Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Study: Early advanced therapy significantly improves Crohn's disease outcomes

A large-scale clinical trial of treatment strategies for Crohn's disease has shown that offering early advanced therapy to all patients straight after diagnosis can drastically improve outcomes, including by reducing the number of people requiring urgent abdominal surgery for treatment of their disease by ten-fold.

22 Feb 2024

The correlation between adopting unhealthy dietary habits and migraine severity

A recent study aimed to study the correlation between migraine severity and adopting unhealthy dietary habits. It also sought to identify specific foods that could trigger particular subtypes of migraine.

22 Feb 2024

Proper serum levels of vitamin D may have a protective effect against breast cancer

The impact of vitamin D on breast cancer (BC).

22 Feb 2024

Green tea does not lower the risk of lung cancer

Whether green tea consumption was associated with a lower risk of lung cancer.

22 Feb 2024

Machine learning model to determine associations between metabolic syndrome and lactation

Machine learning models to investigate the relationship of lactation with metabolic syndrome risk.

22 Feb 2024

Can dietary patterns impact stomach cancer risk?

Eating patterns and indices related to gastric cancer and explored their association with stomach cancer risk.

22 Feb 2024

Underutilized obesity treatments could transform patient health

When someone has obesity, losing even 5% of their body weight can make a major difference in their health -- especially if they can keep from regaining it.

21 Feb 2024

Beetroot juice outperforms nitrate supplements in boosting exercise performance

Beetroot juice (BRJ) offers superior exercise and recovery benefits compared to dietary nitrate and nitrate salts due to its rich phytonutrient content, enhancing aerobic performance and reducing fatigue.

21 Feb 2024

Diets impact Parkinson's motor symptoms, supplements show no benefit, study finds

Meta-analysis reveals that diets like the Mediterranean and ketogenic can improve motor function in Parkinson's disease patients, although dietary supplements do not enhance UPDRS or 6MWT scores.

21 Feb 2024

Men with higher area of abdominal muscle have greater risk of cardiac trouble, study shows

Body composition - often expressed as the amount of fat in relation to muscle - is one of the standard predictors of cardiac health.

21 Feb 2024

Study links ultra-processed food consumption with higher cardiovascular risk

Systematic review and meta-analysis revealed a linear relationship between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of cardiovascular events, emphasizing the need for public health initiatives to mitigate this risk.

21 Feb 2024

Mediterranean diet hailed for heart health benefits in women, study finds

Study highlights the Mediterranean diet's cardioprotective benefits for females, emphasizing its role in improving lipid profiles, blood pressure, and reducing cardiovascular disease risks, with a call for more female-focused research.

21 Feb 2024

Cycles of a diet that mimics fasting can reduce signs of immune system aging, as well as insulin resistance and liver fat

A recent study showed that three cycles of a fasting-mimicking diet in adults were associated with lower pre-diabetes markers, lower hepatic fat, and a higher lymphoid-to-myeloid ratio, which is an indicator of the aging of the immune system.

21 Feb 2024