British researchers writing in the British Journal of Nutrition made a "strong case" for advising pregnant women to take vitamin D, noting the UK was the only one of 31 countries not recommending it for women of reproductive age. Mercola urges testing 25-hydroxy D in pregnancy.
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Nutrition
Vitamins, minerals, supplements, herbs and diet: the research on how what we eat shapes our health.
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Food
The Hidden and Pervasive Cause of High Blood Pressure
A study of 4,528 US adults with no prior history of hypertension linked diets high in fructose to increased risk of high blood pressure. The results suggest that cutting back on fructose-sweetened foods and drinks might lower that risk.
Nutrition
Children with Autism Unimpaired by Non-Varied Diet
University of Bristol researchers followed 79 children with autism spectrum symptoms for seven years alongside 14,000 other children and found that despite very narrow diets they grew normally, with slightly low vitamin C and D but less soda and fewer sweets than their peers.
Supplements
Fish Oil, not Avastin, Fights Breast Cancer
An FDA advisory panel voted 12 to 1 to drop Avastin's breast cancer indication after follow-up studies failed to repeat its tumor-shrinking result. Separately, a lab study found omega-3 fatty acids downregulated a cancer-linked gene in breast cancer cells.
Food
What is mutton?
Mutton, the meat of adult sheep, tastes richer than lamb but takes longer to cook. Chinese tradition holds that it boosts energy and circulation; the piece says people with fever, tooth pain, throat inflammation, liver disorders, high blood pressure or acute enteritis should avoid it.
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Alzheimer's - Could Super-Simple Remedy Treat Both?
Mercola cites a study in which 22 percent of participants who were depressed at the outset later developed dementia, against about 17 percent of those who were not, and suggests vitamin D may link the two. He notes omega-3 fats helped only depressed patients without an anxiety disorder.
Nutrition
Learn More About Fragile X Syndrome
Fragile X syndrome, caused by changes in the FMR1 gene, is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability. Signs include developmental delays, learning and speech problems, ADHD, and a long face with prominent ears, chin and forehead.
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U.S. HIV/AIDS Strategy
The White House released a National HIV/AIDS Strategy on July 13, 2010 built on three goals: fewer new infections, better access to care and outcomes, and fewer HIV-related health disparities. About 56,300 Americans are infected each year.
Diet
Superfood Expert, David Wolfe, Shares Latest Insights on How to Stay Healthy
Mercola interviews raw food and superfood advocate David “Avocado” Wolfe about the holistic treatment of chronic inflammation, and promotes conference DVDs and tickets to the Longevity Now Conference in Costa Mesa in September 2010.
Vitamins
The Cancer-Preventing Vitamin Your Doctor Is Likely Completely Clueless About
Dr. Cees Vermeer tells Mercola that almost no one gets enough vitamin K. Most people take in just enough for normal blood clotting, not enough for the protection researchers are studying against several cancers, arterial calcification, osteoporosis and dementia.
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Exercise May Be a Highly Effective Option for Alcoholics
Hamsters that ran more on a wheel drank less alcohol, and those most sensitive to circadian disruption from constant light craved it least. The researchers suggest exercise may reduce alcohol intake by regulating circadian rhythms.
Food
Cutting Fat—and Calories—from Cakes and Frostings
ARS chemist Mukti Singh is formulating cake mixes and frostings with Fantesk, trans-fat-free oil microdroplets encapsulated in cornstarch or wheat flour. Cakes made with it need no added oil and rise higher, and the frostings carry up to 50% less fat.
Vitamins
Canadians should take more vitamin D supplements
Osteoporosis Canada's updated guidelines call for 400 to 1,000 IU of vitamin D daily for adults under 50 and 800 to 2,000 IU for those over 50. The group says winter sunlight at northern latitudes is too weak to sustain production, and advises asking a physician about individual doses.
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Vitamin E rich foods cut dementia risk
Among 5,395 Dutch adults aged 55 and over, those eating the most dietary vitamin E were 25 percent less likely to develop dementia over 9.6 years; vitamin C, beta carotene and flavonoids showed no link. Whether vitamin E itself lowered the risk remains unknown.
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Low vitamin D linked with cognitive decline, Alzheimer's
David Llewellyn's team measured vitamin D in 858 people aged 65 and over and retested them at three and six years. Those severely deficient, below 25 ng/mL, were 60 percent more likely to show substantial cognitive decline and 30 percent more likely to decline on executive function.
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Vitamin D deficiency linked to Alzheimer's disease
A Neurology study of 340 older adults receiving home care found those with insufficient 25(OH)D were 2.3 times more likely to have dementia, 2.5 times more likely to have Alzheimer's disease and twice as likely to have had a stroke. A separate review tied deficiency to lower cognitive scores.
Diet
Fatty Diet Could Cause Alzheimer's
Baylor researchers fed a high-fat diet to mice bred as a model of Alzheimer's disease and saw calorie intake climb from 12 weeks, amyloid beta-peptide levels rise alongside it, and the animals turn obese and insulin resistant by 16 weeks.
Supplements
New evidence explains why fish oil fights breast cancer
Texas researchers report that a fish oil diet raised levels of the tumour suppressor PTEN in breast tumours in a mouse xenograft model, offering a mechanism for earlier observations, among them a cohort in which regular fish oil users were 32% less likely to develop breast cancer.
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