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Japanese food healthier than western

Sato — Thu, 25 May 2006 02:00:07 +0000

Not surprisingly Japanese researchers have found that the traditional Japanese diet is healthier than a western one.

The ground down a mixture of hamburgers and chicken for the western diet and fish for the Japanese diet and feed it to rats.

The study found that several genes that work to break down cholesterol and fat were 1.5 times more active in the mice which received the Japanese menu as opposed to those fed with American food.

The study also found that the level of cholesterol was 10 percent higher in the American-food fed mice.

More good news on green tea

Sato — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 08:19:08 +0000

There seems to be almost daily news on the benefits of drinking green tea. Personally, I cannot get enough of the healthy drink.

This time a Japanese study has said that green tea can reduce the risk of dementia.

They study, “found those who drank two or more cups of green tea a day were 50 percent less likely to show cognitive impairment than those who drank three cups or less a week.”

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Benefits of a fish diet

Sato — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:22:16 +0000

Read all about the benefits of Omega-3 fats here.

Omega 3 may help lung disease study reports

Sato — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:20:31 +0000

The study split 64 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) into two groups: one that consumed omega-3 fats in a daily liquid supplement and the control group who drank common omega-6 fats, which are fats found in vegetable oils. After the two-year follow-up, the research team noticed a considerable gain in the omega-3 subject group’s lung capacity and function.

The benefits of omega-3

Sato — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:01:57 +0000

�Nutritional support with an omega-3 PUFA-rich diet decreased serum and sputum levels and improved symptoms [for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)],� said the researchers from Kagoshima University Hospital.”

Green tea health benefits still being debated

Sato — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 23:19:30 +0000

Many food companies are jumping on to the green tea band wagon and even adding green tea to candy bars.

Evidence in the past has tried to suggest that green tea can help prevent cancer. It is true that westerners suffer from higher rates of cancer than Japanese, but green tea may or may not be the cause.

In June, the agency ruled that there was “no credible evidence” green tea fights cancers of the stomach, lung, colon, esophagus, pancreas or ovary. The agency acknowledged that the evidence for tea fighting breast or prostate cancer was somewhat better, although it also said the link was “highly unlikely” because the evidence on humans wasn’t conclusive enough.

Read the full article here: The debate over benefits of green tea continues to brew

Yoghurt may have oral hygiene benefits

Sato — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:07:55 +0000

Japanese researchers working for a yoghurt company, have found that eating yoghurt could have oral hygien benefits.

Japanese researchers have found that eating traditional, sugarless yogurt reduces the malodorous compounds that cause bad breath. It also cuts down on plaque and gingivitis, they discovered.