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Can a Plant-Based Diet Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk?

December 19, 2016 Srijita2, a, Diabetes, Diet:, Lower, Plant-based, Risk, type, Can

Consuming high-quality plant-based diet such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and legumes can substantially lower the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, says a new study led by an Indian-origin scientist. The findings showed that eating a healthy version of such diet was linked with a 34 per cent lower diabetes risk, while a less healthy version — including foods such as refined grains, potatoes, and sugar-sweetened beverages — was linked with a 16 per cent increased risk. Such diets are high in fibre, antioxidants, unsaturated fatty acids,…

Young women with high-fibre diet may have lower breast cancer risk

December 2, 2016 SrijitaBreast, Cancer, Diet:, Have, high-fibre, Lower, May, Risk, With, Women, Young

“Teenage girls who get their five-a-day cut breast cancer risk by up to 25 per cent,” the Daily Mirror reports. A US study suggests teenagers and young women who eat a high-fibre diet based on eating plenty of fruit and vegetables have a reduced risk of breast cancer in later life. This large and lengthy study tracked around 90,000 US female nurses over 20 years. It found that women whose dietary habits during adolescence and early adulthood placed them in the top fifth highest average fibre intake group (top quintile) were around…

Eating Cheese May Lower High Blood Pressure

November 9, 2016 SrijitaBlood, Cheese, Eating, High;, Lower, May, Pressure?

Consuming sodium in the form of a dairy product, such as cheese, may protect against some of sodium’s effects on the cardiovascular system, such as high blood pressure, researchers say. According to researchers, the protection comes from antioxidant properties of dairy proteins in cheese. The results suggest that when sodium is consumed in cheese it does not have the negative vascular effects that researchers observed with sodium from non-dairy sources. “We found that when participants ate a lot of sodium in cheese, they had better blood vessel function — more…

You May Be Able to Lower Risk of Diabetic Vision-Loss By Eating Oily Fish

August 24, 2016 SrijitaAble, be, by, Diabetic, Eating, Fish, Lower, May, of, Oily, Risk, to, Vision-Loss, You

Eating oily fish twice in a week is equivalent to 500 mg per day of dietary omega-3, polyunsaturated fatty acids can decrease the risk of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy in middle-aged and older individuals with Type 2 diabetes, finds a study. Diabetic retinopathy is a diabetes complication that affects eyes and has become a leading global cause of vision loss. It is caused by damage to the blood vessels of the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye (retina). The increasing prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, coupled with an…

How Much Exercise Will Lower Chronic Disease Risk?

August 11, 2016 Srijitachronic, Disease, exercise:, How, Lower, much, Risk, Will

Image via iStock The daily dose of activity needed to lower the risk of diabetes, stroke and heart disease by at least 20 percent is several times the minimum recommended by the World Health Organization, researchers said Wednesday.The same applies to breast and bowel cancer, they reported in a study reviewing 35 years of research on the link between physical exertion — whether gardening or long-distance running — and five chronic diseases. The benefits of exercise are well known and beyond dispute. Most health authorities issue guidelines on the bare…

Lower blood flow first sign of Alzheimer’s

July 14, 2016 Srijita'First, Alzheimer's, Blood, Flow, Lower, of, sign

Scientists have identified the first physiological sign of Alzheimer’s disease -a decrease in blood flow in the brain -using a powerful tool to better understand the progression of the debilitating disease. Led by Alan Evans, a professor at Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) in Canada, the researchers analysed over 7,700 brain images from 1,171 people in various stages of Alzheimer’s progression, using a variety of techniques including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET). Blood and cerebrospinal fluid were also analysed, as as well as the subjects’ level of…