Researchers aren’t exactly sure why, but whole grains appear to help us keep the weight off. A news release from the Technical University of Denmark reports that researchers at the school divided a test group of 50 overweight adults in two, and had each group eat a diet of either […]
Author: Art Jahnke
To Cut Back On Salt, Add More Spice
Let’s face it: we eat too much salt because we like salt too much. But what if we could alter our craving for salt? That’s what researchers at the Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases at Third Military Medical University in Chongqing, China believe they have done. HealthDay reports that […]
Restaurants Still Serve Way Too Much Salt
It’s been a few years since health experts called out restaurant food for its dangerously high salt content, and yes, some restaurants have responded with low-sodium options. But most, according to researchers at the University of Michigan, continue to over salt food. BY A LOT. A University of Michigan news […]
Yoga + Aerobic Exercise Best For Hearts
Aerobic exercise is good for your heart. Yoga is also good for your heart. No comes a study from researchers at the HG SMS Hospital, in Jaipur, India, suggesting that combining yoga and aerobic exercise is roughly twice as beneficial as doing one or the other. Science Daily reports that […]
Exercise Can Increase Artery Plaque
The general assumption among health experts and exercise advocates is that exercise is if good for heart health, then more exercise is better. But now comes research from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Kaiser Permanente suggesting that a great deal of active exercise may actually increase the risk […]
Broccoli Looks Good For Guts
It’s not a lock, but researchers at Penn State have a strong suspicion that broccoli is good for our guts. Science Daily reports that researchers at the school found that when mice ate broccoli with their regular diet, they were better able to tolerate digestive issues similar to symptoms of […]
Coming Soon: Breath Sensor With Fat Burn Read
How do you know when exercise is burning fat? You don’t, actually, but soon you may. Researchers at ETH Zurich, Switzerland’s federal institute of technology, have developed a breath sensor that measures biomarkers (mainly acetone) in our exhalations, a reliable indicator of the amount of fat being burned. Futurity reports […]
Fats and Oils Unlock Salad Nutrients
Most people put oil on their salad because it tastes good, but researchers at Iowa State have found another good reason: fats and oils help our bodies absorb at least eight micronutrients found in a vegetable salad. An Iowa State news release reports that the researchers found that soybean oil […]
Just Watching Hockey Can Double Heart Rate
Without even lacing up your skates, hockey can put some serious stress on your heart. That’s the verdict of researchers at the Montreal Heart Institute at the University of Montreal. Scientists at the institute took the pulse of fans during a hockey game and found that on average, their heart […]
The Problem With High-Intensity Workouts
It sounds good: go all out for one or two minutes and you don’t have to spend 45 minutes doing something you don’t like to do. But now comes Panteleimon “Paddy†Ekkekakis, a professor of kinesiology at Iowa State University, who says the whole idea of high-intensity workouts is a bad one. […]