REPORTING POINT 6/10
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PROSTATE ENEMY – bad fats may be detrimental to more than your heart-health.  In a 13-year study, Harvard scientists found that men with the highest blood levels of trans fats had more than twice the prostate cancer risk of men with the lowest levels.  The researchers are not sure what the link is, but point to previous studies that blame trans-fat intake for increased inflammation and insulin resistance, both of which may play …

REPORTING POINT 5/10
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NATURE’S ENERGY GEL – raisins provide the same cardio boost as energy gels do.  When San Diego State scientists had cyclists consume 3.5 ounces of raisins or a similarly carbo-packed gel before training, they found that both enhanced performance equally.
Raisins, however, also deliver antioxidants, fiber, and vitamins, and at a fifth of the cost of gels, raisins are an economical choice.  Men’s Health 5/08.

AMERICANS ARE GETTING LARGER BY THE YEAR – the average daily calorie intake of American adults increased by about …

REPORTING POINT 4/10
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MEN OVER 50 ESPECIALLY – men over 50 should make a special effort to examine their skin, especially on their backs, for signs of melanoma, according to a study in the Archives of Dermatology. Men are less likely to discover skin lesions than women, which helps explain why they are more likely to die from this dangerous type of skin cancer.  In men, the back is the most common site, but melanoma can occur even on parts of the body rarely exposed …

REPORTING POINT 3/10
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WORSE FOR MEN – a study in the British medical journal Lancet reveals that men are twice as likely as women to suffer from deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), a potentially deadly blood clot that can develop by sitting for long periods of time.  If you have a family history of DVT and usually sit for long periods of time, ask your physician for a thrombin-generation test (developed by Austrian researchers.)  If the level of risk is high, some prescription blood thinners such as …

REPORTING POINT 02/10
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HIGH INTAKE OF VITAMIN D REDUCES RISK OF DISABILITY FOR SENIORS – a Dutch study found that among people over 65, those with low blood levels of vitamin D were three times more likely to end up in a nursing home than those with high levels.  Not only does this vitamin help keep bones strong, it also helps prevent falls in older people by maintaining muscle strength, especially in the lower legs, and has been linked to other health benefits.  The government …

REPORTING POINT 01/10
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EXERCISE TO SAVE YOUR EYES – people who exercise regularly have a lower risk of developing cataracts and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to research from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.  The key seems to be vigorous exercise.  Two studies followed thousands of runners over several years and found that people who ran about 2.5 miles a day or more reduced their risk for both conditions the most – for AMD, risk dropped by more than 50 percent.  Experts think strenuous exercise may …

REPORTING POINT 12/09
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KEEPING THE POUNDS OFF – if you have been successful at losing weight and want to keep the results permanently, exercise for about an hour most days of the week.  This advice was recently confirmed by a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, which involved sedentary overweight or obese test subjects who went on a calorie-restricted diet and followed various exercise regimens.  Those who burned about 1,800 calories a week in physical activity were most likely to maintain a 10 percent …

REPORTING POINT 11/09
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by Larry Kline

KEEPING THE POUNDS OFF – if you have been successful at losing weight and want to keep the results permanently, exercise for about an hour most days of the week.  This advice was recently confirmed by a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, which involved sedentary overweight or obese test subjects who went on a calorie-restricted diet and followed various exercise regimens.  Those who burned about 1,800 calories a week in physical activity were most likely to maintain a 10 percent …

REPORTING POINT 09/09
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REALLY BAD ALLERGIES? – nasal irrigation may be the best way to clear congestion, outperforming  saline spray by 34 percent.  Another advantage is that using nasal irrigation may enable allergy sufferers to eliminate or greatly reduce medications that may have undesirable side effects and rebound congestion.  Some recommended nasal “flushes” used successfully in University of Michigan studies are “Sinus Rinse” and “Neto.” Men’s Health 3/08.
MITOCHONDRIA AND AGING – mitochondria are the furnaces within cells that help convert fat, protein (amino acids), …

REPORTING POINT 08/09
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TOASTING IS HEALTHIER – toasting bread may make it healthier, according to a U.K. study.  When participants ate bread that had been frozen, thawed, and toasted, their blood sugar rose 39 percent less than it did when they consumed fresh slices.  Both freezing and toasting worked on their own, too, reducing glycemic response by at least 26 percent each.  It could be that these processes chemically alter starch and prevent it from breaking down into sugar.
The scientists recommend storing the loaves in …