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PLANT Act Introduced Into Congress
On July 28, U.S. Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) introduced the Peas, Legumes and Nuts Today (PLANT) Act, which would help ensure that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs support farmers and companies producing plant-based foods. “The PLANT Act will help us win the future of food,” said McGovern. “Plant-based foods are already creating new opportunities for farmers across […]
Study Finds Higher-Than Recommended Doses of Vitamin D Reduces the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation
Taking higher-than-recommended doses of vitamin D for five years reduced the risk of atrial fibrillation in older men and women, according to a new study published in American Heart Journal from the University of Eastern Finland. Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia, the risk of which increases with age, and which is associated with […]
WHO Releases Results of Hazard and Risk Assessment on Aspartame, Associations Comment
On July 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the WHO Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) released results about the health impact of aspartame. The two groups within the organization have come to different conclusions, with IARC stating that aspartame is […]
Melatonin: What You Didn’t Know
The master hormone, melatonin, is secreted by the pineal gland in response to darkness. It is why you shouldn’t turn your lights on or look at a screen if you are struggling to sleep at night. Melatonin has lots of important uses. Here are a few of the big ones (you might only know the […]
COSMOS-Mind Study Shows Promise for Multivitamins in Cognition
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) responded to the results of an ancillary study of the Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study for the Mind (COSMOS-Mind) study conducted by the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. Andrea […]
NPA, CRN Release Statements on Preventive Services Task Force Guidance on Dietary Supplements
The Natural Products Association (NPA) and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) have issued statements in response to recent findings by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). NPA commented on what USPSTF found in relation between the use of beta carotene and vitamin E for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer. Ultimately, “The […]
Study: Many Believe Dietary Supplements Cut Risk for Cancer Recurrence
Many adults living with and beyond cancer believe that dietary supplements (DSs) are important for reducing cancer recurrence risk, according to a study published online on Dec. 20 in Cancer. “We found one in five people who had been treated for cancer mistakenly thought that taking vitamins or other supplements would help reduce the risk of […]
Going to the Dogs: Men’s Prostate Cancer Screening Innovation
The widely used prostate specific antigen (PSA) tests that doctors use to help detect cancer risk in men could be a thing of the past. The test can lead to missed aggressive prostate cancer in men who have it. It can also indicate that a cancer is aggressive when it in fact, isn’t. Alternative testing […]
Study Shows Being Active May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
According to The American Cancer Society’s estimates for prostate cancer in the United States for 2020 are approximately: 191,930 new cases of prostate cancer; 33,330 deaths from prostate cancer; 1 man in 9 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Prostate cancer is also the most common cancer in men in the UK, […]
Thyroid Health and Iodine Intake Are Two Important Factors for Women’s Health
Iodine is critical for a healthy thyroid. In healthy adults, about 70 to 80 percent of the mineral in the entire body is found in the thyroid gland alone. According to Cheryl Myers, chief of scientific affairs and education at EuroPharma, Inc. in Wisconsin, without enough iodine, there’s a shortage of thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) […]
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