Category: Science

The Dangers of Artificial Food Colors
The Dangers of Artificial Food Colors
(NaturalNews) "Should the FDA be so permissive with chemicals in food, suspect or not, that amount to little m [...]

PEG-IGF-1: improved IGF-1 analogue
PEG-IGF-1: improved IGF-1 analogue
Pharmaceutical giant Roche is experimenting with a new variation of the muscle-strengthening hormone IGF-1. Resea [...]

The health benefits of phytochemicals
The health benefits of phytochemicals
(NaturalNews) Phytonutrients, the chemicals that help plants defend against environmental challenges, such as [...]

Exercise is most effective in late afternoon
Exercise is most effective in late afternoon
by Anthony Roberts
Throughout my athletic career I’ve trained at various times – morning, afternoon, ev [...]

‘Master Switch’ Gene for Obesity and Diabetes Discovered
'Master Switch' Gene for Obesity and Diabetes Discovered
ScienceDaily - A team of researchers, led by King's College London and the University of Ox [...]

BP drug improves muscle regeneration
BP drug improves muscle regeneration
A commonly used blood pressure drug not only improves regeneration of injured muscle but also protects against [...]

Bad Cholesterol Not as Bad as People Think
'Bad' Cholesterol Not as Bad as People Think, Study Shows
ScienceDaily - The so-called "bad cholesterol" -- low-density lipoprotein commonly called [...]

Exercise Protects the Heart Via Nitric Oxide
Exercise Protects the Heart Via Nitric Oxide, Researchers Discover
ScienceDaily - Exercise both reduces the risk of a heart attack and protects the [...]

Turning White Fat into Brown Fat Could Curb Obesity in Humans
Turning White Fat into Brown Fat Could Curb Obesity in Humans
Tiffany Kaiser
Researchers hope to eventually inject brown fat, or "good fat," under [...]

High Salt Consumption Not Dangerous?
High salt consumption not dangerous, new European study finds, but U.S. experts disagree
by Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times
May 3, 2011, 3:22 [...]

Fish Oil increases muscle protein synthesis
Fish Oil increases muscle protein synthesis (*study)
by Anthony Roberts
Long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCn-3PUFAs) are abundantly [...]

Liposuctioned fat comes back in all the wrong places, says study
Liposuctioned fat comes back in all the wrong places, says study
by Neil Katz Leave Comment
What the surgeon's knife takes, seems like nature gives [...]

Omega-3s are good for the heart, but not the prostate
Omega-3s are good for the heart, but not the prostate
by Paul Taylor
The science of nutrition is never simple. Exhibit A: omega-3 fatty acids, the t [...]

Coconut oil reduces testosterone induced prostate hypertrophy
Coconut oil reduces testosterone induced prostate hypertrophy
by Anthony Roberts
Coconut oil is generally eschewed by health conscious consumers due [...]

Vitamin D May Help Explain Racial Differences in Blood Pressure
Vitamin D May Help Explain Racial Differences in Blood Pressure
ScienceDaily - High blood pressure, or hypertension, is more common and often more d [...]