Delicious and nutritious? A new Swedish study published in Neurology indicates that chocolate can quell the risk of a stroke. Susanna C. Larsson and affiliates conducted a study in which 37,103 men were assessed at baseline with a food frequency questionnaire. During the following 10 years,...
Decades Old Vaccine ...
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Researchers at Harvard have uncovered a promising new sign in the battle against Type 1 Diabetes. A Tuberculosis vaccine, which has been in use for over 90 years, has seemingly reversed the disease in some patients. The vaccine, known as bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), acts as a stimulant to...
“Rocket”...
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Not many people have the satisfaction of being called a ninja-warrior-gladiator. Fortunately for Evan “Rocket” Dollard, he is the embodiment of all three in one. Rocket has appeared on both American Ninja Warrior and American Gladiator, where he was the season one victor. A...
Childhood Obesity Le...
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Data collected by the Dutch Pediatric Surveillance Unit shows that two out of three obese children face cardiovascular risk factors. Doctors in the Netherlands reported data based on new diagnoses of childhood obesity in children between the ages of 2-18. Remarkably, 62% of severely obese...
Erythritol Improves ...
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Erythritol, a sugar alcohol that is 60-70% as sweet as suger, has been shown to improve blood vessel condition. A study presented this year at the Institute of Food Technologists in Las Vegas shows evidence that Erythritol helped prevent cell death in tests, and lowered the creation of...