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Bile acids could also play a role in immunity and inflammation

Could bile acids--the fat-dissolving juices churned out by the liver and gallbladder--also play a role in immunity and inflammation?

3 Jan 2020

Kids who watch cooking shows featuring healthy food more likely to make healthy food choices

Television programs featuring healthy foods can be a key ingredient in leading children to make healthier food choices now and into adulthood.

3 Jan 2020

Long-term consumption of lingonberry juice lowers high blood pressure, study finds

An experimental study found that long-term consumption of lingonberry juice lowers high blood pressure and improves the function of blood vessels.

3 Jan 2020

Exercise and a healthy lifestyle shown to reduce the risk of dementia

Research suggests that regular exercise not only improves heart health but can also slow down cognitive decline and potentially delay the onset of dementia.

3 Jan 2020

Diet significantly influences mental health and wellbeing, review confirms

A new expert review confirms that diet significantly influences mental health and wellbeing, but cautions that the evidence for many diets is comparatively weak.

3 Jan 2020

Mediterranean diet may help protect transplant recipients' kidney health

A new study indicates that following the Mediterranean diet may help kidney transplant recipients maintain transplant kidney function. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN.

2 Jan 2020

Study shows dopamine signaling, biological clock connection in overconsumption and obesity

During the years 1976 through 1980, 15% of U.S. adults were obese. Today, about 40% of adults are obese. Another 33% are overweight.

2 Jan 2020

Reduced-fat milk may increase the risk of obesity in children

Researchers have found that children who drink whole milk have a 40-percent reduced risk of being overweight or obese compared to those who drink reduced-fat milk.

2 Jan 2020

Five ways to better manage diabetes in the New Year

While the new year is a great time to reflect, reset and set new goals, making resolutions can also be stressful, especially for people with diabetes. So, this year, try a new approach.

31 Dec 2019

Obj-SCD predicts future amyloid accumulation and neurodegeneration

Writing in the December 30, 2019 online issue of Neurology, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System report that accumulating amyloid -- an abnormal protein linked to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease -- occurred faster among persons deemed to have "objectively-defined subtle cognitive difficulties" (Obj-SCD) than among persons considered to be "cognitively normal."

31 Dec 2019

Exposure to pyrethroid insecticides associated with cardiovascular death

A new study from the University of Iowa suggests that people who have higher levels of a chemical in their body that indicates exposure to commonly used insecticides die of cardiovascular disease at a significantly higher rate.

30 Dec 2019

Exposure of pregnant women to persistent organic pollutants linked to smaller fetuses

Pregnant women exposed to persistent organic pollutants, or POPs, had slightly smaller fetuses than women who haven't been exposed to these chemicals, according to an analysis of ultrasound scans by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.

30 Dec 2019

Children who drank whole milk had lower odds of being overweight or obese, study finds

A systematic review and meta-analysis led by St. Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto found children who drank whole milk had 40 per cent lower odds of being overweight or obese compared with children who consumed reduced-fat milk.

30 Dec 2019

Combination treatment reduces breast cancer development in mice

Adding a medication used to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder and migraines to a blood pressure medicine reversed some aspects of breast cancer in the offspring of mice at high risk of the disease because of the high fat diet fed to their mothers during pregnancy.

30 Dec 2019

Study reveals rapid effects of diet on sperm quality

Sperm are influenced by diet, and the effects arise rapidly. This is the conclusion of a study by researchers at Linköping University, in which healthy young men were fed a diet rich in sugar.

28 Dec 2019

Plant-rich diet protects against foodborne pathogens, mice study shows

Mice fed a plant-rich diet are less susceptible to gastrointestinal infection from a pathogen such as the one currently under investigation for a widespread E. coli outbreak tied to romaine lettuce, UT Southwestern researchers report.

23 Dec 2019

New technique provides real-time images of biomolecules in living cells

Metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity are ever more common globally. In addition to genetic disposition, lifestyle contributes strongly to the prevalence of these metabolic diseases.

23 Dec 2019

Exposure to ozone pollution or wood smoke exacerbates lung disease in former and current smokers

Over many years, exposure to the levels of ozone and other forms of pollution found in most U.S. cities and some rural communities can take a toll on a person's health.

23 Dec 2019

Fewer fats could be the key to boosting male fertility

A diet low in fat and high in egg whites could be the key to boosting male fertility according to a new pilot study.

23 Dec 2019

Government-funded day care helps keep seniors out of nursing homes and hospitals

Two mornings a week, a van arrives at the Escondido, Calif., home of Mario Perez and takes him to a new senior center in this northern San Diego County town, where he eats a hot lunch, plays cards and gets physical therapy to help restore the balance he lost after breaking both legs in a fall.

23 Dec 2019

Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Bile acids could also play a role in immunity and inflammation

Kids who watch cooking shows featuring healthy food more likely to make healthy food choices

Long-term consumption of lingonberry juice lowers high blood pressure, study finds

Exercise and a healthy lifestyle shown to reduce the risk of dementia

Diet significantly influences mental health and wellbeing, review confirms

Mediterranean diet may help protect transplant recipients' kidney health

Study shows dopamine signaling, biological clock connection in overconsumption and obesity

Reduced-fat milk may increase the risk of obesity in children

Five ways to better manage diabetes in the New Year

Obj-SCD predicts future amyloid accumulation and neurodegeneration

Exposure to pyrethroid insecticides associated with cardiovascular death

Exposure of pregnant women to persistent organic pollutants linked to smaller fetuses

Children who drank whole milk had lower odds of being overweight or obese, study finds

Combination treatment reduces breast cancer development in mice

Study reveals rapid effects of diet on sperm quality

Plant-rich diet protects against foodborne pathogens, mice study shows

New technique provides real-time images of biomolecules in living cells

Exposure to ozone pollution or wood smoke exacerbates lung disease in former and current smokers

Fewer fats could be the key to boosting male fertility

Government-funded day care helps keep seniors out of nursing homes and hospitals

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