Recent research on the impact of healthy food choices such as corn, vegetarianism, chocolate, flesh and spirit.
For the dark secrets of popcorn
The notion of spending the night at a dark theater with friends and enjoy a bowl of popcorn butter-flavored as you can. Might actually be a good idea if you are willing to share a popcorn with all your friends.
Research, the Center for Science in the public interest in the United States shows a startling numberFat, salt and calorie popcorn. The study was carried out in three major theater chains.
A great package of popcorn that contains 1,200 calories 60 grams of saturated fat. A tablespoon of butter, add 130 extra calories. The calories and fat in a medium bowl, popcorn was not significantly different from the pack, big and small contain about 670 calories and 24 grams of saturated fat.
'The issue is the amount, Marion Nestlé, professor saysNutrition at the University of New York. "Most of popcorn with a value of about three quarters of calories a day."
The best way to make healthy snacks without salt is a request of a party.
Vegetarians are weaker bones
Vegetarians are the bones a bit 'weaker than eating meat, says recent research by scientists from Australia and Vietnam in a sample of 2700 people. The difference in BMD was 5%, there is little differencevegetarians who followed a diet rich in eggs and dairy, and meat-eaters. Scientists can not say with certainty whether the lower bone density is associated with greater risk of suffering from osteoporosis and argue that more research is needed to reach conclusions.
Chocolate cake: the new heroin?
If ever you start and stop diets you may have more in common with a drug addict than you think. A new study shows that the experience of yo-yo dieting can cause feelings of stress The experiences and challenges of addiction.
Investigators broke into two groups of rats. The first was access to the complete diet for five days, a period of two days of unlimited consumption of chocolates. This procedure was repeated for seven weeks and compared the behavior of rats in this latter group had access only to regular meals.
The mice ate regularly attended the same amounts of food every day, whereas the experimental group of mice ate20% more if they had access to chocolate. And if the candy has been replaced by a regular diet, they ate 30% less.
"It 'a very important study, by Markus Heilig, a psychiatrist, said the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse in the State of Maryland. Speed Control is not a good idea. In fact, research has shown that a diet can lead to permanent brain biology to a situation where a man feels the need to junk food.
"Bothalcohol, drug and even junk food, "said Markus Heilig" If more and more repetition, the more stress you feel.
The meat is very good for men's health
men that use large quantities of red meat and products at a higher risk of prostate cancer, warned scientists on the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The biggest risk is that if you eat meat, fried or barbecue.
The researchers followed the progress of the health of more than 175,000 in nine yearsfound that 20% of the men, a lot of red meat (mostly ate meat and pork) was the probability of 12% higher prostate cancer compared to those who ate less red meat can develop.
Above all, the risk of advanced prostate cancer was 33% higher among men consuming meat.
These are the results for those who eat large quantities of meat, but further analysis showed that fat red meat such as sausages and hot dogs, coupled with a significantly higher risk of white meatsProducts such as chicken nuggets.
As for cooking methods, only a particular method or barbecue and grill appears to increase the risk of prostate cancer.
Alcohol protects the heart?
The daily consumption of alcohol at least 35% the risk of heart problems in men, a new study by Spanish researchers. In fact, more consumption, more benefits for the heart.
The extensive research conducted with participation of over15 500 26 000 men and women, has concluded that large amounts of alcohol can be a man, while women who drink much, not the same advantage.
This mechanism works through alcohol is beneficial for the heart remains unclear. But alcohol is known to help foster high-density lipoprotein (good) cholesterol, preventing the growth of "bad" cholesterol into the arteries.
The type of drink does not seem important, but not study reveals more benefitsthose who drink large quantities of various drinks moderately, and not just yourself. Survey agreed that ignores the criticism with an increased risk for developing disease, frequent alcohol consumption.
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