I blogged about a study by Gu et al on April 30, 2010, that found significantly lower incidence of Alzheimer dementia in people in Manhattan who followed this dietary pattern: relatively high consumption of salad dressing, nuts, fish, tomatoes, fruits, dark green leafy vegetables, and cruciferous vegetables relatively low consumption of poultry, red meat, butter, and high-fat [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Fish’
April 11, 2010
Longevity Components of the Mediterranean Diet
According to Greek researchers, the components of the Mediterranean diet that contribute to longer lifespan are: moderate alcohol consumption low consumption of meat high consumption of vegetables, fruits, nuts, olive oil, and legumes The following didn’t seem to contribute much, if any: cereals (the grain of a grass such as wheat, corn, oats) dairy products fish and seafood [...]
January 12, 2010
Does Diet Influence Risk of Stroke?
Harvard researchers suggest that our food consumption does indeed influence our risk of suffering a stroke. This matters since stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Scientists looked carefully at 121 different studies—published between 1979 and 2004—on the relationship between dietary factors and stroke. High blood pressure is a major modifiable risk factor [...]
January 10, 2010
Diabetes + Overweight and Obesity = Diabesity
Mark Hyman, M.D., blogged about diabesity at the Huffington Post December 24, 2009. He defines diabesity as a problem with glucose regulation associated with overweight and obesity. The glucose physiology problem ranges from metabolic syndrome to prediabetes to full-blown type 2 diabetes. “Diabesity” has been in circulation for a few years, but hasn’t caught on [...]
December 22, 2009
Top 10 Diabetes Superfoods
The American Diabetes Association has published a list of Top 10 Diabetes Superfoods. They share a low glycemic index and provide key nutrients, according to the ADA. Click the link for details. Here they are in no particular order: beans dark green leafy vegetables citrus fruit sweet potatoes berries tomatoes fish high in omega-3 fatty acids whole [...]
November 21, 2009
Fish With Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Risk of Blindness
Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in Americans over 65. Impaired vision precedes blindness. A recent study linked consumption of omega-3 fatty acids with 30% lower risk of developing macular degeneration. Believe me, it’s a lot better to prevent it than try to treat it once present. [I have a couple older relatives [...]
November 20, 2009
For Heart’s Sake, Should You Avoid Red Meat in a Low-Carb Diet?
Low carbohydrate diets tend to contain disproportionate amounts of fat from animal sources. Red meat has long been vilified as a major source of saturated fat that some experts believe cause hardening-of-the-arteries (atherosclerosis) via elevations in LDL cholesterol. Others disagree. Poultry, fish ,and shellfish generally have lower amounts of saturated fat than red meat. Would [...]
November 8, 2009
Eat Cod to Lose More Weight
Five servings of cod per week led to loss of an extra 3.7 pounds (1.7 kg) over eight weeks, according to a recent research report. European researchers noted that cod consumption in a prior study increased weight loss. They wondered if that result could be reproduced, and whether the effect was “dose dependent.” In other words, would [...]
October 28, 2009
THIS Week, Fish Consumption is Linked to Lower Diabetes Risk
Salmon, one of the oily fish Just weeks after I reported about fish consumption being linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes, a different study reports the opposite. The Norfolk, England, wing of the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer found a 25% lower risk of developing diabetes in adults who ate one or more [...]
October 20, 2009
Fish Consumption Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
A recent study suggests that fish intake may modestly increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Harvard researchers examined the dietary habits of over 195,000 study participants over the course of at least 14 years. Increasing consumption of fish and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (mostly from fish) was linked to a higher onset of [...]
