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Reduced-calorie diet plus time-restricted eating promote longevity in mice

One recipe for longevity is simple, if not easy to follow: eat less. Studies in a variety of animals have shown that restricting calories can lead to a longer, healthier life.

5 May 2022

Effects of diet on COVID-19 outcomes

A new study explores the effects of diet on COVID-19 outcomes.

5 May 2022

Study evaluates the associations between predisposing risk factors and heart attack in young women

A new Yale-led study has for the first time identified which risk factors are more likely to trigger a heart attack or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for men and women 55 years and younger.

4 May 2022

Effect of vegetarian food intake on nutritional status and growth of young children

In a new study, researchers examined the association between a vegetarian diet and growth, micronutrients, and lipids among healthy children.

4 May 2022

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be linked with lower bone mineral density in male teens

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and phthalates (two types of endocrine-disrupting chemicals) may be associated with lower bone mineral density in male teens, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

4 May 2022

Hydrogen sulfide production in the gut is based on animal- or plant-based diet, study finds

Published in Clinical Nutrition, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School looked at colonic hydrogen sulfide - a toxic gas in the body that smells like rotten eggs - production in people in response to animal- and plant-based diet interventions.

4 May 2022

Understanding dysphagia symptoms after spine surgery can help improve patients' quality of life

Difficulty swallowing is one of the most common complications of anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS).

3 May 2022

Educational attainment associated with better health in Black women

One of the best things Black women can do for their health may be to get a college education, according to results of a national analysis.

3 May 2022

Researchers call for new focus on support for children's positive health development and well-being

A new Supplement released today in the journal Pediatrics suggests that although we are starting to connect the dots between events and experiences early in life and later adult health challenges, we are not doing nearly enough to intervene in childhood to optimize later health outcomes.

3 May 2022

British children's sugar intake exceeds current public health recommendations

A new study, being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests that children in the UK start consuming free sugars (those added to foods and drinks and those occurring naturally in fruit juices, honey and syrups) at a very young age, and that many toddlers' sugar intake exceeds the maximum recommended amount for children aged 4 and older.

2 May 2022

How diet and nutrition impacts lifespan

In a recent study published in the journal Cell, researchers analyzed the association between human longevity to growth and metabolic pathways.

1 May 2022

Study: Almost half of U.S. adults with heart failure have poorly controlled hypertension and diabetes

A new Northwestern Medicine study published in Circulation Heart Failure has found almost half of U.S. adults with heart failure have poorly controlled hypertension and diabetes — two common conditions among patients with heart failure.

28 Apr 2022

Adult vaccination rates and social determinants of health influenced children’s mental health during pandemic

Adult vaccination rates and social determinants of health - or the social and economic conditions in which families live and work - have played an important role in children's mental health during the pandemic, according to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

27 Apr 2022

Nutrition News and Research

Reduced-calorie diet plus time-restricted eating promote longevity in mice

Effects of diet on COVID-19 outcomes

Study evaluates the associations between predisposing risk factors and heart attack in young women

Effect of vegetarian food intake on nutritional status and growth of young children

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be linked with lower bone mineral density in male teens

Hydrogen sulfide production in the gut is based on animal- or plant-based diet, study finds

Understanding dysphagia symptoms after spine surgery can help improve patients' quality of life

Educational attainment associated with better health in Black women

Researchers call for new focus on support for children's positive health development and well-being

British children's sugar intake exceeds current public health recommendations

How diet and nutrition impacts lifespan

Study: Almost half of U.S. adults with heart failure have poorly controlled hypertension and diabetes

Adult vaccination rates and social determinants of health influenced children’s mental health during pandemic

Research looks at children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 who depend on medical technology

Eradicating Polio; What's it going to take?

People's basic food choices may be smarter than previously thought

New eNutri app can help people to eat more healthily

Dentures may negatively impact a person's overall nutrition, research suggests

What impact are ultra-processed diets having on our planet?

Study examines vitamin D and COVID-19 media coverage in the U.K.

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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