Nutrition and Diet Tips

The oxidation process is known to contribute to the development of many diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and cardiovascular disease.

The brain is also known to be vulnerable to injury to oxidation. Antioxidants can reduce the effects of free radicals that are responsible for causing various diseases such as cancer.

Many companies sell healthy foods antioxidant formulations as dietary supplements. Nearly 30 percent of Americans are known to be taking any antioxidant supplement. Although the role of oxidative stress in cardiovascular disease has been established, controlled studies using antioxidant vitamins have not shown any improvement in reducing the risk of heart disease.

(more…)

Eating large amounts of whole grains protect from hypertension, according to a study published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

There, men with the highest intake of whole grains were 19 percent less likely to develop hypertension than those who ate less.

Refining grains removes the outer coating, while integral retain the bran and germ, so they are richer in many nutrients, wrote to Dr. Alan J. Flint School of Public Health at Harvard, Boston.

The latest U.S. guidelines recommend that people consume at least 85 grams of whole grains per day and that at least half of those who use are comprehensive.

(more…)