Aconteceu entre os dias 5 e 7 de agosto, no Anhembi em São Paulo, o Chronos 2010, I Fórum Internacional de Nutrição Funcional, Prevenção de Doenças Degenerativas e Envelhecimento com Qualidade de Vida. O evento exclusivo para profissionais em saúde: médicos, nutrólogos, nutricionistas, farmacêuticos magistrais, cirurgiões-dentistas e profissionais afins. Os organizadores do Fórum planejaram um encontro [...]

In that previous studies have suggested a role for plant compounds in lowering cardiovascular risks including hypertension (high blood pressure), Zhiming Zhu, from the Third Military Medical University (China), and colleagues completed a study examining the effects of long-term treatment with capsaicin on high blood pressure in a laboratory animal model.  The team found that long-term [...]

Rooibos, a type of red tea from an African plant (Aspalathus linearis), has been used in traditional medicine, with previous studies reporting anti-inflammatory, immune-modulating and chemopreventive properties.  A potent antioxidant, rooibos also contains a variety of phenolic compounds, including flavanols and flavones.  Debora Villano, from the Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione [...]

Dutch researchers have found that people affected by knee and hip osteoarthritis who engage in an exercise program devised and/or supervised by a trained physical therapist may experience less pain and improved joint function. Martijn F. Pisters, from The Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, and colleagues assessed 200 men and women, average age 65 years, [...]