17 Jul Heart disease, cancer and diabetes rising killers in SA
Heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are steadily killing more and more South Africans, says a new WHO report.
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01 Jul Almonds reduce the risk of heart disease, research shows
As if almonds needed any more good news...
23 May The American Heart Association’s junk science diet
Science shows the low-fat diet to be BS, and yet the American Heart Association keeps touting it as the ‘heart healthy’ choice. Why? The quick answer: money, honey....
23 May The secret of the Mediterranean diet? There is no secret
Researchers claim that nitro fatty acids, formed when olive oil and vegetables are eaten together, are the key to the healthy Mediterranean diet. But such a reductionist approach to food and health is unhelpful....
14 May Resveratrol: New study finds no benefits
Claims of the healthy and life-extending properties of resveratrol, the much-hyped anti-oxidant ingredient in grapes, red wine and chocolate are unfounded, new research suggests....
29 Oct Modifying bread texture a new way to reduce its salt content
Bread baked to a fluffier texture tastes saltier than more dense counterparts of the dietary staple, a new study shows. This discovery might prove useful for lowering the salt content in bread — the highest source of sodium in many national diets.
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03 Oct Exercise as effective as drugs for treating heart disease, diabetes
Forget the pills — there’s new evidence that exercise may be as effective as medications in treating heart disease and diabetes....
19 Sep Healthier food, by stealth
Under government, consumer, media, foodie, retailer, and nutritionist pressures, food manufacturers are responding to remake their products with less added sodium and sugar. But they are doing it quietly. In fact, the industry’s name for the strategy is stealth reduction. Here's...
10 Apr New link between heart disease and red meat
The high amounts of saturated fat and cholesterol in red meat have long been blamed for increasing risk of heart disease. But now, new research points a finger at another culprit in meat that may be more closely tied to this leading...
10 Apr The Hardship Diet: losing weight the Cuban way
In a unique natural experiment, researchers have observed how Cuba lost an average of 5kg per head over five years, a scenario that contributed to a halving of the death rate from diabetes and a one third reduction in deaths from heart disease....
29 Oct Cause of high cholesterol discovered?
Canadian scientists have discovered that a protein called resistin, secreted by fat tissue, causes high levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein or LDL), increasing the risk of heart disease....
20 Sep South African wine is good for the heart
We all know SA wines are good, but now it's proven that they're REALLY GOOD FOR YOU! This has been confirmed by a group of researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) set out to see if South African wines extended the same heart...
19 Sep Doctors warn on Noakes diet theory – and he retorts back
SA's leading sports scientist, Prof Tim Noakes, goes too far in suggesting that a switch to a high-fat, high-protein diet is advisable for everyone, say six top doctors and academics.
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07 Jul New study finds no connection between salt and heart disease
Another new study is questioning the oft-repeated connection between the consumption of too much salt and the development of cardiovascular disease. The meta-analysis, just published online in the American Journal of Hypertension, examined the results of seven clinical...
28 Apr WHO warns of enormous burden of chronic disease
Chronic illnesses like cancer, heart disease and diabetes have reached global epidemic proportions and now cause more deaths than all other diseases combined, the World Health Organization (WHO) said this week....
07 Apr Common dietary fat and intestinal microbes linked to heart disease
A new pathway has been discovered that links a common dietary lipid - phosphatidyl choline (also called lecithin) - and intestinal microflora with an increased risk of heart disease, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published in the latest issue of Nature.
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