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Genes play a significant role in how the body responds to exercise, finds study

A new study has found that genes play a significant role in how our bodies respond to exercise and has identified a number of specific genes that influence the outcomes of different kinds of physical activity.

15 Oct 2021

Moderate carbohydrate intake associated with reduced odds of cardiovascular disease in women

Women’s heart health has been the focus of a recent study by Monash University, with researchers finding that proportional carbohydrate intake and not saturated fat was significantly associated with cardiovascular disease benefit in Australian women.

15 Oct 2021

New nutrient profiling system assesses the healthfulness of foods

A scientific team at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts has developed a new tool to help consumers, food companies, restaurants, and cafeterias choose and produce healthier foods and officials to make sound public nutrition policy.

14 Oct 2021

Common pesticide exposure associated with increased risk of chronic kidney disease

A commonly available pesticide has been associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a University of Queensland study.

13 Oct 2021

Study: Many English communities experienced a decline in life expectancy from 2010-2019

A substantial number of English communities experienced a decline in life expectancy from 2010-2019, Imperial College London researchers have found.

12 Oct 2021

Daily phthalate exposure may lead to roughly 100,000 premature deaths among older Americans

Daily exposure to chemicals called phthalates, which are used in the manufacture of plastic food containers and many cosmetics, may lead to roughly 100,000 premature deaths among older Americans each year, a new study shows.

12 Oct 2021

Eating whole grain rye products results in more weight loss than refined wheat diet

Eating whole grain rye products instead of refined wheat alternatives can offer worthwhile health benefits.

12 Oct 2021

Oxidation-antioxidant imbalance in the blood may be an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease

Research conducted by the Ph.D student Mohamed Raâfet Ben Khedher and the postdoctoral researcher Mohamed Haddad of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique has shown that an oxidation-antioxidant imbalance in the blood is an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease, rather than a consequence.

12 Oct 2021

Antibiotics alone cannot prevent stunted growth in children, study finds

Antibiotics alone likely cannot overcome the complex factors that cause stunted growth and perpetuate the cycle of poverty in the developing world, new research suggests.

8 Oct 2021

Additional health care support needed to improve medication adherence among people with hypertension

People with hypertension, or high blood pressure, play a key role in whether they use medication appropriately to manage their blood pressure.

7 Oct 2021

Study sheds light on the consequences of picky eating in college students

Looking beyond the picky eating of childhood, researchers looked at this behavior in college students. Self-identified picky eaters ate significantly less fiber and vegetables and reported greater levels of social phobia than non-picky eaters, according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier.

7 Oct 2021

Study sheds light on the beneficial effects of peanut consumption in young and healthy people

A study published in the journal Clinical Nutrition provides new knowledge on the health effects of a diet rich in nuts.

7 Oct 2021

Pancreatic cancer clinical trials exclude Black patients based on wide range of eligibility criteria

A simulated pancreatic cancer clinical trial screening process showed that Black patients were significantly more likely than white patients to be excluded from clinical trials for a wide range of eligibility criteria, according to results presented at the virtual 14th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held October 6-8, 2021.

6 Oct 2021

NRG Oncology launches highly anticipated colorectal cancer prevention study

Today, NRG Oncology activated the highly anticipated colorectal cancer prevention trial, FORTE, NRG-CC005. FORTE (Five or Ten Year Colonoscopy for 1-2 Non-Advanced Adenomatous Polyps) is a large, randomized trial of surveillance colonoscopy for participants with a first-time diagnosis of 1 or 2 small benign polyps, called adenomas.

6 Oct 2021

Color-coded labels may encourage the purchase of more healthful products

A new analysis has integrated findings from 134 studies of the impact of color-coded nutrition labels and warnings found on the front of some food packaging, indicating that these labels do indeed appear to encourage more healthful purchases. Jing Song of Queen Mary University of London, UK, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine.

6 Oct 2021

Nutrition News and Research

Genes play a significant role in how the body responds to exercise, finds study

Moderate carbohydrate intake associated with reduced odds of cardiovascular disease in women

New nutrient profiling system assesses the healthfulness of foods

Common pesticide exposure associated with increased risk of chronic kidney disease

Study: Many English communities experienced a decline in life expectancy from 2010-2019

Daily phthalate exposure may lead to roughly 100,000 premature deaths among older Americans

Eating whole grain rye products results in more weight loss than refined wheat diet

Oxidation-antioxidant imbalance in the blood may be an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease

Antibiotics alone cannot prevent stunted growth in children, study finds

Additional health care support needed to improve medication adherence among people with hypertension

Study sheds light on the consequences of picky eating in college students

Study sheds light on the beneficial effects of peanut consumption in young and healthy people

Pancreatic cancer clinical trials exclude Black patients based on wide range of eligibility criteria

NRG Oncology launches highly anticipated colorectal cancer prevention study

Color-coded labels may encourage the purchase of more healthful products

Plant-derived compound can be beneficial in protecting the brain against Alzheimer’s disease pathology

Managing metabolic disease through time-restricted eating

Depression among US adults persisted and worsened during first year of COVID-19

CHLA investigators receive NIH funding to lead study on healthy brain development

Nearly 20% of adults have elevated troponin levels after major non-cardiac surgery

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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