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Effects of 7 days on an ad libitum low-fat vegan diet: the McDougall Program Cohort.

Healthy cardiovascular and metabolic profiles are associated with frequent consumption of low-fat vegan diets.

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Comparison of nutrient density and nutrient-to-cost between cooked and canned beans.

Cooked beans contain more nutrients than canned beans.

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The nutritional and health benefits of pulses in relation to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

Eating large quantities of pulses may lower the cancer, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease risk.

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Acute blood pressure lowering, vasoprotective,and antiplatelet properties of dietary nitrate via bioconversion to nitrite.

Nitrate-rich fruits and vegetables may lower high blood pressure and reduce cardiovascular disease risk.

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Optimal diets for prevention of coronary heart disease.

High intakes of fruits, nuts, vegetables, whole grains, unsaturated fats, and omega-3-fatty acids are associated with decreased coronary heart disease risk.

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Global sodium consumption and death from cardiovascular causes.

High intake of sodium may increase the chances of dying from cardiovascular diseases.

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Which foods may be addictive? The roles of processing, fat content, and glycemic load.

Frequent consumption of processed foods with high glycemic and fat content may increase the likelihood of developing addictive-like eating behaviors.

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Endothelial function is impaired after a high-salt meal in healthy subjects.

High-salt diets may impair endothelial function in healthy individuals.

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Effect of cooking temperature on the formation of heterocyclic amines in fried meat products and pan residues.

Fried meat contains high quantity of carcinogenic and mutagenic heterocyclic amines.

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Effect of caffeine on blood pressure, heart rate, forearm blood flow during dynamic leg exercise.

Caffeine intake is associated with increased blood pressure and decreased forearm blood flow during dynamic exercise.

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Raw versus cooked vegetables and cancer risk.

Reduced cancer risk is associated with high intake of raw and cooked vegetables. This research work was carried out to investigate the association between the consumption of raw and cooked vegetables and cancer risk. Researchers reviewed data obtained from 28 studies on the subject. Researchers discovered that high intake of raw and cooked vegetables diminished...

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Fruit and vegetable intake and incidence of bladder cancer in a male prospective cohort.

Cruciferous vegetables may significantly reduce the chances of developing bladder cancer in males although other types of fruits and vegetables appeared to have an insignificant effect. 

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