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See USANA’s New Facilities For Yourself

Nov 14th, 2007 by Billion Dollar Runner | 1

USANA Health Sciences is a science-based company that develops, manufactures, and markets nutritional, personal care, and weight management products. Microbiologist and immunologist Dr. Myron Wentz established the company in 1992 to create products that provide antioxidant protection and overall cellular nutrition for the body.

The primary focus of the company is to develop and market scientifically [...]

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USANA a Partner in Important Nutritional Research

Nov 10th, 2007 by Billion Dollar Runner | 0

Researchers at the University of Utah, in collaboration with USANA Health Sciences, recently published the results of a study in The Journal of Nutrition* which tested the effectiveness of quercetin supplementation in lowering unhealthy blood pressure levels.
Quercetin is an antioxidant found in many foods including onions, berries, and apples, and it is associated with a [...]

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Widespread Vitamin D Deficiency Drains Billions of Dollars from Canadian Health Care System

Nov 1st, 2007 by Billion Dollar Runner | 0

The Vitamin D society, a Canadian non-profit group organized to increase awareness of the many health conditions strongly linked to vitamin D, has calculated the cost of vitamin D deficiency on the Canadian health care system to be no less than $9 billion dollars annually.
Vitamin D has long been known only [...]

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Quercetin reduces blood pressure in adults with hypertension

Nov 1st, 2007 by Billion Dollar Runner | 0

Quercetin, an antioxidant found many foods including onions, berries and apples, is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease and stroke. Supplementation with quercetin has been shown to reduce hypertension in animal models, but until now has never been tested in hypertensive humans.
Researchers at the University of Utah, in collaboration [...]

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Omega-3 fatty acid intake associated with lower heart disease risk

Sep 3rd, 2007 by Billion Dollar Runner | 0

Increased consumption of omega-3 fatty acids in the diet is associated with lower levels of inflammation and endothelial activation, according to results from a study at Harvard. Dysfunction of the endothelium, which is the inner lining of the blood vessel wall, is an early event in the development of atherosclerosis and [...]

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High Glycemic Index Diets Increase the Risk of Chronic Degenerative Disease

Aug 21st, 2007 by Billion Dollar Runner | 0

Long-term consumption of high-glycemic foods may increase oxidative stress and the risk of chronic degenerative diseases.
Leading U.S. researchers recently concluded that a low-GI diet, not a low carbohydrate diet, appears to be beneficial in reducing the production of free radicals and oxidative stress.
Glycemic index (GI) is a measure of the rate [...]

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