onsdag 19 maj 2010

Dietary vitamin K reduced risk of incident and fatal cancer

Dietary vitamin K intake in relation to cancer incidence and mortality: results from the Heidelberg cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition:

"These findings suggest that dietary intake of menaquinones, which is highly determined by the consumption of cheese, is associated with a reduced risk of incident and fatal cancer"

tisdag 18 maj 2010

Eating Hamburger, Steak Don't Raise Heart-Disease Risk, Study Says

Eating Hamburger, Steak Don't Raise Heart-Disease Risk, Study Says - WSJ.com:

"A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health suggests that the heart risk long associated with red meat comes mostly from processed varieties such as bacon, sausage, hot dogs and cold cuts—and not from steak, hamburgers and other non-processed cuts."

onsdag 5 maj 2010

Health Benefits of Green Peas

Health Benefits of Green Peas:

Lectins may not be all bad.

"Green Peas has the ability to dissolve clumps of red blood cells that are destined to become clots eventually. This clot prevention is due to the presence of special plant protein called lectins."