Kumamoto, Japan—Matcha can reduce anxious behavior in mice, according to a study published in the Journal of Functional Foods. A press release regarding the study says that researchers used the “elevated plus maze” test—an elevated, narrow platform with two walled arms, where anxious mice can feel safe—and found that mouse...
A new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that nutritional supplements and dietary interventions have little to no effect on cardiovascular health. Experts are already pointing out that the study ignores all observational trials, which serve as the major basis for dietary guidelines—and the study itself notes that...
Linoleic acid intake is inversely associated with risk of type-II diabetes, according to a new study published in Diabetes Care. The study followed 83,648 women from the Nurse’s Health Study (NHS), 88,610 women from NHSII, and 41,771 men from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. Dietary data was collected every 2-4...
Los Angeles, CA—ChromaDex Corp. announced in a press release that a new study has further validated the safety and efficacy of ChromaDex’s proprietary form of nicotinamide riboside (NR), Niagen. The press release notes that, besides being the largest study on NR to date, it is the first clinical trial to...
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium—The bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila may be able to moderate the progression of pre-diabetes and reduce cholesterol levels, according to a study conducted by a team of researchers from Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain). A press release on the topic notes that the team has studied this bacteria twice previously,...
Nuthetal, Germany--Researchers from the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) reporting in the journal Metabolism are calling intermittent fasting (IF) a promising approach for the prevention of diabetes. According to a press release from DIfE, the researchers discovered that that overweight mice prone to diabetes have a high accumulation of fat...
A new meta-analysis pooled data from dozens of clinical trials spanning the last two decades—and found that soy protein has consistently shown cholesterol-lowering effects, according to a press release. This study comes as FDA is proposing to revoke the health claim for soy protein and heart disease. David Jenkins, professor...
Columbus, OH—Patients prescribed cholesterol-lowering statins had double the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of thousands of patients’ health records. A press release on the research notes that that’s the minimum—users who took statins for more than two years had more than three times the risk...
Hangzhou, China—Zinc supplementation may improve glycemic control for diabetes prevention and management, according to a meta-analysis published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers looked at 32 placebo-controlled interventions, involving a total of 1700 participants in 14 countries. Subjects in the zinc-supplementation group, when compared to their control groups,...
Baltimore, MD—Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood is associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later childhood and adolescence, according to research published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. Researchers followed 775 children from birth to age 18, according to a press release. Most...
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