Welcome to the Reference Library   Research Review Information is power, and NOW Foods wants to empower you to take control of your health. So we've abstracted articles from top medical journals on a wide variety of topics and we’ve condensed them into an easy-to-read format to fit your busy lifestyle. May 2008 Multivitamin and Folic Acid Help Reproductive Health  Infertility affects over 6 million women aged 15-44 and 2.1 million married couples and this is expected to increase as couples in developing nations continue to postpone childbearing.  With 9.3 million couples currently using infertility services, per couple costs of these services are reaching $10,000 and adoption is reaching $20,000. Finding more cost-effective ways to help with infertility is becoming a significant priority.  Now a new study has found that taking a multivitamin regularly and insuring adequate folic acid intake may benefit reproductive health and infertility. Recipe for a Happy, Healthy Old Age  Healthnotes Newswire (May 1, 2008)—What do men in their 90s have in common? They exercise regularly, don’t smoke, have normal blood pressure, and keep their figures, says a new study. Apples Show Promise for Colon Health  Apples are a major source of natural fiber and plant antioxidants (called “polyphenols”) in the Western diet.  They are a staple of the North American diet and contain fiber that is very beneficial to intestinal bacteria.  The average American consumes more than 19 pounds of apples per year, second only to bananas (28 pounds per year), with each 150-gram apple containing several hundred polyphenols. Zinc Found to Help Lung Health  Research has started to show simple ways to help lung health, including creatine and fiber. Now a new study has found that zinc, which has been found to help with lung health and pneumonia in the elderly, may also help with COPD. Sweetener Linked to Weight Gain  Accompanying this explosion in overweight and obesity is a 377% increase in the use of sugar-free and low-calories sweeteners in the food supply.  In 2007, 194 million Americans consumed sugar-free and low-calorie foods containing artificial sweeteners, up from 78 million Americans in 1986).   While there appears to be a link between sweeteners and weight gain, research in mice has found that sweeteners may not be blame. Nuts Shown to Help Maintain Cholesterol Health  A new study has found that macadamia nuts, which originated in Australia but are grown mostly in Hawaii (73% of worldwide production) and of which 62 million pounds are grown worldwide, may benefit cholesterol health and heart health.

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