A compound in Mediterranean diet could stop breast cancer cells from inhibiting their own death, according to a new study. Researchers from Ohio State University in the United States have suggested that a compound called apigenin, found in certain plant-based foods, alters a specific step in gene regulation and aides...
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Benefits of Olive Oil: The Times’s Gina Kolata on a study looking at a Mediterranean diet. By GINA KOLATA About 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease can be prevented in people at high risk if they switch to a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans,...
The traditional Mediterranean diet is characterized by lots of olive oil, fruit, nuts, vegetables, legumes, and cereals, some fish and poultry, and limited amounts of dairy products, red meat, processed meats, and sweets. Cobras Eating a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil and nuts lowers the rate of major cardiovascular events, at...
Thank the olive oil or the nuts, but something about theMediterranean diet could help older brains act young again. There’s plenty of evidence that the Mediterranean diet can contribute to a lower risk of heart attacks, stroke, childhood asthma and even cancer. In fact, in a recent study, researchers assessed about 200 traditional Greek Mediterranean foods and reported that...
Good news out on the brain front: Eating a Mediterranean diet – rich in olive oil, veggies, fruit and fish – may boost brain performance and lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a new review of available research suggests. Courtesy of Oldways The findings represent the first systematic review of such data. Researchers...
