Date: 20/10/2023
"Some nutrients keep the eye healthy overall, and some have been found to reduce the risk of eye diseases..."
Date: 05/10/2023
"Our study is the first to show that grape consumption beneficially impacts eye health in humans which is very exciting, especially with a growing aging population..."
Date: 14/08/2023
This new evidence of selective carotenoid and tocopherol deficiencies in the brains of subjects with Alzheimer's disease adds further support to the growing evidence that a greater dietary intake of carotenoids may slow cognitive decline prior to—and possibly following—a diagnosis with Alzheimer's disease.
Date: 24/11/2022
Nutritionists will tell you to eat a rainbow of fruit and vegetables. Each colour signifies different nutrients our body needs. So what does each colour do for our body and our overall health?
Date: 02/06/2022
The Age-Related Eye Disease Studies (AREDS and AREDS2) established that dietary supplements can slow progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of blindness in older Americans.
Date: 19/10/2020
Can exercise and nutrition improve cognition?
Date: 30/10/2019
Avocatin B, a monounsaturated fat found only in avocados can inhibit cellular processes that normally lead to diabetes.
Date: 21/11/2018
Eating leafy greens, dark orange and red vegetables and berry fruits, and drinking orange juice may be associated with a lower risk of memory loss over time in men, according to a new study.
Date: 19/10/2018
A new study has shown that eating vegetable nitrates, found mainly in green leafy vegetables and beetroot, could help reduce your risk of developing early-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Date: 24/08/2018
A better understanding of individual nutritional requirements will allow scientists to make more personalized nutritional recommendations, which is precisely the aim of nutrigenetics. Even though we do not know all the factors responsible for interindividual variability yet, genetics already seems to be one of the most decisive.
Date: 12/06/2018
Nutritional steps for heart disease prevention are well known. Now it’s time to do the same for reducing the risk of dementia, argue researchers.
Date: 22/05/2018
A study of nearly half a million people in China suggests a daily egg may reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes.
Date: 30/08/2017
Consuming avocados may boost sustained attention, working memory, and problem solving in healthy people, says a new study.
Date: 26/07/2017
A high intake of lutein appears to slow down cognitive decline, a US study suggests, as findings appear to support previous outcomes linking this nutrient to improved mental health.
Date: 12/12/2016
Date: 23/11/2016
Compounds responsible for the colour of plants and vegetables have shown brain enhancing properties in a study that tests the carotenoids on older adults.
Date: 18/07/2016
Date: 06/11/2015
Date: 22/06/2015
Increased dietary intakes of B vitamins are associated with reduced incidence and decreased risks of developing different forms of cataracts in older people, says new data from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group.
Date: 01/06/2015
Was the AREDS2 report the end of the story for nutritional supplements for AMD prevention? Not according to the recent Eye Nutrition Meeting in Barcelona.