Las células cancerosas están comúnmente presentes en el cuerpo, pero no pueden crecer y convertirse en tumores si no tienen un suministro sanguíneo. Inhibidores de angiogénesis en los alimentos vegetales plantas pueden prevenir que esto ocurra.
El llamado “efecto lenteja” o “efecto de la segunda comida” describe el efecto notable de las alubias y otras legumbres para ayudar a controlar los niveles de azúcar durante horas, e incluso durante el día siguiente, tras consumirlas.
When measured on a cost-per-serving, cost-per-weight, or cost-per-nutrition basis, fruits and vegetables beat out meat and junk food.
Ampliando la temática de mi próxima participación en “El Show del Dr. Oz”, un nuevo artículo hito en el New England Journal of Medicine muestra que la colina en huevos, carne de ave, lácteos, y carne de pez produce el mismo OTMA tóxico que la carnitina en la carne roja, lo que puede ayudar a explicar la protección que proporciona una dieta basada en plantas ante enfermedades cardíacas y cáncer de próstata.
Two theories about the buildup of subcutaneous fat, involving the chemical spermine and the hormone adiponectin, suggest a plant-based diet may help with cellulite.
Las mujeres jóvenes con alto riesgo de cáncer de mama que recibieron sólo una cucharadita de linaza molida al día mostraron un menor número de cambios precancerosos.
La ingesta inadecuada de fibra parece ser un factor de riesgo para el cáncer de mama, lo cual explica por qué las mujeres con dietas a base de vegetales pueden tener un riesgo menor.
Plant-based diets in general, and certain plant foods in particular, may be used to successfully treat Parkinson’s disease—in part, by boosting L-DOPA levels.
Eating fiber-containing foods—especially nuts—during adolescence may significantly lower the risk of developing potentially precancerous fibrocystic breast disease (fibroadenomas).
Increasing the intake of potassium-rich foods is associated with a significantly lower stroke risk.
Some foods appear protective against the development of skin wrinkles—while others may make them worse.
If the antioxidant amino acid ergothioneine does indeed turn out to be an essential nutrient, what are the best dietary sources?
To maintain the low IGF-1 levels associated with a plant-based diet, one should probably eat no more than 3-5 servings of soy foods a day.
Vegans consuming 7 to 18 servings of soy foods a day may end up with circulating IGF-1 levels comparable to those who eat meat.
Todos los varones deberían considerar comer una dieta sana para la próstata, que incluye legumbres (alubias, guisantes, lentejas, soja); ciertas verduras (como ajos y cebollas); ciertas semillas (semillas de lino); y evitar granos refinados, huevos, y productos avícolas.
A workplace dietary intervention study at GEICO corporate headquarters demonstrates the power of plant-based eating.
The arginine content of nuts may explain their metabolism-boosting effects—though, in a list of the top food sources of arginine, nuts don’t even make the top ten.
Despite promising autopsy and population data suggesting that inadequate magnesium intake is a risk factor for sudden cardiac death, it wasn’t until recently that this was demonstrated in prospective studies.
Most men and women who die of heart disease, our #1 killer, die suddenly without any known history of heart problems. Nut consumption, however, has been associated specifically with decreased risk of sudden cardiac death, which may be due to magnesium, a mineral found predominantly in whole grains, greens, beans, nuts, and seeds.
La muerte en los EE. UU. es, en gran medida, una enfermedad alimentaria. El Dr. Greger, enfocándose en estudios publicados durante el año anterior, en revistas médicas revisadas por pares, ofrece recomendaciones prácticas sobre cómo alimentarnos nosotros mismos y a nuestras familias, para prevenir, tratar e incluso revertir muchas de las 15 principales causas de muerte en los Estados Unidos.
The whole grain phytonutrient phytic acid (phytate) partially inhibits mineral absorption, but has a wide range of health-promoting properties, such as anticancer activity. By concurrently eating mineral absorption enhancers, such as garlic and onions, one can get the best of both worlds by improving the bioavailability of iron and zinc in plant foods.
Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties of white compared to yellow and purple potatoes. Purple potatoes may also help lower high blood pressure.
Plant-based diets may offer the best investment for dietary health.
Monday, March 12, 2012: The Harvard Health Professionals Follow-up Study and the Harvard Nurses’ Health Study concluded that red meat consumption was associated with living a significantly shorter life—increased cancer mortality, increased heart disease mortality, and increased overall mortality.
If nitrates can boost athletic performance and protect against heart disease, which vegetables have the most—beans, bulb vegetables (like garlic and onions), fruiting vegetables (like eggplant and squash), greens (such as arugula), mushrooms, root vegetables (such as carrots and beets), or stem vegetables (such as celery and rhubarb)?
Are soybeans better than other types of beans for heart disease prevention—or does the soy industry just have more money and clout to tout?
A case report in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly Journal of the American Dietetic Association) of a man who went on the Atkins diet, lost his ability to have an erection—and nearly lost his life.
Algunas hierbas y especias—incluyendo la canela, los clavos de olor, el toronjil, la mejorana, el orégano y la hierbabuena—son tan ricas en antioxidantes que sólo una pizca puede servir de mucho.
Different fruits and vegetables appear to support different cognitive domains of the brain, so both variety and quantity are important.
The Sugar Association, Salt Institute, and American Meat Institute all railed against the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
MyPlate represents a significant improvement over the USDA Food Guide Pyramid.
Following the recommendations of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to “shift food intake patterns to a more plant-based diet,” the latest USDA guidelines include a vegan adaptation.
Since foods are a package deal, Dr. Walter Willet, the Chair of Harvard’s nutrition department, recommends we emphasize plant sources of protein, rather than animal sources.
Rate your diet on a scale of 0 to 100 using the phytochemical index, and compare your score to the Standard American Diet.
In the most extensive study of its kind ever published, the amount of anti-aging anticancer antioxidants is measured across thousands of different foods.
¿Roja, verde o verde de Puy?
Los beneficios del consumo de café.
A landmark study pitted 34 common vegetables against 8 different lines of human cancer cells.
¿Las fresas orgánicas impiden el crecimiento de células humanas cancerosas en una placa de Petri más que las fresas convencionales?
¿Cuál es más saludable, el edamame (haba de soja), tofu o tempeh?
