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Government Of Canada Welcomes Sodium Reduction Report
published on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:00 PDT
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today welcomed the release of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada by the Multi-Stakeholder Working Group on Sodium Reduction, and thanked the group for its hard work. The report, which the Minister received today, is the culmination of over two years of work by the Sodium Working Group (SWG)...
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Dietitians Support Putting The Pinch On Salt, Canada
published on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:00:00 PDT
The release today of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada is welcomed by Dietitians of Canada (DC) as a roadmap for promoting the health of Canadians by focusing on a major public health issue in Canada - high sodium intake. DC supports the interim target recommended in the Strategy to reduce the population average sodium intake from 3400 mg to 2300 mg by 2016...
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Calcium Supplements May Increase Risk Of Heart Attacks
published on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:00:00 PDT
An international team of researchers that reviewed data from several trials found that taking calcium supplements was linked to a higher risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular events; the authors called for new research to re-assess the role of calcium supplements in the treatment of osteoporosis...
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Link Between Western Diet And ADHD
published on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT
A new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shows an association between ADHD and a 'Western-style' diet in adolescents. The research findings have just been published online in the international Journal of Attention Disorders...
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White Button Mushrooms Enhance Critical Cells In Immune System
published on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Mushrooms are among the many foods thought to play an important role in keeping the immune system healthy. Now, Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have conducted an animal-model and cell-culture study showing that white button mushrooms enhanced the activity of critical cells in the body's immune system...
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Calcium Supplements Linked to Boost in Heart Attack Risk
published on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00 GMT
<p>People should get needed mineral through their diet, researchers say</p>
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Black Teens May Need Higher Vitamin D Supplementation
published on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00 GMT
<p>Even with sun exposure, levels were deficient in this vulnerable group, researchers say</p>
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Ephedra
published on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:57 GMT
<p>This fact sheet provides basic information about the herb ephedra—common names, uses, potential side effects, and resources for more information. Ephedra is an evergreen shrub-like plant native to Central Asia and Mongolia. The principal active ingredient, ephedrine, is a compound that can powerfully stimulate the nervous system and heart.</p><h2>What Ephedra Is Used For</h2><ul><li>Ephedra has been used for more than 5,000 years in China and India to treat conditions such as colds, fever, flu, headaches, asthma, wheezing, and nasal congestion.</li><li>It has also been an ingredient in many dietary supplements used for weight loss, increased energy, and enhanced athletic performance.</li></ul>
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Researchers Study Benefits of White Button Mushrooms
published on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:02 GMT
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<H2>Researchers Study Benefits of White Button Mushrooms</H2>
<FONT SIZE="-1">By <A href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/contacts.htm#Rosalie">Rosalie Marion Bliss</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE="-1">July 29, 2010</FONT>
<P>Mushrooms are among the many foods thought to play an important role in keeping the immune system healthy. Now, <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm">Agricultural Research Service</a> (ARS)-funded scientists have conducted an animal-model and cell-culture study showing that white button mushrooms enhanced the activity of critical cells in the body's immune system. In the United States, white button mushrooms represent 90 percent of the total mushrooms consumed.</P>
<p>The study was conducted at the <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=19-50-00-00">Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging</a> (HNRCA) at <a href="http://www.tufts.edu/">Tufts University</a> by center director <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people/people.htm?personid=10435">Simin Meydani</a>, colleague Dayong Wu, and others. The results suggest that white button mushrooms may promote immune function by increasing production of antiviral and other proteins that are released by cells while seeking to protect and repair tissue.</p>
<p>Wu and co-investigators are with the HNRCA <a href="http://www.hnrc.tufts.edu/1192109687036/HNRCA-Page-hnrca2ws_1192109688495.html">Nutritional Immunology Laboratory</a> in Boston, Mass. The study's cell-culture phase showed that white button mushrooms enhanced the maturity of immune system cells called "dendritic cells," from bone marrow. Dendritic cells can make T cells-important white blood cells that can recognize and eventually deactivate or destroy antigens on invading microbes. </p>
<p>When immune system cells are exposed to disease-causing pathogens, such as bacteria, the body begins to increase the number and function of immune system cells, according to Meydani. People need an adequate supply of nutrients to produce an adequate defense against the pathogen. The key is to prevent deficiencies that can compromise the immune system.</p>
<p>The study appears in a 2008 issue of <em><a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/">The Journal of Nutrition</a></em>.</p>
<p>Read more about this and other research related to improving health through nutrition in the July 2010 issue of Agricultural Research magazine, available online at: <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jul10/immunity0710.htm">http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jul10/immunity0710.htm</a>.</p>
<p>ARS is the principal intramural scientific research agency of the <a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome">U.S. Department of Agriculture</a> (USDA).<br>
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Health Tip: Is Your Blood Sugar High?
published on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:00 GMT
Learn the warning signs of hyperglycemia
<br />Source: HealthDay<br />
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