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Maternal high-fat diet may slow learning ability in offspring, study suggests

In a bid to further explore how a mother-to-be's diet might affect her offspring's brain health, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have found that pregnant and nursing rats fed high fat diets have offspring that grow up to be slower than expected learners and that have persistently abnormal levels of the components needed for healthy brain development and metabolism.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 28 Aug 2019

Study shows link between unhealthy diet and adolescent depression

According to a new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, teens who consume foods with high levels of sodium and low levels of potassium are more likely to develop symptoms of depression.

28 Aug 2019

Obesity associated with reduced taste sensation

A new study from researchers at the Binghamton University, State of University of New York has shown that obesity is associated with reduced taste responses and perception. The study on laboratory animals titled, “Taste Responses in the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract of Awake Obese Rats are Blunted Compared with those in Lean Rats” has been published in the latest issue of the journal Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience.

27 Aug 2019

Infants with genetic epilepsy show better response to treatment with ketogenic diet

Infants and young children with epilepsy due to a confirmed genetic abnormality had a better response to treatment with ketogenic diet compared to patients with other types of epilepsy, according to a review of 10-year experience at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Results were published in Scientific Reports.

27 Aug 2019

Diabetes in college students linked to depression and distress

Diabetes mellitus affects about 10% of the population, and predisposes the affected individual to a host of complications. Thus these patients need to follow a regulated lifestyle, including regular exercise, a low-sugar diet, regular and appropriate use of diabetes medication, self-testing for glucose levels and adjusting medication if used, and scheduled or necessary follow-up with a healthcare provider.

27 Aug 2019

Remodeling unhealthful gut microbiomes with the help of synthetic peptides

You are what you eat - right down to the microbiome living in your gut. Diet can affect which microbes are in the intestinal tract, and research has shown that harmful gut microbiome changes can lead to illnesses such as heart disease, obesity and cancer.

27 Aug 2019

Polycystic kidney disease may be preventable

Kidney failure is a lifelong burden in hundreds of thousands of people who need to be treated either by dialysis or a kidney transplant. Both procedures significantly increase the cost of healthcare and reduce the quality of life.

26 Aug 2019

Ketogenic diet shown to support intestinal stem cells

Scientists have discovered that ketone bodies produced during the ketogenic diet trigger the proliferation of intestinal stem cells in adults.

26 Aug 2019

Childhood cancer survivors have higher risk of developing heart disease

Survivors of childhood cancer have a higher risk of developing a range of heart disease due to cancer therapy, according to new research published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

26 Aug 2019

Elite athletes have high rates of oral disease despite frequent brushing

Elite athletes have high rates of oral disease despite brushing their teeth more frequently than most people, finds a new UCL study.

25 Aug 2019

Frying oil consumption exaggerates colonic inflammation and colon tumor growth in mice

Foods fried in vegetable oil are popular worldwide, but research about the health effects of this cooking technique has been largely inconclusive and focused on healthy people.

25 Aug 2019

Study demonstrates link between dog ownership and heart health

Owning a pet may help maintain a healthy heart, especially if that pet is a dog, according to the first analysis of data from the Kardiozive Brno 2030 study.

23 Aug 2019

Research team develops microbiome-based index for assessing skin health

Microbiomes aren't just for understanding and modulating gut health - skin, our largest organ, hosts a vibrant and complex microbiome that can provide health insights. An international research team has developed an index to better understand skin health across human populations.

22 Aug 2019

Drinking 100% fruit juice has many positive attributes for children, report finds

A new report published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition by pediatrician Dr. Robert D. Murray supports existing scientific data maintaining juice as part of a healthy diet.

22 Aug 2019

Study calls for screening of all first-degree relatives of celiac disease patients

Parents, siblings and children of people with celiac disease are at high risk of also having the disease, according to a Mayo Clinic study. This study calls for screening of all first-degree relatives of patients -- not just those who show symptoms.

22 Aug 2019

New computational modeling technology to noninvasively assess likelihood of heart attack

The National Science Foundation has awarded $550,000 to fund a collaborative new research project to develop a noninvasive, computational modeling technology for assessing the likelihood of a heart attack in patients with high levels of plaque buildup in their arteries -- the primary cause of heart attack in the U.S. today.

22 Aug 2019

Fish oils have little or no effect on risk of Type 2 diabetes

Omega-3 fats have little or no effect on risk of Type 2 diabetes according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

22 Aug 2019

British ready meals deemed healthier than those sold in India and China

British processed foods are reported to be the healthiest in the world, whereas India and China rank lowest for packaged food product quality.

21 Aug 2019

Type 1 diabetes linked to gut microbiome and genetic factors

A new study has revealed that the gut microbiome of children with a high genetic risk of developing type 1 diabetes is markedly different from those who have a low risk of the condition.

20 Aug 2019

Physical activity in adolescence associated with 39% reduction in risk of colorectal adenoma

The effects of more than 60 minutes of moderate daily physical exercise, such as walking, accumulate throughout life and are associated with a 39% reduction in the risk of advanced adenomatous polyps, a precursor of colorectal cancer, the third most frequent type of cancer in Brazil.

19 Aug 2019

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Latest Diet News and Research

Maternal high-fat diet may slow learning ability in offspring, study suggests

Study shows link between unhealthy diet and adolescent depression

Obesity associated with reduced taste sensation

Infants with genetic epilepsy show better response to treatment with ketogenic diet

Diabetes in college students linked to depression and distress

Remodeling unhealthful gut microbiomes with the help of synthetic peptides

Polycystic kidney disease may be preventable

Ketogenic diet shown to support intestinal stem cells

Childhood cancer survivors have higher risk of developing heart disease

Elite athletes have high rates of oral disease despite frequent brushing

Frying oil consumption exaggerates colonic inflammation and colon tumor growth in mice

Study demonstrates link between dog ownership and heart health

Research team develops microbiome-based index for assessing skin health

Drinking 100% fruit juice has many positive attributes for children, report finds

Study calls for screening of all first-degree relatives of celiac disease patients

New computational modeling technology to noninvasively assess likelihood of heart attack

Fish oils have little or no effect on risk of Type 2 diabetes

British ready meals deemed healthier than those sold in India and China

Type 1 diabetes linked to gut microbiome and genetic factors

Physical activity in adolescence associated with 39% reduction in risk of colorectal adenoma

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