Health

Introduction to the information for health and general well-being, including exercise, diet and nutrition.  

Increased frequency of nut consumption was associated with a significantly reduced risk of mortality in a Mediterranean population at high cardiovascular risk: a randomized trial involved 7,216 men and women aged 55 to 80 years in Spain concluded.

A multicenter, randomized trial of men and women without diabetes (3541 patients aged 55 to 80 years) at high cardiovascular risk  in Spain concluded that A Mediterranean diet enriched with extra-virgin olive oil but without energy restrictions reduced diabetes risk among persons with high cardiovascular risk.

Very high intakes of Cruciferous vegetable and goiter (hypothyroidism): Veggies in this category include kale, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, kohlrabi, mustard, rutabaga, turnips, bok choy, Chinese cabbage，arugula, horseradish, radish, wasabi and watercress. The goitrogenic properties become dramatically lessened when kale — or any other cruciferous vegetable — is cooked.

A trial sequential meta-analysis of existing randomised controlled trials of vitamin D supplements, with or without calcium suggests that vitamin D supplementation with or without calcium does not reduce skeletal or non-skeletal outcomes in unselected community-dwelling individuals by more than 15%, such as myocardial infarction or ischaemic heart disease, stroke or cerebrovascular disease, cancer or fracture.