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Exercise Blasts Visceral Fat
Do you know anyone with a “beer belly” that is round and hard (like a watermelon)? This person has dangerously high visceral fat—the fat underneath the abdominals that surrounds the vital organs; it’s dense and pushes out the abdominal wall. The type of fat you can pinch, that’s soft and marshmallow like, is more an ...
Walnuts Impact Gut Microbiome and Improve Health
Diets rich in nuts, such as walnuts, have been shown to play a role in heart health and in reducing colorectal cancer. According to a study from the University of Illinois, the way walnuts impact the gut microbiome—the collection of trillions of microbes or bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract—may be behind some of those health ...
Wacker Biosolution’s HTEssence Shows a Positive Effect on Blood Cholesterol
Rachela Mohr, manager of business development nutraceuticals with Wacker Biosolutions, Wacker Chemie AG, Munich/Germany, said the company is interested in proofing the positive health impact of its products. “This explains why we considerably invest in research and work very closely with well-esteemed institutes and universities.” In 2018, for example, a clinical study has shown that ...
TABS Analytics’ 11th Annual Vitamin Study Findings
Kurt Jetta, PhD is the executive chairman and founder of TABS and lead product developer for TABS Analytics, a technology-enabled retail and consumer analytics firm. Here, he discusses findings from the TABS Analytics’ 11th Annual Vitamin Study. NIE: Do your consumer survey data (from your TABS Analytics’ 11th Annual Vitamin Study) track (well) with natural ...
Alanine Shown to Support Glucose Metabolism
According to new research from the Joslin Diabetes Center (Boston, MA), the amino acid alanine alters energy metabolism in the cell, creating a short-term drop in glucose levels. In the mouse study, researchers sought to identify what nutrients would activate AMP kinase (AMPK), an enzyme in cells that is activated in response to exercise or ...
Fish Oil Supplement in Pregnancy Linked to Increase in Lean & Bone Mass by Age 6
Fish oil supplement in the later stages of pregnancy is associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) in children in the first six years of life, which is explained by an increase in total lean and bone mass at 6 years of age, but with no increase in fat mass, suggest the findings of ...
CRN: Programs and Initiatives We All Need to Know About
According to Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), these are important efforts and programs we all need to know about: “This year CRN has led a campaign to support the inclusion of the multivitamin in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The provision has been included in the House ...
Healthier Hearts Equal Healthier Guts
It turns out that exercise can do more than slim down your waistline and boost heart health. It might also make what’s inside your gut healthier, according to a new study by San Francisco State University. In this first-of-its-kind study, published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, recent SF State graduate ...
Insomnia Can Cause Loneliness and Social Isolation
New research indicates that people who sleep poorly are more likely to suffer socially. A team at the University of California, Berkeley , (UC Berkeley) has found that sleep-deprived individual report feeling lonelier and less inclined to engage with others, and avoid close contact, similar to those who have social anxiety. This withdrawn, almost aloof ...
Obesity May Also Impact Flu Transmission, Not Just Severity of Illness
Obesity increases a person’s risk for severe complications from influenza, including hospitalization and even death. It may also play a role in how flu spreads, according to a new study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. The findings suggest that obese adults infected with flu shed the virus for a longer time than adults ...
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