nutrition

High-dose vitamins not necessarily useful

Graham Stocks — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:27:37 -0800

Despite reducing levels of a protein associated with heart disease, supplements containing the B vitamin folic acid don't reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease, death or cancer, according to a new large-scale analysis of studies on the issue.

Coffee linked to better hep C results

Graham Stocks — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:51:14 -0800

People with chronic hepatitis c and advanced liverA large organ, located in the upper right abdomen, which assists in digestion by metabolising carbohydrates, fats and proteins, stores vitamins and minerals, produces amino acids, bile and cholesterol, and removes toxins from the blood. disease who drink three or more cups of coffee a day have a 53% lower risk of liver disease progression than non-coffee drinkers, according to a new study.

Ageing, long-term complications and nutrition

Graham Stocks — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:50:30 -0700

Reporting back from the AIDS Conference in Vienna, DAVID MENADUE discovers that ‘HIV and ageing’ is a universal issue, that long-term complications may be more prevalent than we thought and that good nutrition really is a good idea.

Food to live by

Graham Stocks — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:21:20 -0700

Wollumbin, in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, is the first place in Australia to see the sun. It is also where thirty-five gay men with HIV retreated recently for a long weekend of good food, courtesy of Shane Duniam.

Eating calmly

Graham Stocks — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:12:33 -0700

With all this talk about inflammation, Adrian Ogier thought it was worth investigating the anti-inflammatory diet.

The theory of the anti-inflammatory diet is pretty simple. It goes that some foods have a ‘calming’ or anti-inflammatory affect on your body while others don’t.

Putting out the fire

Graham Stocks — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:14:08 -0700

An Australian expert was heard to say recently that AIDS has been cured and HIV should now be thought of as a disease of inflammation. Neil McKellar-Stewart tends to agree.

More and more these days, health issues apart from HIV are taking centre stage in our lives. On top of the list are lifestyle changes that we are being encouraged to make to reduce our risk of contracting other illnesses.

Gastrointestinal Health

Graham Stocks — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:35:07 -0700

Normal ageing takes a toll on the gastrointestinal tract. Ageing muscles, including the digestive muscles, contract more slowly, take plenty of time relaxing, and move their contents along at a more leisurely pace; therefore constipation can become a concern as you get older.

Sugar in the Blood

Graham Stocks — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:57:59 -0800

It’s a normal day in the diabetes[Diabetes mellitus] A disorder in which sugars in the diet cannot be metabolised into energy due to a lack of the enzyme insulin. Late-onset diabetes mellitus may be a long-term side effect of some anti-HIV drugs. clinic of St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. In the waiting room are three people waiting to see the specialist. One is a short, elderly woman of eastern European extraction. Another is an overweight man in his sixties. And the third is a lean, fitlooking man in his early forties who happens to be living with HIV. Neil McKellar-Stewart finds out why HIV puts us in the room.

Webcast – HIV Health and Treatments Update 2008

Paul Kidd — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:11:38 -0800

HIV positive? Want to hear the latest about HIV treatments and health? You should, because there have been important developments in HIV treatments over the past year. To catch up with the latest information, watch a webcast of a community treatment update held in Sydney on 25 November.

Mediterranean diet lowers diabetes risk

admin — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:20:38 -0700

People who adhere closely to a Mediterranean diet — comprising olive oil, grains, fruits, nuts, vegetables and fish and low in meat and dairy – may have a lower risk of developing diabetes[Diabetes mellitus] A disorder in which sugars in the diet cannot be metabolised into energy due to a lack of the enzyme insulin. Late-onset diabetes mellitus may be a long-term side effect of some anti-HIV drugs. according to a recent study.