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More fruits and veggies don`t help lung disease

Adding extra daily servings of fruits and vegetables didn`t improve lung function or other markers of lung health in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a new study from Northern Ireland. The lung disease, which [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Eating fruits, vegetables may cut risk for heart disease gen...

`A healthy diet with lots of fruits and vegetables can significantly weaken the effect of a gene associated with an increased risk of heart disease, a new study suggests.In the study, published in the current online edition of the journal [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Fruits and Vegetables Could Modify Gene Linked to Heart Dise...

Eating a healthy amount of greens could have an effect on genes linked to heart disease, according to a new study. Researchers from Canada's McMaster and McGill universities found that eating fruits and vegetables may actually chan [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Kiwi fruit disease continues to hit crops

It has been four months since the symptoms of kiwi disease were first spotted on the fruits in a Te Puke orchard. The name of the fatal disease is PSA and since that time it has severely affected some 147 properties. The attack was big e [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Daily fruit, veggies cuts risk of heart disease death

Eating more fruits and vegetables may reduce your risk of dying from heart disease. Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) is characterised by reduced blood supply to the heart; people suffering from it can develop angina, chest pains and have a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

High intake of fruit and vegetables again linked to reduced ...

The link between high intake of fruit and vegetables and a reduced risk of ischemic heart disease has been given more scientific weight by the latest results from the large-scale European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutriti [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Eating More Fruits and Vegetables May Reduce Risk of Dying F...

Research published in the European Heart Journal has found that the consumption of fruits and vegetables may be associated with a lower risk of dying from ischaemic heart disease (IHD), one of the leading causes of death in Europe. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Fruit and Vegetable Intake Lowers Risk of Heart Disease

Increased consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of mortality from ischemic heart disease (IHD), according to a study published online Jan. 18 in the European Heart Journal. Francesca L. Crowe, Ph.D., [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Eight portions of fruit and vegetables a day protects agains...

A new study has found that the accepted wisdom of eating five portions a day for a healthy life could be inadequate. It ups the government-recommended quota which follows guidelines from the World Health Organisation that currently recom [...]