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(Ivanhoe Newswire) – New research has indicated that consuming flavonoids – a class of compounds found in fruits, vegetables, dark chocolate and red wine— may indeed lower the risk of stroke in women. "Studies have shown higher fruit, vegetable and specifically vitamin C intake is associated with reduced stroke risk," Aedín Cassidy, Ph.D., the study's lead author and professor of nutrition at Norwich Medical School in the University of East Anglia in Norwich, United Kingdom, was...

Researchers have identified compounds, known as flavonoids, found in several citrus fruits that may lower a woman’s stroke risk, according to recent reports. It is suggested from previous studies that eating fruits and vegetables aids in protecting against strokes, and many researchers believe that the flavonoids may explain why citrus has been shown to improve blood vessel function and show anti-inflammatory effects. “Studies have shown higher fruit, vegetable and specifically...

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Football fans may find themselves 'Tebowing' to a local FRS retailer this Saturday for a great deal courtesy of the star quarterback. The FRS Company is inviting consumers across America to score a free FRS Healthy Energy drink if spokesperson Tim Tebow and his Denver teammates beat New England during Saturday's playoff game. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120112/NY35028) Beginning today at 3pm PST, Tebow...

In the news release, ChromaDex® Announces Expanded Retail Distribution for its BluScience(TM) Line of Dietary Supplements at a National Drug Store Chain, issued 10-Jan-2012 by ChromaDex Corporation over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the first paragraph, first sentence, the name BluScience should have been hyperlinked to http://www.bluscience.com rather than as plain text as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows: ChromaDex® Announces...

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ChromaDex Corporation (OTCBB: CDXC), an innovative natural products company that provides proprietary, science-based solutions and ingredients to the dietary supplement, food and beverage, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries announced today that its BluScience line of dietary supplements is now available for sale in one of the largest retail drug store chains with more than 8,000 stores throughout the United States. (Logo:...

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FRS® Healthy Performance(TM) reached new heights fueling teen sensation Jordan Romero as he became the youngest person to climb the tallest mountains on all seven continents at age 15. Romero reached the summit of Vinson Massif in Antarctica on December 24 to break a world mountain climbing record that few believed possible. Romero has been fueled by FRS® Healthy Performance(TM) products since his successful ascent of Mt...

Shoppers looking for heart-healthy vegetables are now able to choose a new variety of broccoli with increased levels of a key phytonutrient. The new broccoli, which will be known as Beneforté, was developed from publicly-funded research at two of the UK’s world-leading biological research institutes, the Institute of Food Research (IFR) and the John Innes Centre. Scientists at the two institutes are working to develop our understanding of what it is about broccoli that makes it a...

  You may have heard the old saying that ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away,’ but did you know that an apple a day, and perhaps a pear a day, may keep strokes away? According to a Dutch study, published in ‘Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association,’ researchers suggest that eating lots of fruits and vegetables with white flesh may protect against stroke. While studies in the past have linked high consumption of fruits and vegetables with lower stroke risk, the...

Phytoestrogens are plant compounds which, in the human body, can attach to the receptors for the female sexual hormone estrogen and which are taken in with our daily diet. A number of findings have attributed a cancer protective effect to these plant hormones. At DKFZ, a team headed by Prof. Dr. Jenny Chang-Claude summarized the results of several studies in a meta-analysis last year and showed that a diet rich in phytoestrogens lowers the risk of developing breast cancer after menopause. Now...

Soy-based Natural S-equol and SE5-OH Supplement Containing Natural S-equol Did Not Increase Risk of Estrogen Sensitive Breast Cancer NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Consuming the soy germ-based compound Natural S-equol and the supplement SE5-OH containing Natural S-equol did not increase the risk of estrogen-sensitive breast cancer, according to a study in the September issue of the peer-reviewed journal Food and Chemical Toxicology. SE5-OH containing Natural S-equol...