Estrogen hormone therapy could accentuate certain pre-existing heart disease
risk factors and a heart health evaluation should become the norm when
considering estrogen replacement, new research suggests.
Women taking aromatase inhibitors to treat breast cancer or
prevent its recurrence should think twice before also taking a
soy-based dietary supplement, researchers report.
Men who eat an average of half a serving of soy food a day have
lower concentrations of sperm than men who do not eat soy foods,
according to research published online in Europe's leading reproductive
medicine journal, Human Reproduction.
Tofu is rich in protein, unsaturated fat, and a good source of calcium, iron, phytoestrogens. The protein in tofu or soybean is complete with all the amino acids, which makes soybean products comparable to animal protein.
The persistence of an epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes suggests that new nutritional strategies are needed if the epidemic is to be overcome. A promising nutritional approach suggested by this thematic review is metabolic effect of low glycemic-index diet. Read more...
----------------------------------- Cancer and Nutrition: A review of the evidence for an anti-cancer diet
A low fat, high carbohydrate diet in combination with regular exercise is the traditional recommendation for treating diabetes. Compliance with these lifestyle modifications is less than satisfactory, however,... Read more...
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