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B Vitamins and Omega-3 Fatty Acids Don’t Help Prevent Cancer

February 13th, 2012 by

A new study testing B vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids for cancer prevention has found no beneficial effect and — at least for women — some possibility of harm.

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Men at Greater Risk of Memory Loss

January 29th, 2012 by

Men are at higher risk of mild memory loss than women, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology. The memory dysfunction, known as mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, is the stage between normal brain aging and dementia. Oddly, many studies have shown that women are at higher risk of dementia.

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Men at Greater Risk of Mild Memory Loss

January 25th, 2012 by

Men are at higher risk of mild memory loss than women, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology. The memory dysfunction, known as mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, is the stage between normal brain aging and dementia. Oddly, many studies have shown that women are at higher risk of dementia.

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Huge Vitamin D deficiencies a “cause for concern”

January 20th, 2012 by

• January 18, 2012 • • Matt Paish • Almost one-third of adults over the age of 25 have a Vitamin D deficiency, a new study from the University of Melbourne has found.

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Huge Vitamin D deficiencies a “cause for concern” in Australia

January 18th, 2012 by

Almost one-third of adults over the age of 25 have a Vitamin D deficiency, a new study from the University of Melbourne has found. The study involved 11,218 Australians. The overall prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was 31 per cent, with Australian women being more commonly affected (39 per cent, in contrast with 23 per

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Vitamin C deficiency rampant in India’s elderly population

December 14th, 2011 by

Washington, Dec 7 : Up to three quarters of older people in India have vitamin C deficiency due to poor dietary habits, smoking and consumption of tobacco, a new study has suggested.

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Low vitamin D levels may predispose one to type 2 diabetes

December 6th, 2011 by

A new study shows that people with lower vitamin D levels were more likely to be obese and have higher degrees of insulin resistance, when the hormone becomes less effective at lowering blood sugar.

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Synthetic Vitamin E Linked to Higher Prostate Cancer Risk

November 26th, 2011 by

A new study finds a link between [synthetic] vitamin E—a popular dietary supplement—and an increased risk of prostate cancer.

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ACP Internist: Vitamin E increases risk of prostate cancer

November 11th, 2011 by

But a new study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association followed these same men for a few more years and found that the men receiving vitamin E developed prostate cancer significantly more …

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Vitamin E tied to higher risk of prostate cancer

October 18th, 2011 by

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men taking daily vitamin E were more likely to get prostate cancer than those not taking the dietary supplement in a new study of close to 35,000 North Americans.

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