Extra Omega-3s Shown to Improve Insulin Resistance
The omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil, known to benefit heart health, may also be effective in reducing diabetes risk
Build Your Muscles to Boost Insulin Response
Increasing lean muscle mass-already known to be important to fight frailty with aging (a condition called sarcopenia)-may also help protect against diabetes
Are Probiotics Right for You?
Weighing the evidence on how good for you these good bacteria really are. Though probiotics have only recently passed the 8 million mark in Google hits, these good bacteria
Saw Palmetto Ineffective for Enlarged Prostate
Saw palmetto has flunked again in a trial of claims that it can reduce symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)-even at levels three times
Studies Warn of Possible Dangers from Taking Supplements
Should you flush all your vitamin pills? Thats what a pair of new studies left some supplement users wondering
Broccoli Benefits Best Obtained from Veggies, Not Pills
Eat your broccoli-because you cant get the same health benefits from pills
Low B12 Affects Cognitive Ability in Multiple Ways
If youre not getting enough vitamin B12, your brain might actually be smaller
Probiotics Could Help Protect Against Colds and Flu
The friendly bacteria found in probiotics might help you get through cold and flu season
Vitamin D Research Roundup
Pancreatic Cancer Patients More Likely to Lack Vitamin DPancreatic cancer, on the rise in the United States, may be deterred by maintaining adequate vitamin D status
Vitamin D a Possible Tool in Diabetes Prevention
Tufts researchers have identified a surprising factor in diabetes risk that might help keep people with pre-diabetes from