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Post by beebs on Jan 26, 2012 15:44:05 GMT -5
ARticle in the British Journal of Nutrition discusses eating walnuts may reduce chances of developing prostate cancer. Tumors of mice fed 155 grams of walnut daily, their tumor shrank by 50% and grew 30% slower than controlled mice. It was found to lower IGG-1 cancer biomarker (not sure about that, pregnancy for eg can also bring that up). lower LDL, cholesterol, and that were differences in the liver. Note the author stresses the importance of the whole walnut which contains gamma tocopherols, antixodants, polyphenols, and Omega-3, since they work in synergy, as well as with other compounds we know nothing about. Study Here: journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8476591
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Post by beebs on Sept 3, 2012 17:34:21 GMT -5
New study shows walnuts improves semen quality. Walnuts Appear to Improve Semen Quality in Healthy Men Joe Barber Jr, PhD Authors and Disclosures Print This Print This ShareShare August 28, 2012 — The daily addition of 75 g of whole-shelled walnuts to a typical Western-style diet appears to have positive effects on the vitality, morphology, and motility of sperm in healthy men, according to the findings of a randomized, parallel, 2-group, dietary intervention trial. Wendie A. Robbins, PhD, and colleagues from the University of California, Los Angeles, published their findings online August 15 in Biology of Reproduction. The authors note that despite the connection between food and reproduction throughout history, the evidence of the effects of diet on male fertility is lacking. "Dietary habits and essential nutrients to promote successful reproductive outcomes have been identified for the maternal peri-conceptional and peri-natal period, but healthy dietary habits and essential nutrients for paternal reproductive fitness are less clear," the authors write. "Evidence is particularly limited for men who routinely consume Western-style diets that may lack optimal nutrients and [polyunsaturated fatty acid] profiles needed for healthy sperm and fertility," they continue. Via flyers posted on campus, the authors recruited 120 healthy men between the ages of 21 and 35 years who routinely consumed a Western diet, 3 of whom only participated in a pilot trial. After randomly assigning the remaining 117 participants to the control (no dietary supplementation, n = 58) and walnut supplementation (n = 59) groups for a 12-week trial, the authors revealed that sperm vitality (difference after 12 weeks, 5.5% ± 10.0% vs 0.51% ± 7.4% in walnut vs control groups, respectively; P = .003), motility (difference after 12 weeks, 5.7% ± 13.4% vs 0.53% ± 10.4, respectively; P = .009), and morphology (normal forms: difference at 12 weeks, 1.1% ± 2.7% vs 0.1 ± 2.3, respectively; P = .03) were significantly improved in the walnut group compared with the control group. The authors excluded men with known food allergies, histories of reproductive disorders or vasectomies, current smoking habits, or current usage of antioxidant supplements, medications for chronic illnesses, or illicit drugs. In addition, serum omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid levels were significantly improved in the walnut group after 12 weeks (P = .0007 and .0004, respectively), although no differences were observed in sperm fatty acid levels after 12 weeks of walnut supplementation. Cont/.. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/769891?src=nldne
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