Tomato ingredient lowers cholesterol

When choosing between a cream sauce and tomato sauce on your whole-grain pasta, there is one clear frontrunner

07 February 2011 TN 2 Year 3

Relation between Atkins diet and diabetes

07 February 2011 TN 2 Year 3

Bad fats and good fats

We need to keep in mind that not all fats are the same. A book by Ulrich Strunz and Andreas Jopp gives some suggestions for choosing the right foods and keep a healthy body and mind

07 February 2011 TN 2 Year 3

Antioxidants improve fertility

The research team found that men taking antioxidants improved the likelihood of their partners giving birth to a live baby by a factor of five

07 February 2011 TN 2 Year 3

New potato chip bags are bad for your hearing

While the ordinary bag gives off a sound pressure of 75-77 dB, the new bags give off a sound pressure of around 95-97 dB

07 February 2011 TN 2 Year 3

The potential health effects of the smoke released from burning wood

Invisible particles inhaled into the lungs from wood smoke may have several adverse health effects, included “probable” human carcinogens

07 February 2011 TN 2 Year 3

Olive oil consumption lowers depression risk

Consumption of trans fats, present in fast foods and mass-produced foods like pastries, may raise risk of depression, whereas a diet rich in mono and polyunsaturated fats and olive oil appears to have a slight protective effect

07 February 2011 TN 2 Year 3

Vegans risk blood clots and atherosclerosis, so also hearth attack

Meat eaters are known for having a significantly higher combination of cardiovascular risk factors than vegetarians. Lower-risk vegans, however, may not be immune

07 February 2011 TN 2 Year 3