: The totality of available scientific evidence supports that intake of milk and dairy products contribute to meet nutrient recommendations, and may protect against the most prevalent chronic diseases, whereas very few adverse effects have been reported. PMID: 27882862 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Food and Nutrition Research - November 26, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Thorning TK, Raben A, Tholstrup T, Soedamah-Muthu SS, Givens I, Astrup A Tags: Food Nutr Res Source Type: research

Dioscin: a diverse acting natural compound with therapeutic potential in metabolic diseases, cancer, inflammation and infections
Publication date: Available online 10 October 2018Source: Pharmacological ResearchAuthor(s): Xufeng Tao, Lianhong Yin, Lina Xu, Jinyong PengAbstractCurrently, the numbers of patients with cancer, fibrosis, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, stroke and osteoporosis are increasing fast and fast. It’s critical necessary to discovery lead compounds for new drug development. Dioscin, one active compound in some medicinal plants, has anti-inflammation, immunoregulation, hypolipidemic, anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-allergic effects. In recent years, dioscin has reached more and more attention with its potent effects to treat ...
Source: Pharmacological Research - October 11, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

South Africa: North West Health On World Salt Awareness Week
[Govt of SA] The North West Department of Health urge communities to take actions during the World Salt Awareness Week which is marked on 14 - 20 March. The awareness is to educate members of the public that salt can damage their health and it is linked to serious health conditions such as stroke and heart failure. There is also increasing evidence supporting links between our current high salt diets and the onset of stomach cancer, osteoporosis, obesity and kidney stones and kidney disease.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 15, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Health benefits of astaxanthin against age-related diseases of multiple organs: A comprehensive review
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2022 Jun 16:1-66. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2084600. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAge-related diseases are associated with increased morbidity in the past few decades and the cost associated with the treatment of these age-related diseases exerts a substantial impact on social and health care expenditure. Anti-aging strategies aim to mitigate, delay and reverse aging-associated diseases, thereby improving quality of life and reducing the burden of age-related pathologies. The natural dietary antioxidant supplementation offers substantial pharmacological and therapeutic effects against various dise...
Source: Atherosclerosis - June 16, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Phaniendra Alugoju V K D Krishna Swamy Naga Venkata Anusha Anthikapalli Tewin Tencomnao Source Type: research

Physical health risks of middle-aged people with low social independence: fatal diseases in men, and little attendance to cancer screenings in both sexes
CONCLUSIONS: In terms of current physical health, low-social-independent men have more fatal diseases. Both sexes with low social independence seldom attend cancer screenings and have an increased risk of developing progressive cancer in the future. At least in terms of non-smoking and non-drinking, they live healthier lives than the control group, and what makes low-social-independent men have various fatal diseases is still unclear.PMID:36846461 | PMC:PMC9948749 | DOI:10.7717/peerj.14904
Source: Cancer Control - February 27, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Haruaki Naito Katsuya Nitta Misooja Lee Takeshi Ushigusa Motoki Osawa Takahiro Tabuchi Yasuhiro Kakiuchi Source Type: research