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New findings link obesity and dietary factors to late-life dementias

Difficulties learning, remembering, and concentrating. An inability to resist environmental temptations to eat. A lifetime of progressive deterioration in the brain.

9 Oct 2014

Simple interventions can help prevent high birth weights in newborns, say scientists

In a study that followed more than 2,200 obese women during pregnancy, scientists affiliated with Professor Jodie Dodd from the University of Adelaide, Australia found that some simple interventions can help prevent high birth weights in newborns.

7 Oct 2014

Study: Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids may reduce coronary heart disease risk

A recent study completed at the University of Eastern Finland shows that dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. The sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids include fish, vegetable oils, and nuts.

30 Sep 2014

Nutritional expertise helps enhance menus of prestigious care provider

Nutritional expertise at Northumbria University, Newcastle has helped enhance the menus of a prestigious care provider.

1 Sep 2014

Research findings call for clinical testing of relevant drugs to prevent NASH

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common affliction, affecting almost 30 percent of Americans, with a significant number suffering from its most severe form, called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH, which can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. In recent years, NASH has become the leading cause of liver transplantation.

19 Aug 2014

Studies link meals consumed at fast-food and full-service restaurants with higher caloric intake

For adults, eating at both fast-food and full-service restaurants is associated with significant increases in the intake of calories, sugar, saturated fat, and sodium, according to a new study.

7 Aug 2014

Eating pistachios may reduce body's response to stresses among adults with diabetes

Among people with type 2 diabetes, eating pistachios may reduce the body's response to the stresses of everyday life, according to Penn State researchers.

6 Aug 2014

Researchers recommend low carbohydrate diet for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

A new study involving researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and other institutions says patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes should eat a diet low in carbohydrates.

25 Jul 2014

New therapeutic interventions that target brain regions can prevent obesity

Unlocking the secrets to better treating the pernicious disorders of obesity and dementia reside in the brain, according to a paper from American University's Center for Behavioral Neuroscience.

24 Jul 2014

Women experiencing stressful events the day before eating high-fat meal can slow body's metabolism

A new study in women suggests that experiencing one or more stressful events the day before eating a single high-fat meal can slow the body's metabolism, potentially contributing to weight gain.

14 Jul 2014

Mice fed with omega 3 fatty acids have healthier joints

Mice consuming a supplement of omega 3 fatty acids had healthier joints than those fed diets high in saturated fats and omega 6 fatty acids, according to Duke Medicine researchers.

11 Jul 2014

Research provides new insight into effects of adding fructose to Western diet high in fat

A high-fructose, high-fat diet can cause harmful effects to the livers of adult rats, according to new research published in Experimental Physiology, providing new insight into the effects of adding fructose to a Western diet high in fat.

28 Jun 2014

Fatty acids in nuts help reduce risk of CHD in people with type 2 diabetes

Findings from a new study published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases show that the fatty acids in nuts have the potential to help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in people with type 2 diabetes.

25 Jun 2014

Canola bread diet experiences reduction in blood glucose levels and LDL cholesterol

Canola is Canada's oil and new research from St. Michael's Hospital suggests it should also be one of the oils of choice for people with Type 2 diabetes.

16 Jun 2014

Improving overall quality of one's diet helps to prevent type 2 diabetes

Improving the overall quality of one's diet helps to prevent type 2 diabetes, independent of other lifestyle changes, according to a study presented at the American Diabetes Association's 74th Scientific Sessions.

16 Jun 2014

Obesity epidemic strikes all groups of Americans

The nation's obesity epidemic is striking all groups of Americans, affecting those with more education and those with less education, as well as all ethnic groups, according to a new analysis that challenges prevailing assumptions about the reasons why the nation is getting heavier.

23 May 2014

People who consume diet rich in resveratrol are likely to develop cardiovascular disease

A study of Italians who consume a diet rich in resveratrol — the compound found in red wine, dark chocolate and berries — finds they live no longer than and are just as likely to develop cardiovascular disease or cancer as those who eat or drink smaller amounts of the antioxidant.

13 May 2014

Researchers use natural molecule to treat type 2 diabetes

Researchers at the Universit- Laval Faculty of Medicine, the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, and the Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods have discovered a natural molecule that could be used to treat insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.

13 May 2014

Longer looks: Understanding downsides of saturated fat, sugar; will innovation save U.S. health care system?

The streetlights in Buenos Aires are considerably dimmer than they are in New York, one of the many things I learned during my family's six-month stay in Argentina. The front windshield of the rental car, aged and covered in the city's grime, further obscured what little light came through. When we stopped at the first red light after leaving the hospital, I broke two of my most important marital promises. I started acting like my wife's doctor, and I lied to her. I had just taken the PET scan, the diagnostic X-ray test, out of its manila envelope (Dr. Peter B. Bach, 5/6).

9 May 2014

Study examines potential benefits of low fat diet on management of MS

People with multiple sclerosis who for one year followed a plant-based diet very low in saturated fat had much less MS-related fatigue at the end of that year - and significantly less fatigue than a control group of people with MS who didn't follow the diet, according to an Oregon Health & Science University study being presented today at the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.

2 May 2014

Saturated Fats News and Research

New findings link obesity and dietary factors to late-life dementias

Simple interventions can help prevent high birth weights in newborns, say scientists

Study: Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids may reduce coronary heart disease risk

Nutritional expertise helps enhance menus of prestigious care provider

Research findings call for clinical testing of relevant drugs to prevent NASH

Studies link meals consumed at fast-food and full-service restaurants with higher caloric intake

Eating pistachios may reduce body's response to stresses among adults with diabetes

Researchers recommend low carbohydrate diet for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

New therapeutic interventions that target brain regions can prevent obesity

Women experiencing stressful events the day before eating high-fat meal can slow body's metabolism

Mice fed with omega 3 fatty acids have healthier joints

Research provides new insight into effects of adding fructose to Western diet high in fat

Fatty acids in nuts help reduce risk of CHD in people with type 2 diabetes

Canola bread diet experiences reduction in blood glucose levels and LDL cholesterol

Improving overall quality of one's diet helps to prevent type 2 diabetes

Obesity epidemic strikes all groups of Americans

People who consume diet rich in resveratrol are likely to develop cardiovascular disease

Researchers use natural molecule to treat type 2 diabetes

Longer looks: Understanding downsides of saturated fat, sugar; will innovation save U.S. health care system?

Study examines potential benefits of low fat diet on management of MS

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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