Category: Foods
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Warfarin and its Interaction with Food
Warfarin is a substance with potent anticoagulant activity. It is used to treat or prevent thromboembolic events by inhibiting blood clotting. Patients taking warfarin are at risk of interactions with dietary supplements, however 30% of patients use herbal or natural product supplements on a regular basis. There is a potential interaction between warfarin and a…
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Red Meat Consumption in Higher Healthy Eating Index (HEI) Diets Improves Brain Health
New research published on September 29, 2025 in the journal Nature and titled Red meat consumption in higher healthy eating index diets is associated with brain health critical nutritional adequacy, and fecal microbial diversity, showed that red meat consumption in a high HEI (Healthy Eating Index) diet improves the adequacy of micronutrients that support brain…
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6 Phytochemicals and Their Positive Effects on Our Health
Phytochemicals are natural compounds found in plants to protect them from disease by contributing to their defense system. They also contribute to the color and flavor of plants. Phytochemicals are not essential elements for human life, but they have a positive effect on our health. A diet rich in phytochemicals has been associated with a…
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3 Basic Factors That Determine Our Body Weight
Our body weight, our ideal weight and our body composition in general are determined by the following factors: Genetic factors The heredity that we transfer from our parents and ancestors, the DNA, has an important role in regulating our weight. The 3 basic categories of body types have a purely hereditary background. The ectomorphic type…
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Moderate Coffee Consumption Offers Lower Risk of Heart Disease
A new study published in June 2025 in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism suggests that MODERATE coffee consumption due to the caffeine it contains could be beneficial for preventing diseases such as coronary heart disease. The study examined data from 360,000 people aged between 37 and 73 years, with 99.5% of the people…
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Acetaminophen (paracetamol) and Food Interaction
Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol, is one of the most commonly prescribed medications for the treatment of mild to moderate pain and fever. Approximately 5% of the population is at risk of drug interactions with certain foods, even if these drugs are drugs that do not have serious side effects like Acetaminophen. The elderly who…
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5 Cereals that contain Protein
The most well-known sources of protein are meat, fish and seafood, eggs, cheese and dairy products. However, there are also some plant-based options such as legumes that contain high levels of protein, as well as some cereals that contain more protein than other cereals. The amount of protein they contain is not huge compared to…
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Glucerna and its contribution to Diabetes
Glucerna is a dietary supplement that contains proteins and slow-release digestible carbohydrates as well as a special fat composition and has been developed specifically for people who are at risk of malnutrition, diabetes or for any reason have hyperglycemia, malnutrition or malabsorption syndromes. When a person has diabetes, their body does not produce enough insulin…
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Does Dementia Affect Appetite? YES it does!
Many people with dementia lose interest in food, some may eat too much, others eat too often and others may forget that they have eaten recently or may worry about when their next meal will be. Stopping eating It is quite common in dementia to lose interest in food resulting in refusing to eat or…
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Diverticular Disease and Nutrition
Diverticular disease of the colon is a small sac-like protrusion that forms at points of weakness in the wall of the colon. They usually occur in older people, and are mainly caused by increased pressure in the intestinal lumen. The factors that are responsible for the formation of diverticula are usually aging, obesity, a diet…
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