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Folic acid, found to lower plasma homocysteine levels, did not prevent heart attacks and strokes in heart disease patients receiving supplements of the vitamin, report researchers in the Netherlands.
Consuming high levels of isoflavones, in the form of foods such as miso soup, may reduce the risk of breast cancer, especially in postmenopausal women, suggests new Japanese research, which counters previous studies showing no such link.
Sweet cherries may protects against gout, write researchers in the Journal of Nutrition this month, reporting on a small study on women volunteers.
Only 38 per cent of people in the UK have heard of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), reveals this year's omnibus survey carried out by lutein manufacturer Kemin Foods.