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        What can beans do for blood sugar?

        Beans may help lower blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes.

        Preventing DiseaseMay 3, 2022
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        Celiac disease: We talked to an expert

        Celiac disease is on the rise. Is it because of how we grow wheat? Can you be sensitive to gluten—a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye—without having celiac? Should you buy an at-home antibody kit to test yourself? Can you trust gluten-free packaged and restaurant foods? Here’s what you need to know.

        Preventing DiseaseMay 3, 2022Caitlin Dow, PhD
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        Should you take a multivitamin?

        “Helps promote heart health, supports normal brain function, and maintains healthy eyes in older adults,” says Centrum Silver’s website. 

        Preventing DiseaseMay 3, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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        Can omega-3s or vitamin D do much for knee pain?

        An estimated one out of four older adults have chronic knee pain, usually because of osteoarthritis.

        Preventing DiseaseMay 3, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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        Does vitamin D or fish oil affect the risk of autoimmune diseases?

        When you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system mistakenly attacks your own organs, tissues, and cells.

        Preventing DiseaseMay 3, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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        Can supplements help people stay mentally sharp?

        The COSMOS-Mind trial was funded by the National Institute on Aging to see if cocoa flavanols or multivitamins could help people stay mentally sharp as they age.

        Preventing DiseaseMay 3, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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        Do multivitamins lower the risk of cancer?

        COSMOS, like many trials, was able to test two interventions for essentially the price of one.

        Preventing DiseaseMay 3, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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        Do cocoa flavanols protect the heart?

        “In short-term clinical trials looking at changes in blood pressure and blood vessel dilation, cocoa flavanols looked promising, and reductions in cholesterol and inflammatory markers were also seen in some trials,” says JoAnn Manson, chief of preventive medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

        Preventing DiseaseMay 3, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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        5 surprising findings from recent studies

        “Heart health.” “Improves memory.” “Supports immunity.” Those and similar claims rule the supplement aisle. But few are based on double-blind, randomized controlled trials, the crème de la crème of research. Here’s a handful of findings from some of the latest randomized trials.

        Preventing DiseaseMay 3, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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        An aspirin a day?

        Roughly a quarter of adults aged 40 and older report taking a low-dose aspirin every day. “A lot of people think of aspirin almost like a vitamin,” says Amit Khera, director of preventive cardiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. “But it’s a medicine with both benefits and side effects.” Here’s what you need to know about aspirin and your heart.

        Preventing DiseaseMarch 29, 2022Caitlin Dow, PhD
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