How Mediterranean diet could benefit your health
The Mediterranean diet is a diet inspired by the eating habits of people who live near the Mediterranean Sea.
When initially formulated in the 1960s,...
How vitamin B may help fight vision loss, brain cancer, and COVID-19
The B-group vitamins are a collection of 8 water-soluble vitamins essential for various metabolic processes.
Most of these vitamins can’t be stored by the body...
Omega-3 fatty acids and heart health: What you need to know
Omega-3 fatty acids (also called omega-3 fats and n-3 fats) are essential fats—the body can’t make them from scratch but must get them from food.
Foods high...
How omega-3 fats could benefit children’s health
Omega-3 fatty acids are found in foods, such as fish and flaxseed, and in dietary supplements, such as fish oil.
The three main omega-3 fatty...
How vitamin K helps protect the heart, reduce blood clots and death risk
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that comes in two forms.
The main type is called phylloquinone, found in green leafy vegetables like collard greens,...
New findings about vitamin C health benefits you need to know
Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin.
It dissolves in water and is delivered to the body’s tissues but is not well stored,...
Vitamin D could provide multiple health benefits, shows study
Recent studies have found that vitamin D could provide multiple health benefits and that a lack of vitamin D is linked to several diseases,...