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,...
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...
Don’t hold back on the olive oil, a Spanish study concludes. hiphoto40/iStockphoto.com Pour on the olive oil in good conscience, and add some nuts while you’re at it. A careful test of the so-called Mediterranean diet involving more than 7,000 people at a high risk of having heart attacks and...
Grilled seabass ISTOCKPHOTO Chowing down on foods heavy in omega-3 fatty acids and laying off saturated fats, meat and dairy may be best for your memory retention and cognitive abilities. “Since there are no definitive treatments for most dementing illnesses, modifiable activities, such as diet, that may delay the onset of...
