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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition recently published a study on the use of low-fat milk, according to this study the products of such a positive impact in preventing hypertension. On this subject, Tomás Pascual Institute held a roundtable in La Coruña, in the Congress of the Spanish Society of Preventive Medicine, Public Health and Hygiene.

Among the speakers, Dr. Martínez González stated that “the milk peptides have properties similar to drugs used to treat high blood pressure and act as enzyme inhibitors of angiotensin converting, reducing blood pressure.” Dr. Martinez What we mean is that skimmed milk are beneficial to prevent cardiovascular disease.

Additionally, Dr. Martinez concluded his presentation by saying that “foods such as olive oil and nuts, get better cardiovascular risk pattern”

Further analysis on the same line, such as Dr. Enrique Gomez outlined the advantages of the Mediterranean diet on other cuisines. This time, PREDIMED has conducted a clinical trial in 17 research groups of 8 Spanish regions. The tests reveal and demonstrate scientifically that nuts and olive oil in the Mediterranean diet significantly prevent cardiovascular disease risks.

Moreover, many experts say that soy plays a preventive role on cardiovascular disease in women. For Dr. Haya “there is unjustified myth that cardiovascular disease is a thing of men, not women, when in fact women have more risk of suffering.” Soy is also beneficial to reduce the “climacteric syndrome” in menopause and the prevention of osteoporotic fractures and bone loss.

Researchers at the School of Public Health at Harvard, in Cambridge, coordinated by Dimitrios Trichopoulos, have shown that consumption of wine.

Researchers at the School of Public Health at Harvard, Boston, coordinated by Dimitrios Trichopoulos, have shown that wine consumption in moderation, eating small amounts of beef and plenty of vegetables, fruits and nuts, and the olive oil appear to contribute to increased longevity.

The study is published online in BMJ.Los scientists who analyzed l0s potential benefits arising from the Mediterranean diet, have examined data from 23,000 healthy individuals (men and women between 20 and 86 years) in Greece who had participated in test European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Read the rest of this entry »

Experts Biomedical Research Center in Red-Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn) have shown that blood donation leads to an improvement in insulin resistance.

Experts Biomedical Research Center in Red-Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn) through Section of Endocrinology, Hospital Josep Trueta de Girona, directed by Dr. Jose Manuel Fernandez-Real, have shown that blood donation drive to an improvement in insulin resistance and, consequently, could prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes, the most common among obese people and linked to a sedentary life style.

The center, under the Ministry of Science and Innovation, said today in a statement that the blood samples in a controlled manner can balance the levels of iron absorbed by the organism and thus prevent oxidation of tissues. Read the rest of this entry »