Search

The article discusses the dietary choices suggested for people with vestibular migraine. Topics covered include the symptoms of vestibular migraine, the potential contributors to migraine as noted in the scientific literature, including foods such as chocolate, citrus fruits and nuts, monosodium glutamate and histamine, and the diet suggested, such as the elimination diet, where common trigger foods are removed from one's diet, and the intake of probiotics.

The article considers the health and nutritional benefits of dark chocolate. Information is provided on the nutrient contents of dark chocolate including antioxidant flavanols, dietary fiber, iron and magnesium. It discusses the link of flavanols in cocoa and dark chocolate with positive health effects like improved cardiovascular health and triglycerides, as well as the prebiotic effects of dark chocolate.

The article shares tips and guide on shopping sweet treats that include balancing consumption of sweet treats with healthy eating of protein, fruits, vegetables, whole grains and healthy fats and taking pleasure of the beneficial antioxidants and nutrients in dark chocolates.

The article focuses on food and habits that are good for cardiovascular health. Topics discussed include following a healthy dietary pattern, replacing enriched grains with whole grains, benefits of fruits and vegetables, research on fermented dairy, cardioprotective effects of coffee and tea, and benefits of moderate consumption of dark chocolate and red wine.

The article explores the health benefits of dark chocolate. Topics discussed include information on and benefits of cocoa flavonols, research to investigate whether taking cocoa flavonols reduces the risk for developing heart disease and stroke, as well as cancer, and the advice for moderate consumption of chocolate.

This section offers news briefs related to nutrition and health as of August 2019 including a study that linked higher coffee consumption to lower death risks from all causes, a study indicating that eating whole fruits promotes healthy weight and a study that found eating dark chocolate improves markers for cardiovascular health in young healthy adults.

This section offers news briefs related to nutrition and health as of August 2018 including an Australian study that supports the health benefits of eating cruciferous vegetables, a study suggesting that metabolically healthy but obese women are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases compared to women of normal weight, and the positive effects of eating dark chocolate to behavior and immunity.

The article presents questions and answers related to ghee and ruby chocolate, such as whether ghee is a healthier substitute to butter and the health benefits of ruby chocolate.

The article examines the health benefits of chocolate. Topics covered include a study which found that habitual chocolate intake can help improve artery functioning and reduce blood pressure levels, antioxidants and a range of nutrients that can be found in chocolate, and how one can train their taste buds to like the healthier, but bitter dark chocolate.

The article presents information on the types of food that trigger or prevent migraines in people. Topics include statistics on migraine sufferers based on data from the Migraine Research Foundation, the food and beverages that triggers migraine such as alcoholic drinks, citrus fruits, and cheese, and migraine prevention through a diet with a high ratio of omega-3s to omega-6s and folate.

The article offers nutrition research news, as of February 1, 2017, including selection of right types of fat to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other chronic diseases risk, insulin sensitivity affected by high-protein diet, and consumption of foods with cocoa to reduce heart disease risk.

The article discusses the medicinal use of the cocoa powder, and mentions topics including details relating to the special flavonoid compounds found in cocoa beans, the health benefits of the cocoa powder, and how to use unsweetened cocoa powder in cooking.

The article focuses on functional foods, which offer bioactive compounds and nutrients that exceed what are required for survival by providing health benefits beyond basic nutrition. It states that eating about three servings of whole grains, such as brown rice, bulgur, and quinoa, daily can lower the risk of obesity. It adds that some fruits are high in antioxidants and have been linked with protection against cancer. Other functional foods such as fish, legumes, and nuts are also discussed.

The article offers health information about dark chocolates. Topics include the presence of compounds that act as antioxidants called flavanols in dark chocolate, the improved blood flow, reduced heart disease risk and lower blood pressure levels linked with chocolate consumption, and some tips for eating dark chocolates and enjoying its health benefits. A table is presented that lists some brands of dark chocolates and their nutritional content including Chocolove, Godiva and Lindt.

The article reports on the need to look for Fair Trade and Rain Forest Alliance certifications in cocoa products to ensure they are fairly and sustainably cultivated as of December 2015. Topics discussed include the planting cacao trees in thinned forests in Africa, South America and parts of Indonesia which affects the sensitive ecosystem, and the industry's below-poverty wages and reliance on child labor. Also noted are the two mentioned organizations' efforts to improve the system.

The article provides an overview of several research on foods published in different journals including the link between consumption of beta-glucans and reduced cholesterol level, the association of chocolate consumption with reduced rate of stroke and heart attack as well as lower average body mass index, systolic blood pressure, inflammation and rates of diabetes, and the link between grapefruit juice consumption and reduced carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in post-menopausal women.

The article offers information on major health issues for men and how to use diet to fight them in 2015. Topics covered include the risk factors of high blood pressure and bad cholesterol in heart disease and the tips of consuming vegetables, fruits, and fish, and brain health degeneration that can be countered by following a plant-based diet and eating walnuts and berries. Also noted are urinary and bowel issues in prostrate cancer and the tip of eating foods with lycopene and healthy fats.

The article offers updates on research including findings that chocolate may have a role in insulin resistance, findings that taking vitamin D supplement with a meal containing fat can increase absorption and consuming flavonoid-rich foods like berries, oranges and tea by women during mid-life may lead to greater physical and mental health later.

The article features several foods which are said to control the progress of heart disease. Based on scientific studies, the Mediterranean style of eating can lessen by up to 70% the risk of a second heart attack. Among the recommended foods are extra virgin olive oil, walnuts and flaxseeds, and oatmeal and other whole grains.

In this article, the author focuses on diet that should be taken for good arterial health. Topics discussed include the benefits of antioxidant-rich food such as beets on arteries, harmful effects of industrially produced trans-fat on artery health and the role of nitric oxide in unwanted blood clotting and inflammation in arteries. Also discussed is that two flavonoid antioxidants, resveratrol and quercetin stimulate the production of nitric oxide. INSETS: WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR ARTERIES;BOOST YOUR NITRIC OXIDE PROTECTION;BEWARE TRANS FAT AND OTHER ARTIFICIAL FATS.

The article presents questions and answers related to food and health including a comparison between the benefits of chocolate and carob and the benefits of prepared mustard.

The article focuses on the benefits of dark chocolate for heart. It states that chocolate is made from beans harvested from the cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao and dark chocolate contains higher amounts of cocoa solids that helps in fend off heart disease, diabetes, dementia, and stroke. It further mentions that dark chocolate also helps in reducing cardiovascular disease.

The article offers news briefs regarding food. It states that dark cocoa polyphenols found in cocoa bean enhances calmness and contentment. It mentions that the nutritional quality of fast food has improved in meat, saturated oil, solid fats and added sugars qualities but not changed in fruit, total grains and vegetables. It mentions that people consumed more food if the food has nutrition claims.

The article offers information on food and nutrition research including the impact of chocolate habit in lowering body mass index (BMI), the linkage of commercially baked and fast food goods to depression, and the efficacy of piceatannol in fighting obesity.

The article offers health news briefs as of June 1, 2012 on topics including increased mortality rates, benefits of berries and dark chocolates.

The article offers information related to medical health research including the relation between type two diabetes and persistent organic pollutants (POPs), physical exercise reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), and eating chocolate cut cardiovascular disease.

The article reports on the health benefits that the dark chocolate may offer especially on improving insulin resistance, healthy blood vessels, and lowering blood pressure.

The article offers information on several research studies including one on the effect of high-polyphenol chocolate on the cholesterol profile of diabetics, one on the association between trans fat and adiposity of mother and infant, and one on the effect of folic acid supplementation on heart disease and cancer.