This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Proliferation stimulated by soy? There are several epidemiological studies linking soy to a reduced risk of breast cancer or recurrence. At the same time, the phytoestrogens contained in soy, genistein and daidzein, achieve a…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Cholesterol Management Impressive results of PCSK9 inhibitors Cholesterol management was the subject of discussion at the Prevention Summit at the University Hospital Zurich. The new lipid guidelines from the AHA/ACC are generating a lot of criticism. This…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated The treatment of stable angina pectoris Revascularization, nicotine cessation, exercise, and regular medication regimens. Stable angina is characterized by reversible ischemia or hypoxia of the myocardium. At rest, sufficient blood flow is ensured in patients with stable angina pectoris. However, during physical exertion or…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Vitamin D substitution Which dosages for which groups of people? A sufficient vitamin D supply is essential for healthy bone metabolism. However, studies show that in Switzerland around 50% of the population is undersupplied with vitamin D. Therefore, vitamin D…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Body mass index and cancer Is the world getting fatter and sicker? The fact that overweight and obesity represent a serious health problem in many Western industrialized nations is probably widely known. But is an elevated BMI even associated with the risk…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Nutrition recommendation of the Swiss Society for Nutrition SGE Balanced diet is learned already in childhood The promotion of health begins in childhood. At a young age, the foundation for a healthy lifestyle is set for a person to build upon as an adult.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated On our own account New cooperation partner HAUSARZT PRAXIS has a new cooperation partner: the Swiss Society for Nutrition SGE. We are very pleased that from now on the SBU will regularly inform about important topics in…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Nutrition in cardiovascular diseases Do food additives lower the risk of heart attack? One of the workshops at the annual meeting of the Swiss Society of Cardiology on June 12, 2014, examined the role of diet in cardiovascular disease. How do alcohol, omega-3…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Congress of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Fat people think faster Dozens of new study results were presented at this year’s European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and International Society of Hypertension Congress in Athens. The focus was not only on high…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hype or hope? Metformin, vitamin D and aspirin as anticancer agents Time and again, various substances are praised as “anticancer agents,” both in scientific circles and in the lay press. A symposium at this year’s ASCO Congress in Chicago was dedicated…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Calcium and vitamin D controversy The correct prescription according to today’s (un)state of knowledge At the ESCIM congress in Geneva, Prof. Dr. med Reto W. Kressig from the University Center for Geriatric Medicine, Felix-Platter-Spital, Basel, presented the debate that has been going on for…
