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Drinking to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Sugary Soft Drink Bottles Sugary Soft Drink Are Not Our Friends

Many of us cannot go a day without drinking a can or bottle of some sugary beverage. A Gallup Poll revealed that nearly 48% of Americans consume sugar-sweetened beverages every day. So if everyone is taking sugary drinks, these beverages must be cool, refreshing and healthy, right? Not exactly. A major study warns that habitual intak...

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Isothiocyanates Reduce Breast Cancer Risk?

Cruciferous Vegetables are High in Isothiocyanates Cabbage, Brocoli and Brussels Sprouts are High in Isothiocyanates

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in American women after skin cancer. The American Cancer Society estimated that over 300,000 Americans will develop breast cancer in 2018. Unfortunately, the number of breast cancer cases in the United States is expected to rise by 50% by 2030, according to the National Cancer Institute. Ho...

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Dietary Flavonoids Diminish Lung Cancer Risk

Assorted Berries On White Background Flavonoid-rich Berries

Eating fish can increase your risk of getting lung cancer. About 1 in 15 men and 1 in 17 women may get lung cancer at some point in their lives. These numbers include both smokers and non-smokers, though smokers have a higher risk of developing lung cancer. This year, more than 200,000 persons are expected to be diagnosed with lung cancer in t...

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Statin Use Increases Cataract Risk

Cataract With Surgical Instrument Cataracts are cloudy patches in the lens

If you walk into your doctor's office with a high cholesterol number, there is a great chance that you will walk out with a statin drug. Having an avalanche of cholesterol floating in your blood increases your risk of developing stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, skeletal muscle damage, coronary heart disease, and heart attacks. Statins ar...

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Dairy Products Elevate Testicular Cancer Risk

Testicular Cancer Diagram

The incidence of testicular cancer is skyrocketing globally. About 1 out of every 100 cancers diagnosed in men is testicular cancer. Though this figure may not trigger alarm bells, the numbers do add up. Around 53,300 new cases of testicular cancer were estimated to be diagnosed worldwide in 2012. In 2015, 257,823 men were estimated to be...

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Milk Increases Type 1 Diabetes Risk

Diabetes Gauge in High Zone

Approximately 1.25 million Americans have type 1 diabetes, including about 200,000 young people below the age of 20. Type 1 diabetes is an auto-immune disease in which the immune system is hyper-stimulated to create antibodies that destroy Beta cells in the pancreas that produces insulin, the hormone that transports glucose...

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Vegan Diets Beneficial for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention

Vegetable Bowl with Hummus

A group of Italian and American researchers have uncovered a simple diet that can help millions of people avoid diabetes. According to the researchers, strict adherence to a low-fat, oil-free plant-based diet can help prevent type 2 diabetes. For this study, the scientists divided 75 overweight adults with no history of diabetes into 2 gr...

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Fruits and Vegetables Important for Coronary Heart Disease Prevention

Doctor Juggling Giant Veggies and Fruits

Individuals who regularly consumed more than one servings of fruits and vegetables each day can reduce their risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD) by 4 per cent, according to a recent Harvard study. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in both men and women of the USA, killing more than 600,000 Americans every year. Coronary hea...

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3 Health Benefits of Allium Vegetables

Whole and Halved Fresh Onion and Garlic

Allium vegetables are a group of monocotyledonous flowering plants used all over the world to prepare different delicacies. Some members of the allium vegetable family include onion, garlic, shallot, leek, and chives. In addition to embellishing different cuisines, alllium vegetables possess several outstanding health benefits. They contain a wide ...

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Tomatoes Linked to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

Tomatoes on Vine in Sunshine

The prostate gland is a walnut-sized gland of the male reproductive system located between the bladder and the penis. It plays a very important role in male fertility and the proper functioning of the urinary tract, as it secretes fluid that nourishes and protects the sperm. The cells of the prostate gland can undergo mutation, trans...

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Plant Foods Relieve Osteoarthritis Symptoms

Senior Man with Knee Arthritis

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder in the United States. An estimated 31 million Americans are suffering from osteoarthritis. This degenerative joint disease can make life miserable for the victim; the pain, swelling, and stiffness of the joint and the loss of range of motion make it difficult for people suffering from this disease to...

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Red Meat Increases Mortality Risk

Dead Body at the Morgue

Probably you already know that dietary habits, such as habitual intake of red meat, can increase your risk of dying prematurely from cancer and cardiovascular disease. This is the finding of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. This study conducted by a team of experts from Harvard School of Public Health tracked the me...

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