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...
Vegan, vegetarian and Mediterranean diets could help control type 2 diabetes
Scientists from La Trobe University found that vegan, vegetarian and Mediterranean diets could help control type 2 diabetes.
The research is published in Nutrition, Metabolism &...
Vitamin K2 could help reduce heart disease risk, shows study
Scientists from the University of Bergen found that one type of vitamin K (vitamin K2) may help reduce heart disease risk.
They showed that vitamin...
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...
Diet high in sodium and low in potassium may increase heart disease risk
Scientists from the University of Calgary found that too much sodium and too little potassium intake in daily diet may increase heart disease risk.
The...
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...
Plant-based diet could help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes
Scientists from Universitas Indonesia found that eating a plant-based diet may help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
The research is published in Acta...
Cutting 1 gram salt from daily meals could prevent 9 million heart attack, stroke...
In a study from the Queen Mary University of London, scientists found that a cut of just 1 gram in daily salt intake could...
Drinking diet soda linked to lower colon cancer risk, study finds
Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital found that drinking diet soda is linked to lower colon cancer recurrence and death risk.
Colorectal cancer often begins...
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,...