In July 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the association between personal care product usage during pregnancy and breastfeeding with the risk of … Read more
Researchers suggest that women should reduce the use of “leave on” phthalate-containing personal care products, eg skin toner, lipstick, body lotion, essential oils, during pregnancy
In January 2019 researchers from Taiwan published the results of their study to assess the association between the use of personal care products and urinary levels of phthalates in 281 … Read more
Researchers call for the pH value of shampoos to appear on the label; a shampoo with a pH of over 7 appears to cause hair cuticle damage and hair breakage whereas a pH of under 7 causes less frizz
In July 2014 researchers from Brazil published their review of the medical scientific literature as well as their analysis of 123 international brands of shampoo to assess the effect of … Read more
Can ginger extract powder increase the rate of calorie and fat burning, stop the absorption of intestinal fat and storage of fat and control appetite?
In April 2018 researchers from Iran published the results of their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of ginger on the management of obesity. Results showed … Read more
Higher vitamin D levels prior to starting an exercise regime may improve exercise-induced body changes and insulin resistance in overweight women
In November 2016 researchers Australia published the results of their study to assess the association between vitamin D, inter- and intra-muscular fatty tissue and insulin resistance in 40 women with … Read more
Tears of the anterior cruciate ligament may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in later life
In September 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the potential long-term medical consequences associated with a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament. 3,506 … Read more
150 minutes walking per week appears to improve balance, lower extremity strength, postural sway and body mass in patients undergoing chemotherapy for advanced gastrointestinal cancer
In October 2018 researchers from Germany published the results of their study to assess the effect of a home-based exercise programme on individuals with advanced stage gastrointestinal cancer. 44 individuals … Read more
Running on a curved non-motorized treadmill requires a higher oxygen consumption, produces a significantly higher heart rate, and a feeling of having had a harder work out than running on a motorized treadmill although running economy is less efficient
In May 2018 researchers from the UK published the results of their study to compare the physiological and perceptual responses of running on a curved non-motorized treadmill and on a … Read more
Red meat appears to increase the risk of breast cancer but not prostate cancer
In January 2018 researchers from France published the results of their study to assess the association between red and processed meat consumption and risk of breast and prostate cancer. 61,476 … Read more
Researchers call for a review to establish whether exposure to chemicals associated with fracking has a negative impact on public health and on wildlife
In March 2018 researchers from the USA published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess whether the list of chemicals associated with unconventional oil and gas extraction (commonly … Read more
Living or working near a fracking site increases an individual’s exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
In October 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the air near fracking sites. Three active and … Read more
Artificial sweetener consumption may be associated with poor assisted reproduction outcomes
In February 2018 researchers from Brazil published the results of their study to assess the association between sweetened soft drinks or coffee and the outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment … Read more
Metabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is a group of medical conditions that occur together, namely increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels. … Read more
Functional bowel disorders
The symptoms of functional bowel disorders include abdominal pain, feeling full soon into a meal, nausea, bloating, distention, are characterized by recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms that have no identifiable structural or … Read more
Watercress
Watercress.
Rich source of vitamin C and vitamin K and a moderate source of vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, calcium and manganese.… Read more
Wasabi
Wasabi
Its nutritional value is negligible as wasabi is generally consumed in such small quantities.… Read more
Turnip
Turnip, also referred to as white turnip.
Turnip greens: Rich source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K and folate, and a moderate source of vitamin B6, vitamin E, calcium … Read more
Tatsoi
Tatsoi, also referred to as Chinese flat cabbage, rosette pakchoi, broadbeaked mustard, spoon mustard, spinach mustard, tat soi and tat choy.
Rich source of vitamin C, calcium, folic acid and … Read more
Swede
Swede, also referred to as rutabaga, Swedish turnip, yellow turnip, tumshie, neep, baigie, snadgers, snaggers, narkies, moot, kålrot, kålroe, kålrabi, kaalikas, lanttu, nap, Kohlrübe and Steckrübe.
A rich source of … Read more
Rocket
Rocket, also referred to arugula, Eruca (sativa), rucola, rucoli, rugula, colewort, and roquette.
Rich source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K and folate, and a moderate source of calcium, … Read more