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Mediterranean diet with extra virgin olive oil could reduce diabetes risk in pregnancy

Scientists from Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos found that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra virgin olive oil could help reduce the risk of...

Eating Jarlsberg cheese daily could help prevent bone thinning disease

Scientists from Skjetten Medical Center in Norway found that a small (57 g) daily portion of Jarlsberg cheese may help to stave off bone...

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,...

How healthy and unhealthy plant-based diets could affect your heart disease risk

Scientists from Harvard University found that eating healthy plant-based diets is linked to a lower heart disease risk, while eating an unhealthy plant-based diet...

Cinnamon could help lower high blood pressure, study finds

Scientists from the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences found that cinnamon may help lower blood pressure in people with stage 1 high blood pressure. High...

Foods high in calcium and potassium may prevent recurrence of kidney stones

Scientists from Mayo Clinic found that diets higher in calcium and potassium may help prevent recurrent symptomatic kidney stones. A kidney stone is a solid,...

Ultra-processed food could increase risk of inflammatory bowel disease

Scientists from McMaster University found a higher intake of ultra-processed food is associated with higher risk of inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic...

Diet with a high glycemic index may increase heart disease risk, death

Scientists from the University of Toronto found that a diet high in glycemic index is linked to an increased heart disease risk and death. The...

5 servings of fruits and vegetables could help lower the death risk

Scientists from Harvard University found that eating 5 servings of fruit and vegetables every day may help lower the death risk from cancer, heart...

Eating ultra-processed foods may increase heart disease risk

Scientists from New York University found that eating more ultra-processed foods is linked to higher risks of heart disease and death. Ultra-processed foods are made...