Tag: nutrition research
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How to Get More Antioxidants from Real Food, Not Supplements
Understanding Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress Antioxidants are compounds that counter oxidants—reactive molecules that can damage the brain, DNA, proteins, and lipids in our cells. A healthy balance of antioxidants helps protect against oxidative stress, a condition linked to aging and a range of diseases including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and dementia. While metabolism itself creates…
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Antioxidants: How Much You Need and How to Get Them
What antioxidants are and why they matter Antioxidants are compounds that counter oxidants—substances that can damage crucial cellular components such as proteins, lipids, and DNA. A key group, free radicals, are highly reactive oxidants that can contribute to inflammation and cellular wear over time. To support health, your body relies on a balance: enough antioxidants…
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Low-fat vegan diet reduces insulin use in type 1 diabetes
New findings suggest a low-fat vegan approach can help people with type 1 diabetes reclaim control over insulin usage A recent secondary analysis of a 2024 study by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, published in BMC Nutrition, indicates that a low-fat vegan diet, which does not restrict calories or carbohydrates, could reduce the amount…
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Chromium: Essential Nutrient or Myth? A Biochemist’s Perspective
Introduction: chromium in the annual health debate Chromium is familiar to many as a gleaming metal used in stainless steel and hardware. In biochemistry circles, however, its status as an essential trace element for human health has been hotly debated for decades. In its trivalent form, chromium is sold as a dietary supplement and included…
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Forget Extreme Fasts: How Many Hours Should You Eat Each Day?
New findings challenge extremes in daily eating windows In recent years, people have experimented with fasting and eating windows—some embracing an eight-hour day, others skipping breakfast or extending late-night snacks. A new US study now suggests that extremes in how many hours you eat may not be the path to better health and could even…