Tag: "juices" at medical news
New report indicates acupuncture provides relief for sufferers of dry mouth
...y salty foods Drink plenty of water Avoid citrus juices
(tomato, orange, grapefruit) Avoid dry foods, such as toast or crackers Use over-the-counter moisture replacement therapies Visit the dentist regularly...
Research may provide new link between soft drinks and weight gain
...syrup?particularly carbonated soft drinks and some juices
and cereals--has been thought to be a leading cause of obesity. A widely used sweetener derived from corn, high-fructose corn syrup is similar to sucrose (table sugar) in its composition, about half glucose and half fructose. Dr. Tschp's lab used no...
Plant sterol pills significantly lower LDL cholesterol
...ne could significantly lower LDL cholesterol. Some juices
and puddings also contain plant sterols. "One problem is many of our patients already have lowered their intake of fats and calories and don't use products like margarine on a regular basis," says Anne Carol Goldberg, M.D., lead author of the new stu...
New combination therapy after surgery improves survival for pancreatic cancer patients
...nd just behind the stomach that produces digestive juices
and insulin, is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States, with 32,000 people dying of the disease each year. Only 4 percent of people are still living five years after they are diagnosed. Surgery is the treatment of choice for lo...
Better after-school snack choices boost nutrition for low-income kids, UC Davis research confirms
...receiving more fresh fruit, tastier crackers, more juices
and fewer dairy products. For instance, Friday's snack of a brownie and milk was replaced with animal crackers and grape juice; Wednesday's snack of a peach cup and graham crackers was replaced with peanut butter crackers and an apple. Cassady a...
Orange juice is better than lemonade at keeping kidney stones away
...ce of kidney stones better than other citrus fruit juices
such as lemonade, researchers at UT Southwestern M... although many people assume that all citrus fruit juices
help prevent the formation of kidney stones, not all have the same effect. The study is available on...
Juices may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk
...rank three or more servings of fruit and vegetable juices
per week had a 76 percent lower risk of developing...researchers found that those who reported drinking juices
three or more times per week were 76 percent less likely to develop signs of Alzheimers disease than...
Mayo Clinic study could lead to safer pesticides
...he most damaging of aphids because they suck plant juices
and inject a toxin into the plant during the process, Dr. Pang says. The toxin causes more injury than the actual physical injury made by greenbugs. To date a common method of protecting crops from greenbugs and the English grain aphid has been the ...
100 percent juices found as beneficial to health as fruits and vegetables
...ays health issues, 100 percent fruit and vegetable juices
do help reduce risk factors related to certain dis... to question traditional thinking that 100 percent juices
play a less significant role in reducing risk for both cancer and cardiovascular disease than whole ...
Highlights from the February 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
... breads, dairy products, fruits, 100-percent fruit juices
and vegetables was higher among people with more t...umed more servings of fruits and 100-percent fruit juices
and fewer servings of burgers and sandwiches. African-American men and women consumed more servings ...