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Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.

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Diet drinks associated with diabetes

Categories: Diet research
Daily consumption of fizzy diet drinks is associated with significantly greater risks for metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) and type-2 diabetes, according to an observational study carried out in the USA. Compared with participants who did not drink diet soda, those who drank diet soda at least daily had a 36% greater relative risk for incident MetSyn and a 67% greater relative risk for incident type-2 ...
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Dark chocolate may help weight loss

Categories: Diet research
Danish scientists have shown that dark chocolate is far more filling than milk chocolate, lessening subsequent cravings for sweet, salty and fatty foods. The investigators used a crossover design to compare the effects of dark and milk chocolate on appetite and subsequent calorie intake, in 16 healthy male volunteers. The subjects fasted for 12 hours before consuming 100g of either dark or milk ch ...
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Low-carb diets better at controlling diabetes

Categories: Diet research
Very low-carbohydrate diets, consisting of foods with the lowest-possible glycemic index rating, lead to greater improvement in blood sugar control. In a six-month comparison, 84 volunteers with obesity and type-2 diabetes were randomised to either a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet (<20 g of carbohydrate daily; LCKD) or a low-glycemic, reduced-calorie diet (500 kcal/day deficit from weight mai ...
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Berry compound reduces effects of ageing

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A diet rich in antioxidant compounds from berries and grapes has been shown to reverse cognitive decline and improve memory in laboratory animals of advanced age. In an in vivo study, American scientists tested the effects of seven berry and grape extracts on cell cultures and found that pterostilbene was the most effective at preventing oxidative stress. In the second part of the study, they fed ...
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Dark chocolate in moderation reduces inflammation

Categories: Diet research
Dark chocolate contains high concentrations of flavonoids and may have anti-inflammatory properties. An Italian cohort study of 4849 subjects has shown that consuming moderate amounts of dark chocolate can significantly reduce levels of the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP). Investigators related levels of CRP in participants blood to their usual chocolate intake. A J-shaped curve was o ...
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Fish and birds in childhood prevent eczema

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A Swedish cohort study of 4921 infants has found that introducing fish into the children's diet before nine months of age decreased their likelihood of developing eczema by 24%. Having a bird in the home also had a protective effect, reducing the risk by 65%. Breast feeding and time of milk and egg introduction did not affect the risk. (Early introduction of fish decreases the risk of eczema in in ...
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Mediterranean diet prevents chronic diseases-

Categories: Diet research
Adherence to a Mediterranean diet can provide protection against major chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis by Italian investigators. They analysed 12 studies with a total of more than 1.5 million participants, followed for periods ranging from three to 18 years. The results showed that people ...
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Coffee may help protect against type 2 diabetes

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Regular consumption of coffee (and possibly black tea) is associated with a lower risk for type 2 diabetes according to the results of a cohort study involving 36,908 Singaporean Chinese men and women. Compared with participants who reported not drinking coffee daily, those who drank four or more cups of coffee daily had a 30% reduction in the risk for diabetes. Compared with participants who repo ...
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Eating until full and eating quickly triple obesity risk

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A combination of eating until full and eating quickly may increase the risk for becoming overweight by three-fold. 3287 Japanese adults aged 30 to 69 years participated in surveys on cardiovascular risk. Factors surveyed included overweight status and dietary habits of eating until full and speed of eating as measured with questionnaires. Both men and women who reported eating until full and eatin ...
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