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Vegetarian diet and Mediterranean diet close to each other in health benefits

At present, the Mediterranean diet is considered to be one of the healthiest diets that provide multiple benefits to the heart as well as aiding in losing weight.

23 Apr 2018

Experts discuss implications of low calcium intake in global population

The new interactive Global Map of Dietary Calcium Intake in Adults, launched today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), reveals that many populations are not getting enough calcium in their diets. The Map reflects the findings of a recent study published by an IOF Calcium Steering Committee*

20 Apr 2018

Developing cooking skills as young adult may have long-term health benefits

Evidence suggests that developing cooking and food preparation skills is important for health and nutrition, yet the practice of home cooking is declining and now rarely taught in school. A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior found that developing cooking skills as a young adult may have long-term benefits for health and nutrition.

18 Apr 2018

Mediterranean-style diet linked to greater gut microbial diversity, lower risk of hospitalization

A diet that is Mediterranean style, and rich in vegetables and fermented milk products such as yoghurt, along with coffee, tea and chocolate, is associated with greater gut microbial diversity and a lower risk of hospitalization in patients with liver cirrhosis, according to the results of an international study presented today at The International Liver Congress™ 2018 in Paris, France.

12 Apr 2018

Healthy diet can be key to preventing age-related macular degeneration

There is no permanent cure for age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in adults ages 50 and older affecting about 10 million Americans.

10 Apr 2018

New study highlights lack of vegetable choices in infant and toddler food

Eat your vegetables is a well-worn message that weary parents have been giving reluctant children at the dinner table for generations.

10 Apr 2018

Positive lifestyle changes could reduce risk of developing cancer

There are many factors that determine your likelihood of developing cancer, including age, genetic predisposition and lifestyle.

5 Apr 2018

More vegetable intake linked to less carotid artery wall thickness among older women

Older Americans are hooked on vitamins despite scarce evidence they work

When she was a young physician, Dr. Martha Gulati noticed that many of her mentors were prescribing vitamin E and folic acid to patients. Preliminary studies in the early 1990s had linked both supplements to a lower risk of heart disease.

4 Apr 2018

New links found between Mediterranean diet and healthy aging outcomes

A series of six articles appearing in the March issue of The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences finds new correlations between a Mediterranean diet and healthy aging outcomes -- while also underscoring the need for careful approaches to the use of data in order to measure the diet's potential benefits.

30 Mar 2018

Time’s running out: The frail in Puerto Rico face end of hurricane relief programs

Straddled across Ausberto Maldonado’s backyard in Bayamon, a suburb of San Juan, is a nagging reminder of Hurricane Maria’s destructive power.

30 Mar 2018

Seven ways to eat foods that have positive impact on budget and health

Think eating healthy foods is too expensive to try? Think again: A recent study showed that a healthy diet costs only about $1.50 more per day per person than its less healthy counterpart.

28 Mar 2018

Grilled meat could be raising the risk of hypertension finds study

Studies have shown that grilled meat including beef, poultry, fish etc. is usually cooked at high temperatures. This charring can produce cancer causing chemicals. In a new study researchers have found that consuming meat (both white and red) cooked over open flames or at high temperatures can lead to an increased risk of high blood pressure. These results were revealed this week at a meeting of the American Heart Association.

23 Mar 2018

Less nutritious diet mainly contributes to Type 2 diabetes among U.S.-based South Asians

Less nutritious dietary choices made by South Asians living in developed countries like the U.S. are a key contributor to the group's rising rate of Type 2 diabetes, UT Southwestern researchers report.

22 Mar 2018

Stony Brook Medicine expert provides tips for healthy diet to decrease cancer risk

A recent study suggests a link between consuming processed foods and an increase in cancer diagnoses.

21 Mar 2018

50% of Australians do not brush teeth twice a day

Brushing twice a day for at least two minutes is a basic hygiene rule. According to a new survey from the Australia’s Oral Health Tracker, only half of the Australian adults brush twice a day regularly. Australia’s Oral Health Tracker includes experts such as dental researchers, clinicians as well as policy and public health experts. This report comes on World Oral Health Day and is released by the ADA

19 Mar 2018

Mediterranean diet appears to be good for postmenopausal women's bones and muscles

The heart-healthy Mediterranean diet also appears to be good for an older woman's bones and muscles, a new study of postmenopausal women in Brazil finds.

19 Mar 2018

Study explores more about food insecurity among older adults

Social issues such as hunger, inadequate housing, social isolation, and poverty are linked to poor health, especially as we age. When community organizations and healthcare systems coordinate with each other, they are better able to help us address these concerns individually and as a society.

9 Mar 2018

Healthy diet may not counteract effects of high salt intake on blood pressure, study suggests

A healthy diet may not offset the effects of a high salt intake on blood pressure, suggests a new study.

5 Mar 2018

UTSA professor leads new behavioral research on pediatric feeding disorders

Bryant Silbaugh, assistant professor of special education in The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, leads innovative behavioral research on pediatric feeding disorders in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

2 Mar 2018