MNT weekly newsletter - November 07, 2018

Medical News Today

Dear S.C.T.C,

Welcome to this week's Medical News Today newsletter, containing the headlines from the past week, across your chosen news categories.


Nutrition / Diet
A natural pigment can help decrease cardiovascular risk
A new systematic review finds that a common natural pigment could significantly lower the risk of heart disease and death related to cardiovascular events.
Best foods for a Crohn's disease flare-up
In a person with Crohn's disease, a flare-up can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, and a loss of appetite. Eating the right foods during a flare-up can help ease symptoms and speed recovery. Learn more here.
How coffee protects the brain
New research reveals what gives coffee its protective properties for brain health, and why it can help keep Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease at bay.
Mediterranean diet: New evidence of its heart-healthy benefits
New research in rodents has tested the cardioprotective benefits of a compound triggered by consuming vegetables, fish, and seafood.
Can this Amazonian diet offer a solution to heart disease?
One indigenous population from the Bolivian Amazon may have a lesson or two to teach us about how diet and lifestyle can protect heart health.
Melanoma: More evidence that antioxidants speed up tumor spread
New research reveals that antioxidants that bind to mitochondria — the main source of free radicals — either have no effect or cause tumors to grow faster.
Daily serving of nuts may stave off weight gain
Two new studies suggest that a daily serving of nuts helps stave off weight gain in the long run and benefits cardiometabolic health in women.
It may only take one energy drink to harm your blood vessels
Experts worry that energy drinks may impair health, particularly cardiovascular function. They warn that even one energy drink may harm the blood vessels.
How to eat healthfully: Double your portion size
People tend to eat more when they are given a larger portion of unhealthful food. A new study asks whether the same rule applies for healthful snacks.
Can cottonseed oil help lower your 'bad' cholesterol?
A recent study takes a look at how adding cottonseed oil to a high-fat diet impacts a person's levels of 'good' and 'bad' cholesterol, among other factors.
Can fermented dairy shield you against heart disease?
Whether or not dairy is good for health has become a controversial topic. New research suggests that fermented dairy may protect the heart.
MS: How too much salt can cause inflammation
New research discovers the molecular mechanism that explains why a high intake of salt may trigger inflammation and raise the risk of multiple sclerosis.


Sports Medicine / Fitness
Can this Amazonian diet offer a solution to heart disease?
One indigenous population from the Bolivian Amazon may have a lesson or two to teach us about how diet and lifestyle can protect heart health.


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