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NIH-supported study aims to improve gestational diabetes screening and diagnosis

A new study supported by the National Institutes of Health aims to improve gestational diabetes screening and diagnosis by better understanding blood glucose levels throughout pregnancy.

2 Jun 2021

Eating two serves of fruit daily linked with lower type 2 diabetes risk

Eating at least two serves of fruit daily has been linked with 36 percent lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes, a new Edith Cowan University study has found.

2 Jun 2021

Study: People who eat 2 servings of fruit per day have 36% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes

A new study finds people who consume two servings of fruit per day have 36 percent lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes than those who consume less than half a serving. The research was published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

2 Jun 2021

New app helps women achieve healthy weight gain and lifestyle during pregnancy

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have developed an app to help women achieve a healthy weight gain and lifestyle during a pregnancy.

2 Jun 2021

Researchers identify new approach to clear toxic Huntingtin protein

Researchers world-wide are focused on clearing the toxic mutant Huntingtin protein that leads to neuronal cell death and systemic dysfunction in Huntington's disease (HD), a devastating, incurable, progressive neurodegenerative genetic disorder.

2 Jun 2021

Mice study shows that Western diet can lead to NASH, liver fibrosis

Apart from lifestyle interventions, there are currently no approved treatments for NASH. A liver transplant is sometimes the only remedy.

2 Jun 2021

Researchers examine barriers and possible strategies for WIC shopping

For many people, the need to go grocery shopping is met with a sigh, or an "ugh." It's generally not considered to be an enjoyable experience.

2 Jun 2021

Healthier lifestyle associated with lower risk of cognitive impairment for oldest adults

A new analysis of adults aged 80 years and older shows that a healthier lifestyle is associated with a lower risk of cognitive impairment, and that this link does not depend on whether a person carries a particular form of the gene APOE.

1 Jun 2021

Bribery in the healthcare does not pay off

Bribery in the public healthcare does not solve the problem of poor quality of services, and even exacerbates it, researchers argue.

1 Jun 2021

Promoting infant healthy feeding practices can result in lower consumption of fats, carbohydrates later

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Brazil found that when health workers were trained to promote infant healthy feeding practices to pregnant women their children consumed less fats and carbohydrates at 3 years of age and had lower measures of body fat at the age of 6.

1 Jun 2021

Mice study shows life expectancy can be increased by an average of 30%

Aging is associated with an overall decline in health and increased frailty, and is a major risk factor for multiple chronic diseases.

1 Jun 2021

Overweight or obesity amplifies harmful effects of alcohol on the liver

Led by the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre, the study looked at medical data from nearly half a million people and found having overweight or obesity considerably amplified the harmful effects of alcohol on liver disease and mortality.

1 Jun 2021

How the decline in fish biodiversity is affecting human nutrition

Researchers have found that biomass compensation may impair the health of populations that depend on fish for their daily nutritional intake.

1 Jun 2021

Can depression increase the likelihood of rapid kidney function decline?

In a recent study, the presence of depressive symptoms in normally healthy individuals was found to correlate with rapid kidney function decline.

1 Jun 2021

Vitamin D may be ineffective in protecting against COVID-19

A study published in PLOS Medicine suggests that genetic evidence does not support vitamin D as a protective measure against COVID-19.

1 Jun 2021

Diabetes remission diet can provide blood pressure control, reduce the need for anti-hypertensive drugs

New research has shown that if people achieve and maintain substantial weight loss to manage their type 2 diabetes, many can also effectively control their high blood pressure and stop or cut down on their anti-hypertensive medication.

31 May 2021

FDA seeks $6.5 billion for investments in core food safety, critical public health infrastructure

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting a total budget of $6.5 billion as part of the President's fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget - a nearly 8% ($477 million) increase over the agency's FY 2021 funding level for investments in critical public health infrastructure, core food safety and medical product safety programs and other vital public health programs.

29 May 2021

Blood oxygen levels may explain why memory loss is an early symptom of Alzheimer's disease

In a world first, scientists from the University of Sussex have recorded blood oxygen levels in the hippocampus and provided experimental proof for why the area, commonly referred to as 'the brain's memory center', is vulnerable to damage and degeneration, a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.

29 May 2021

Heart Failure 2021 to showcase latest evidence on prevention, management of heart failure

The latest evidence on the prevention and management of heart failure will be showcased at Heart Failure 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

29 May 2021

Fish oil supplementation during pregnancy leads to improved memory in children

Children born to mothers who took fish oil in their pregnancies have been shown to have faster problem-solving skills and better attention focus at age 10, according to findings from a study presented today at the 6th World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

29 May 2021

Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

NIH-supported study aims to improve gestational diabetes screening and diagnosis

Eating two serves of fruit daily linked with lower type 2 diabetes risk

Study: People who eat 2 servings of fruit per day have 36% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes

New app helps women achieve healthy weight gain and lifestyle during pregnancy

Researchers identify new approach to clear toxic Huntingtin protein

Mice study shows that Western diet can lead to NASH, liver fibrosis

Researchers examine barriers and possible strategies for WIC shopping

Healthier lifestyle associated with lower risk of cognitive impairment for oldest adults

Bribery in the healthcare does not pay off

Promoting infant healthy feeding practices can result in lower consumption of fats, carbohydrates later

Mice study shows life expectancy can be increased by an average of 30%

Overweight or obesity amplifies harmful effects of alcohol on the liver

How the decline in fish biodiversity is affecting human nutrition

Can depression increase the likelihood of rapid kidney function decline?

Vitamin D may be ineffective in protecting against COVID-19

Diabetes remission diet can provide blood pressure control, reduce the need for anti-hypertensive drugs

FDA seeks $6.5 billion for investments in core food safety, critical public health infrastructure

Blood oxygen levels may explain why memory loss is an early symptom of Alzheimer's disease

Heart Failure 2021 to showcase latest evidence on prevention, management of heart failure

Fish oil supplementation during pregnancy leads to improved memory in children

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