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Green Tea
Though the FDA concluded that existing evidence does not support qualified health claims for green tea consumption and a reduced risk of any other type of cancer in 2005, the steady stream of good news about green tea is getting so hard to ignore its potential benefits. Green tea contains, minerals, vitamins, oils, caffeine... »
Why are the results for cholesterol lowering effects of garlic extracts mixed?
A recent report suggests that eating garlic – either raw or as a supplement – does not lower cholesterol levels. However, some studies in 2006-2007 showed positive results, what could be the cause for the mixed results among the studies? Mahmoodi M. and his co-workers from Rafsanjan, Iran, found that oral consumption of 5... »
Asian love to eat black soybeans.
Black soybean has been used as a health food and herb in China for hundreds of years. Several studies have demonstrated that the daily intakes of soy foods were associated with a reduced cardiovascular risk. Recently, Japanese researchers found black soybean had an inhibitory effect of black soybeans on low... »
Grape juice is great
Grape juice is an important source of dietary phenolics, e.g. quercetin. Grape juice seems to have the same protective effect against heart disease as red wine. Polyphenols in Concord grape juice activate endothelial cells to produce nitric oxide which helps to protect against cardiovascular disease and to maintain healthy blood vessels and blood pressure. Red grape... »
Pfizer drops trials on torcetrapib
Pfizer ends the development of torcetrapib due to an imbalance of mortality and cardiovascular events. Torcetrapib is very important to Pfizer, Pifzer was counting on it to spur profit growth and boost its stock price. Torcetrapib, a cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor, raises high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. And, cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibition has... »
