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Personalized text messaging program improves healthy lifestyle measures in heart attack survivors

A text messaging program successfully supported, informed and motivated people after a heart attack on how to prevent a second heart attack, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

9 May 2022

Newer supermarkets in New York City's poorest neighborhoods linked to decrease in childhood obesity

Access to newer supermarkets that offer fresh foods in some of New York City's poorest neighborhoods was linked to a 1 percent decline in obesity rates among public school students living nearby, a new study shows.

9 May 2022

Vegan diets can be used in the management of overweight and type 2 diabetes

A 12-week vegan diet may result in clinically meaningful weight loss and improve blood sugar control in overweight adults and those with type 2 diabetes, according to a meta-analysis of 11 randomized trials involving almost 800 participants (aged 18 or older), being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May).

6 May 2022

Effects of diet on COVID-19 outcomes

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

5 May 2022

People with highest levels of antioxidants less likely to develop dementia, finds study

People with higher levels of antioxidants in their blood may be less likely to develop dementia, according to a study published in the May 4, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

4 May 2022

Joint associations of genetic risk and diet quality with incident type 2 diabetes

Researchers assessed the impact of polygenic scores and diet quality on type 2 diabetes.

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

Nature relatedness linked with better dietary intake

In late 2020, Canadian doctors made headlines for "prescribing nature," or recommended time outdoors based on research that suggests people who spent two or more hours in nature per week improved their health and wellbeing.

26 Apr 2022

Rich countries must reduce meat consumption by at least 75%, study suggests

If our planet Earth is to continue feeding us in the future, rich countries must significantly reduce their meat consumption - ideally by at least 75 percent.

25 Apr 2022

New eNutri app can help people to eat more healthily

People could benefit from fully automated personal nutritional advice, as a new research paper shows that an app improved healthy diet in clinical trials.

25 Apr 2022

Disease-causing amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables could be a threat to public health

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April), suggests that disease-causing amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables can shelter human pathogens like Pseudomonas, Salmonella, and Helicobacter and are a potential risk to public health.

23 Apr 2022

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

In this interview, we speak to Fernanda Marrocos about her latest research that investigated the impacts ultra-processed diets are having on our planet.

21 Apr 2022

Mediterranean-style diet could reduce preeclampsia risk by at least 20%

A new Johns Hopkins Medicine study that surveyed a racially diverse group of more than 8,000 women has added to evidence that following a Mediterranean-style diet could lower the risk of preeclampsia by at least 20%.

20 Apr 2022

New poll reaffirms picky eating as a universal parenting challenge

Kids can be stubborn when it comes to eating the healthy foods on their plate.

18 Apr 2022

Healthy lifestyle may reduce the risk of dementia and extend life expectancy

A US study published by The BMJ today suggests that a healthy lifestyle is associated with a longer life expectancy among both men and women, and they lived a larger proportion of their remaining years without Alzheimer's disease.

14 Apr 2022

How a former Catholic priest is navigating a California Medicaid plan through big changes

For Michael Hunn, the path from priesthood to health care was seamless.

14 Apr 2022

About one in four adults has a liver condition that is a risk factor for heart disease

It is estimated that about one in four adults worldwide has a liver condition that is a risk factor for heart disease, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's peer-reviewed journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.

14 Apr 2022

Dietary influences on long COVID in children

A new study discusses possible mechanisms of long COVID in children and how they might relate to their dietary intake of important vitamins and elements.

13 Apr 2022

Researchers calculate the impact of consuming ultra-processed foods on obesity risk

Based on data for 3,587 adolescents aged 12-19 who took part in the 2011-16 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in the United States, researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have calculated the impact of consuming ultra-processed foods on the risk of obesity.

12 Apr 2022

Consumption of healthy plant-based foods linked with lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that the consumption of healthy plant-based foods, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, and legumes, is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in generally healthy people and support their role in diabetes prevention.

10 Apr 2022

Vegetables News and Research

Personalized text messaging program improves healthy lifestyle measures in heart attack survivors

Newer supermarkets in New York City's poorest neighborhoods linked to decrease in childhood obesity

Vegan diets can be used in the management of overweight and type 2 diabetes

Effects of diet on COVID-19 outcomes

People with highest levels of antioxidants less likely to develop dementia, finds study

Joint associations of genetic risk and diet quality with incident type 2 diabetes

British children's sugar intake exceeds current public health recommendations

Nature relatedness linked with better dietary intake

Rich countries must reduce meat consumption by at least 75%, study suggests

New eNutri app can help people to eat more healthily

Disease-causing amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables could be a threat to public health

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

Mediterranean-style diet could reduce preeclampsia risk by at least 20%

New poll reaffirms picky eating as a universal parenting challenge

Healthy lifestyle may reduce the risk of dementia and extend life expectancy

How a former Catholic priest is navigating a California Medicaid plan through big changes

About one in four adults has a liver condition that is a risk factor for heart disease

Dietary influences on long COVID in children

Researchers calculate the impact of consuming ultra-processed foods on obesity risk

Consumption of healthy plant-based foods linked with lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes

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