Researchers announced that the results of a large clinical trial of nearly 15,000 participants found that those taking a daily multivitamin experienced fewer cancers than the subjects taking dummy pills.  The randomized, double-blinded clinical trial was one of the largest and longest efforts to address questions about vitamin use.  The findings were presented at an American Association for Cancer Research conference on cancer prevention and the paper was published online in The Journal of the... 

University of Pittsburgh researchers, in the first study of its kind, found that the working memory of young, healthy adults between 18 and 25 years of age could be improved further through raising the intake of their Omega-3 through supplements. The lead investigator of the study, Rajesh Narendarn is a professor of radiology at the University. He and his fellow researchers recruited healthy males and females from random ethnicities. Participants increased their Omega-3 intake for six months. At... 

Vitamin D has been associated with healthy bones and a new study is giving researchers an idea of how much is needed to prevent fractures in an older person.  75% of fractures occur in people age 65 and older.  The worldwide incidence of hip fractures is expected to increase by 240% among women and 310% among men by 2050. Vitamin D supplementation is a highly touted method to prevent fractures.  During the study, researchers measured the effects of Vitamin D supplementation according to each subject’s... 

Pfizer Inc. has agreed to drop “breast health” and “colon health” claims from the labels of its Centrum multivitamin supplements and to modify language relating to heart health and energy.  The company agreed to remove the claims from some Centrum product labels over the next six months and to withdraw them from websites and advertising within 30 days.  This action comes in response to allegations of deceptive advertising lodged by a consumer watchdog group. In April, the nonprofit Center... 

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals that though two-thirds of the American population have sufficient levels of vitamin D, about a third either had insufficient levels or were deficient in the sunshine vitamin. Anne Looker, a research scientist with the CDC, analyzed data obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, conducted from 2001 to 2006, to arrive at the conclusion. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, collects ... 

All of us know that vitamins are needed for our health. However, their role and benefits are not fully realized by some people. First of all, there are several types of vitamins that are important for our health. You should be aware of the fact that the majority of vitamins are contained in food products we eat. Thus, we get vitamins with the ingestion of food. We mainly get vitamins of two types. These are fat soluble and water soluble. Fat soluble type comprises such vitamins as vitamin A, D, E,... 

It is known that nutrition is very important for our bodies. One of the most needed things we should consume is vitamins, of course. Vitamins are necessary as they support functions and processes in the body. They turn out to be very beneficial for our health. In addition, if you do not get enough of them, your health will be damaged. One of the major functions vitamins perform is preventing us from diseases. In case we got ill, it can mean that our organism lacks some particular vitamin. Thus, for... 

It has been proven that fish and fish oils contain Omega-3 fatty acids and improve greatly your defenses against heart diseases. Fatty fish such as mackerel, sardines, herring, and salmon contain a lot of omega-3, and it is good to eat them two to three times a week. Aside from being high in omega-3 they also contain a lot of protein and other minerals. You can add to fish oils by eating tofu and other soybean products, as well as walnuts and canola or their oils. They contain acids that can become... 

What we know about vitamins? Vitamins are organic compounds that are required in a small quantity in our body. Vitamins are essential to many cellular metabolic activities and they are crucial for maintaining our body’s good health, if there are insufficient vitamins in our diet, this may lead to the lack of vitamins in our body cells which will cause a deficiency. Other than that, minerals differ from vitamins as they are inorganic nutrients and they have to be obtained through our diet. Some... 

The cold season is here. People can be heard coughing and sneezing everywhere you go. Now you have caught that cold. What is the best way for you to get through that cold as quick and painlessly as you can? Some good old home remedies will help. Here are some home remedies that have been proven to work: Chicken noodle soup has been offered to people with colds for years. This is probably because it actually works. By drinking the warm chicken broth you are bringing the fighting blood cells up to...