Category Archives: Endocrinology
Goat’s milk protects the DNA in the iron overload
Goat’s milk protects against damage to DNA in normal and iron overload, according to a work done in rats by a research group at the University of Granada, published in International Dairy Journal.
According to Javier Diaz Castro and Margarita Sanchez Campos, director of research, the high quality of the fat of goat milk, along with [...]
Sugars Catering Raise Triglycerides
Consuming large amounts of sugars in ready meals is associated with low levels of HDL cholesterol and high levels of triglycerides, both important cardiovascular risk factors.
Although that seems logical, no scientific studies had examined the association between consumption of added sugars and lipid figures, like cholesterol HDL, LDL and triglycerides. This is recognized by Jean [...]
Low Cholesterol Reducing Cancer Risk
Although previous studies suggested that reducing cholesterol levels may increase cancer risk, two studies point to the contrary in cases of prostate cancer.
Two studies published in the latest issue of Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention demolish the belief that lowering total cholesterol levels may favor the development of cancer. Moreover, both works point to the contrary, [...]
Eating fast limited hormones that induce bowel fullness
Eating too quickly can lead to overeating because the food we gobble up in a hurry limit the release of hormones in the intestine that trigger the feeling of fullness, according to Greek researchers found.
For the study, volunteers ate 300 milliliters of ice cream at different rates. Before and after the ice was measured levels [...]