In an NIH-funded study of 75 rhesus monkeys begun in 1989, 14 freely fed animals died of age-related disease against 5 on a calorie-restricted diet. The restricted group also had half the rate of cardiovascular problems and precancerous cells, and no diabetes.
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Diet
Eating patterns and diets, from Mediterranean to low-carb and vegan.
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Caloric restriction leads to longer and healthier life
In Science, University of Wisconsin researchers report that monkeys fed 30 percent fewer calories had a third the risk of age-related disease, half the cancer and cardiovascular disease, and 80 percent survival over 20 years, against 50 percent among monkeys that ate freely.
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Fatty diet linked to high risk of pancreatic cancer
Among more than 500,000 adults in the NIH-AARP study followed about 6.3 years, those eating the most saturated fat were 36 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, rising to 43 percent for saturated fat from animal sources.
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Low meat diet may reduce risk of prostate cancer
A review in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics found diets high in fruit and vegetables and low in fat, red meat, dairy and calcium may help prevent prostate cancer and may help treat it. The authors call the results suggestive rather than conclusive.
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Home-cooked foods mean leaner kids
Southampton researchers who assessed the diets of 536 children at 6 and 12 months found those weaned on fruit, vegetables and home-cooked food had more lean tissue at age four than the rest. Longer breastfeeding went with lower fat levels.
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DASH diet leads to healthy heart
Following more than 36,000 Swedish women for seven years, researchers found those whose eating most resembled the DASH plan had heart failure rates 37 percent lower than the bottom quarter. The top tenth had half the rate of the lowest scorers; 443 women developed heart failure.
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Diet prescribed for high blood pressure proves a powerful foe for heart failure
Among more than 36,000 Swedish women aged 48 to 86 surveyed in Emily Levitan's study, those whose diets most closely matched the DASH pattern were 37 percent less likely to suffer heart failure. DASH is high in potassium, magnesium, produce, nuts and fiber and fairly low in fat.
Diet
Why we overeat
Former FDA commissioner David Kessler says the food industry builds foods layered with fat, sugar and salt that light up the brain's dopamine pathway and drive what he calls conditioned hyper-eating, in which people keep eating without hunger. His book is The End of Overeating.
Diet
Keeping hydrated crucial
The CDC says water keeps body temperature normal, cushions joints, protects the spinal cord and carries off waste, and that thirst already signals dehydration. Working or playing outdoors, drink 10 ounces every 15 to 20 minutes and watch for less urination, dry mouth and dizziness on standing.
Obesity
Once the weight is lost, low fat diet more appropriate
A University of Maryland study put 26 adults on Atkins, Ornish or South Beach and tracked cholesterol and blood vessel changes; LDL rose on Atkins and fell on the others. Dr. Michael Miller says that once weight is lost, a low-saturated-fat diet serves the heart best.
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Mediterranean diet best for heart health
Searching studies and randomized trials, researchers found the Mediterranean diet the only dietary pattern linked to lower coronary heart disease risk. Moderate evidence supported omega-3, folate, whole grains, wine, fruit, fibre and vitamins E and C; trans fats looked harmful.
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Veganism has no adverse effect on bone health
Comparing 105 Vietnamese Buddhist nuns with 105 omnivorous women averaging 62 years old, researchers found no significant difference in bone mineral density or body composition, even though the vegans ate much less calcium and protein.
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Food choices and health indicators
ARS nutritionist Rhonda Sebastian analyzed two 24-hour diet recalls from more than 2,000 NHANES volunteers and found that among adults aged 31 to 50, a greater share of calories from fast food went with a higher BMI. The link did not appear in 19- to 30-year-olds.
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Neutralizing acidosis and bone loss among mature adults
In a three-month placebo-controlled trial of adults 50 and older led by Bess Dawson-Hughes, 78 volunteers given potassium or sodium bicarbonate, an amount equal to about nine servings of fruit and vegetables, showed significant drops in markers of bone loss and fracture.
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Pomegranate extract may inhibit inflammatory response in cells
In a cell study by University of South Carolina and Case Western Reserve researchers, the pomegranate extract POMx cut production of two pro-inflammatory cytokines in stimulated human mast cells. The team hopes the effect can be replicated in people to head off chronic inflammation.
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Hibiscus tea shown to lower blood pressure
In a Tufts study of 65 adults with raised blood pressure who took no medication, three daily cups of hibiscus tea for six weeks lowered blood pressure an average 7.2%, against 1.3% on placebo. Participants starting above 129 mm Hg systolic gained significantly more.
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High-fat diet helps control epileptic seizures
A tightly regimented ketogenic diet of whipping cream, butter and oil cut seizures by as much as 90 percent in half of 43 epileptic children at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Dr. Mary Zupanc warns it cannot be tried without close medical monitoring and precise supplementation.
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Broccoli cuts stomach cancer risk
Fifty Japanese volunteers ate 2.5 ounces of broccoli or alfalfa sprouts daily for two months; the broccoli group's H. pylori colonization fell 40 percent while alfalfa showed no change. Levels rebounded after people stopped, and the bacteria were never fully eradicated.
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