Researchers at Yale said patients with stage three colon cancer who eat nuts are at a much lower risk of having their cancer recur or dying from their illness. Doctors tracked more than 800 patients and found survival rates jumped 46-percent for those eating at least two ounces of almonds, walnuts, or other tree nuts every week.
Doctors in London said pregnant women who take a daily fish oil capsule at 20 weeks through the first few months of breastfeeding appear to cut their child’s risk of egg allergies by nearly a third. They also found a daily probiotic supplement later on in pregnancy reduced a baby’s risk of developing eczema.
A new study contradicted the myth that obese people with heart disease may live longer than heart patients at a normal weight. Researchers at Northwestern University said the obese don’t live longer, they are just diagnosed with heart disease at a younger age. Doctors warned being too heavy cuts both longevity and quality of life.
Sources :
1 – Journal Of Clinical Oncology
2 – Plos Medicine
3 – Jama Cardiology
