The piece marshals evidence against dairy for bone health: a 2005 Pediatrics review found milk did not improve children's bone integrity, and the Harvard Nurses' Health Study, following 72,000 women for 18 years, found no protective effect on fracture risk.
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High fructose corn syrup may boost risk of diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease
Rats given sugary drinks for 56 days built up more abdominal fat, higher triglycerides and impaired insulin and glucose control than rats drinking water, despite similar body weight. Only the fructose-glucose group showed raised fasting glycaemia, a pre-diabetes sign.
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Cooked green vegetables, dried fruit, legumes, and brown rice associated with fewer colon polyps (PR)
Loma Linda researchers report that eating legumes at least three times a week cut colon polyp risk 33% and brown rice at least weekly cut it 40%. Cooked green vegetables daily tracked with 24% less risk, and dried fruit also looked protective.
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Walnuts, flaxseeds help fight colorectal cancer
Mice carrying human colon cancer cells and fed walnut oil or flaxseed oil for six weeks had tumor growth rates 43 and 27 percent lower than corn-oil-fed mice, and final tumor mass 33 and 44 percent lower. Both oils lowered serum angiogenesis factors.
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Insulin-like growth factor 1 linked to death risk
A review of 12 studies covering 14,906 people found both low and high insulin-like growth factor 1 were linked to greater risk of death from all causes, 27 percent for low levels and 18 percent for high, compared with mid-range levels, Leiden University researchers report.
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More evidence suggests fructose boosts heart disease risk
Adults who took 25 percent of their calories from fructose or high fructose corn syrup for just two weeks showed higher LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and apolipoprotein-B. Glucose produced no such change. US dietary guidelines allow added sugar up to that same 25 percent.
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Breastfeeding prevents asthma-related symptoms
Among more than 5,000 Dutch children followed to age four, those never breastfed were about 1.4 and 1.5 times more likely to wheeze or have persistent phlegm than children breastfed for six months. Early solids or other milk also tracked with more asthma-related symptoms.
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Understanding Beef - FAQ
A USDA question-and-answer sheet on beef: what “lean” and “extra lean” mean on a label, what beef trimmings are, the 145 °F minimum internal temperature with a three-minute rest for steaks and roasts, and what certification makes beef organic.
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Soy/milk protein dietary supplements linked to lower blood pressure (PR)
In a randomized trial of 352 adults with prehypertension or mild high blood pressure, milk protein supplements lowered systolic pressure by 2.3 mmHg and soy protein by 2.0 mmHg compared with refined carbohydrate supplements, which produced no change.
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Not all meat is created equal (PR)
EWG president Ken Cook writes that most Americans, especially children, eat far more meat than vegetables, and points readers to the group's Meat Eater's Guide to Climate Change + Health. He notes uneaten meat accounts for more than 20 percent of meat's greenhouse gas emissions.
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Coffee, Tea, Vitamin D Help Fight MRSA Superbug
A non-randomized study in Annals of Family Medicine found people who drank hot tea or coffee had nearly 50 percent lower odds of carrying MRSA in the nose, though why is unknown. A separate report tied lower vitamin D in inpatients to higher costs and service use.
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Tea and coffee help fight superbug
Drawing on 2003-2004 NHANES data, Eric Matheson's team found adults who drank hot tea were 47% less likely to carry MRSA in the nose than non-drinkers, with a similar reduction among coffee drinkers. About 1.4% of the population carries MRSA in the nose.
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This Almost Perfect Food Gobbles Up Your Body's Toxins
Green Med Info compiled studies pointing to more than 40 conditions chlorella may help prevent or ease, among them hypertension, anemia, diabetes and liver cancer. Mercola lists further claimed benefits and notes the freshwater algae is about 60 percent protein.
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Drinking coffee cuts risk of fatty liver disease - study suggests
In a five-year Japanese study comparing men with ultrasonically diagnosed fatty liver against matched controls, the men who had the condition drank significantly more coffee than those who did not.
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Cut down on 'carbs' to reduce body fat, study authors say (PR)
In 69 overweight but healthy adults, a modestly carb-reduced diet, 43 percent of calories from carbohydrate, promoted loss of deep belly fat even with little or no weight change, and cut total body fat when paired with weight loss. Barbara Gower presented the results in Boston.
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Can bipolar disorder patients drink coffee?
An Italian study of 562 patients with mood disorders linked the bipolar spectrum to illicit drugs and to "social drugs" such as coffee and tobacco. An earlier German study of 352 bipolar patients found coffee drinkers 142% more likely to have suicidal acts, and smokers 79%.
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Ignored Since the 1950s - Now a 'Miracle' High-Protein Super Food?
Dr. Mercola introduces spirulina, a blue-green algae he says can supply most of the protein a person needs and may help with allergies, immunity, blood pressure, cholesterol and cancer protection. Unlike chlorella it lacks a hard cell wall, so it cannot pull out heavy metals.
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Eating fructose linked to high risk of fatty liver disease?
Among 149 children with fatty liver disease, those with definite NASH showed high fructose intake, judged from uric acid levels. Low vitamin E tracked with more steatosis and low vitamin C with more ballooning degeneration. The study did not directly link fructose intake to the disease.
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