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Unique childhood-obesity prevention program focuses on teaching parenting skills

Researchers in Arizona State University's Department of Psychology received a five-year grant for just under $2.5 million from the USDA to implement an intervention program that targets childhood obesity in a novel way: by teaching parenting skills.

3 Jul 2018

Compounds found in green tea and red wine offer hope to treat inborn congenital metabolic diseases

A new Tel Aviv University study suggests there is hope of treating certain inborn congenital metabolic diseases -- a hope found in green tea and in red wine.

2 Jul 2018

New study links air pollution to increased risk of diabetes globally

New research links outdoor air pollution - even at levels deemed safe - to an increased risk of diabetes globally, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System.

30 Jun 2018

Hormone lab tests not necessary for most teens with gynecomastia

Routine assessment by an endocrinologist and laboratory tests to measure hormone levels aren't necessary in most adolescent boys with gynecomastia, concludes a study in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

30 Jun 2018

Deeper appreciation of kidney disease patients' emotional experiences may help improve care

For patients with advanced kidney disease, interactions with clinicians and with the wider health system, combined with patients' own struggle to understand their illness, can exact a large emotional toll.

29 Jun 2018

Obesity together with aging may contribute to development of Alzheimer's disease

A new study suggests that when a high-fat, high-sugar diet that leads to obesity is paired with normal aging, it may contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease.

29 Jun 2018

Achieving the WHO’s Global Action Plan for Dementia

One year on from the WHO's Global Action Plan for Dementia, Dr. Matthew Norton from Alzheimer's Research UK discusses the steps that have been taken so far, and whether we are likely to meet the 2025 target.

28 Jun 2018

Salads should be selected carefully by people slimming for summer

People trying to get in beach body shape for the summer often head for the salad bar at restaurants. But many of those salads contain more calories, sodium and fat than consumers may want, says a University of Florida nutrition expert.

27 Jun 2018

Walnut consumption linked to lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes

A new epidemiological study representing more than 34,000 American adults suggests that those who consume walnuts may have about half the risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to adults who do not eat nuts.

27 Jun 2018

Researchers find link between metabolite profile, sugar in the diet and risk of NEC

The risk of preterm infants developing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is higher when they are fed formula than when they feed on breast milk. Of the many reasons why breast milk protects preterm infants from this serious condition better than formula, not all of them are well understood.

27 Jun 2018

Young binge drinkers more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Young adults who frequently binge drink were more likely to have certain risk factors for cardiovascular disease than non-binge drinkers, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

27 Jun 2018

Chemical compounds produced by gut bacteria could help spot early stages of liver disease

Chemical compounds produced by the bacteria in our gut could be used to spot the early stages of liver disease, according to new research.

25 Jun 2018

Children with pre-existing allergies should be screened for eosinophilic esophagitis

Children with known skin, food and respiratory allergies should be screened for an emerging, chronic food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis, a painful inflammation of the esophagus, the food tube between the mouth and stomach.

25 Jun 2018

Zucchini, brown rice, turkey soup - Medicaid plan offers food as medicine

Feliciano Pagan stood at his front door when the MANNA food truck pulled up to his two-story brick row home.

25 Jun 2018

Urgent steps needed to tackle low vitamin D intakes in UK South-Asians

Public health strategies are urgently required to tackle low intakes of vitamin D in the UK South-Asian population, finds a new study in the Journal Public Health Nutrition.

25 Jun 2018

Coffee and the heart – four strong cups a day is beneficial finds study

According to a new study four cups of strong coffee might be the amount that would keep the hearts of older adults healthy. The latest study titled, “CDKN1B/p27 is localized in mitochondria and improves respiration-dependent processes in the cardiovascular system—New mode of action for caffeine,” was published on 21st of June 2018 in the journal PLOS Biology.

25 Jun 2018

Dynamic model helps make predictions about gut microbiome

The human gut is teeming with microbes, each interacting with one another in a mind-boggling network of positive and negative exchanges. Some produce substances that serve as food for other microbes, while others produce toxins - antibiotics - that kill their neighbors.

22 Jun 2018

Diet News and Research

Latest Diet News and Research

Unique childhood-obesity prevention program focuses on teaching parenting skills

Compounds found in green tea and red wine offer hope to treat inborn congenital metabolic diseases

New study links air pollution to increased risk of diabetes globally

Hormone lab tests not necessary for most teens with gynecomastia

Deeper appreciation of kidney disease patients' emotional experiences may help improve care

Obesity together with aging may contribute to development of Alzheimer's disease

Achieving the WHO’s Global Action Plan for Dementia

Salads should be selected carefully by people slimming for summer

Walnut consumption linked to lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes

Researchers find link between metabolite profile, sugar in the diet and risk of NEC

Young binge drinkers more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Chemical compounds produced by gut bacteria could help spot early stages of liver disease

Children with pre-existing allergies should be screened for eosinophilic esophagitis

Zucchini, brown rice, turkey soup - Medicaid plan offers food as medicine

Urgent steps needed to tackle low vitamin D intakes in UK South-Asians

Coffee and the heart – four strong cups a day is beneficial finds study

Dynamic model helps make predictions about gut microbiome

Glooko to demonstrate new version of diabetes management mobile application at ADA meeting

Study suggests proteinuria lowering as important target in managing pediatric CKD

New study reveals how ‘good’ bacteria help in regulating our metabolism

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