Archives for March 29, 2004

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Walnuts good for the heart

New research on walnuts - a key ingredient in a host of cakes and bakery goods - will help manufacturers in the mature bakery market gain a slice of the burgeoning health-promoting food trend.

Soy blocks prostate cancer?

A little-known molecule created in the intestine when soy is digested is a powerful blocker of a potent male hormone involved in prostate cancer and male pattern baldness, shows a new animal study.

Vitamin E has protective role in bladder cancer

A diet rich in vitamin E appears to protect against both prostate cancer and bladder cancer, according to new research that lifts hopes for the vitamin after disappointing recent studies, writes Dominique Patton.

Eating soy may stop prostate cancer, male baldness

A little-known molecule created in the intestine when soy is digested is a powerful blocker of a potent male hormone involved in prostate cancer and male pattern baldness, shows a new animal study.