Regular exercise good for dementia patients: study (Reuters)

Reuters - Regular daily exercise benefits elderly women with dementia and these benefits appear to accrue over time, researchers from the Republic of Korea report.

Brown Seaweed contains Fucoxanthin which is a pigment that gives the seaweed its brown color. Fucoxanthin helps the seaweed to convert sunlight energy into chemical energy. Fucoxanthin is being studied for the purposes of weight loss and cancer fighting ability. Fucoxanthin is used in Asian cuisine such as soups and salds. Brown seaweed is at times used in sushi.

Fat Burning?*

Rat studies have shown that Fucoxanthin may increase a protein in rats that causes fat to burn at a faster rate.

Heart Healthy?*

Of special note is that rats fed Fucoxanthin and soybean oil had an increase in the levels of an omega-3 fatty acid. This omega 3 fatty acid is called DHA. This increase was measured in the liver.

Cancer

Some research has shown that Fucoxanthin reduces the viability (ability to live) of some lines of human colon cancer cells. Read about this research in this article: Hosokawa, M. and others, Biochim Biophys Acta. 2004; 1675(1-3):113-9.

Final Words

Fucoxanthin is a promising nutritional supplement. Research continues in the areas of weight loss, cancer fighting, and omega-3 fatty acid levels. The studies involving fat-burning involves Fucoxanthin raising the level of a protein called UCP1 that can burn fat (fat oxidation) at a faster rate in animal studies. Before starting any nutritional supplement, you should consult with your health care provider. This is especially true if you are on any prescribed medicines.

*Read the Report: American Chemical Society's 232nd National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, Sept. 10-14, 2006. News release, American Chemical Society.

Orville Campbell, MD is an internist and nephrologist. He is board certified purchase bulk fructooligosaccharides fos the American Board of Internal Medicine. His expertise include: health and wellness, hypertension, diabetes, vitamin D, and kidney diseases. Dr. Campbell is an entrepreneur. He has owned several businesses and medical practices since finishing Emory University in 1995. He serves on multiple medical advisory boards for several multi-million dollar companies. Dr. Campbell is currently pursuing an MBA degree. He gives back to the community through his church's health and youth ministries and his children and youth mentoring organization called Teaching Kids to Dream, Inc.

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