What Do Red Wine and Peanut Butter Have in Common? Hmm… red wine and peanut butter don’t even go together very well do they. But they both contain a compound called resveratrol that can help prevent breast cancer. Dr. Eleanor Rogan, PhD, professor at the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied…
It thrills me that even medical research now demonstrates the benefits of a healthy diet. Somehow doctors sometimes have a hard time believing common sense things about health until it’s “proven” through research. So it’s such a delight to read the medical literature about the benefits of a healthy diet and how certain foods…
By guest author Dr. Steven Chang When I reviewed for United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) last year, I enrolled at Kaplan Review Center. Aside from the fact that they have good books and useful resources, they also have good teachers who give valuable tips about exam preparation. I could never forget my behavioral science…
Wouldn’t you just feel vindicated if you found out that eating chocolate is actually healthy? One group of researchers found that eating chocolate lowered blood pressure and decreased the risk of cardiovascular disease (heart attacks and stroke). But watch out. Read this whole article before you make your decisions. Every time one of these articles…
Amazingly two researchers discovered that for each additional 12-oz serving of sugar-sweetened beverage per day the risk of developing diabetes increased 25%. Researchers Malik and Hu collected 11 large studies of people who had diabetes or metabolic syndrome. They then analyzed the results based on whether these folks reported drinking no sugar-sweetened drinks or drinking…