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Poor diet may fuel Alzheimer's in people who carry disease-related gene

A diet high in cholesterol, fat and sugar may influence the development of Alzheimer's disease in people who carry the ApoE4 gene, a leading risk factor for the memory-erasing disease, indicates a new USC study.

13 Jun 2017

Vitamin A improves insulin-producing beta-cells' function, study suggests

There has been no known link between diabetes and vitamin A - until now. A new study suggests that the vitamin improves the insulin producing β-cell´s function.

13 Jun 2017

Dietary practices get reflected in the genes of Europeans, study reveals

A recently published Cornell University study describes how shifts in the diets of Europeans after the introduction of farming 10,000 years ago led to genetic adaptations that favored the dietary trends of the time.

13 Jun 2017

Low levels of vitamin A could be strong risk factor for TB

People with low levels of vitamin A living with individuals sick with tuberculosis may be 10 times more likely to develop the disease than people with high levels of the nutrient, according to research led by investigators at Harvard Medical School.

13 Jun 2017

Study recommends three most effective approaches for encouraging kids to eat vegetables

Parents should not give up on encouraging their children to eat their greens. This is the advice of researchers at Loughborough University who found that 'repeated exposure' to vegetables at snack and mealtimes worked when trying to improve a child's diet.

13 Jun 2017

Interesting food descriptions and increase of healthy food intake - connection found in new study

Healthier foods are often perceived as less tasty by majority of the population. This was studied by researchers who tried to see if healthy foods such as vegetables could be made more interesting.

12 Jun 2017

New one-two combination of antibiotics and Vitamin C could knock out cancer stem cells

CANCER stem cells, which fuel the growth of fatal tumors, can be knocked out by a one-two combination of antibiotics and Vitamin C in a new experimental strategy, published by researchers at the University of Salford, UK.

12 Jun 2017

Vegetarian diets found to be most effective for weight loss

Dieters who go vegetarian not only lose weight more effectively than those on conventional low-calorie diets but also improve their metabolism by reducing muscle fat, a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition has found.

12 Jun 2017

Fasting blood sugar and insulin can help determine right diet for people with prediabetes, diabetes

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, together with colleagues from the University of Colorado, Tufts University, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición and Gelesis, Inc., presented new data demonstrating that blood sugar (glucose) and/or fasting insulin should be used to select the right diet, particularly for people with prediabetes and diabetes

12 Jun 2017

Finger-stick blood test may not help diabetes patients who do not use insulin, study shows

In a landmark study, UNC School of Medicine researchers have shown that blood glucose testing does not offer a significant advantage in blood sugar control or quality of life for type 2 diabetes patients who are not treated with insulin.

12 Jun 2017

‘Wholesome’ breads may not necessarily be healthiest choice for everyone, study reveals

Bread occupies a unique place in our diet: it accounts for about one-tenth of the calories many people in the West consume and up to 40 percent of the caloric consumption in some non-Western countries – more than any other food product.

9 Jun 2017

New calculator could provide useful information to kidney transplant candidates

Researchers have developed a calculator that estimates the likelihood that a given patient who receives a kidney transplant from a particular living donor would have a functioning kidney 5 and 10 years after transplantation.

9 Jun 2017

Researchers examine link between income level and cancer diagnosis

Do wealthier people receive too much medical care? In a Perspective article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, H. Gilbert Welch, MD, and Elliott Fisher, MD, of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice examine the association between income level and cancer diagnosis.

8 Jun 2017

Research reveals link between POMC neurons and release of insulin by the pancreas

The brain is key in the regulation of appetite, body weight and metabolism. Specifically, there is a small group of hypothalamus neurons, called POMC, that detect and integrate signals that inform on the energy state of the organism and activate the appropriate physiological responses.

8 Jun 2017

Can liver damage caused by a low protein diet be repaired?

Proteins are an important component of our diet and help to build muscles; they take part in the structure of hormones and they are vital to the whole body’s metabolism. The most important consequence is that the liver loses its capacity to produce proteins (such as albumin) and to metabolise (inactivate or activate in some cases) medicaments for instance.

8 Jun 2017

Researchers find link between maternal grain consumption during pregnancy and kids' obesity by age 7

Children born to women with gestational diabetes whose diet included high proportions of refined grains may have a higher risk of obesity by age 7, compared to children born to women with gestational diabetes who ate low proportions of refined grains, according to results from a National Institutes of Health study.

8 Jun 2017

Diet News and Research

Latest Diet News and Research

Poor diet may fuel Alzheimer's in people who carry disease-related gene

Vitamin A improves insulin-producing beta-cells' function, study suggests

Dietary practices get reflected in the genes of Europeans, study reveals

Low levels of vitamin A could be strong risk factor for TB

Study recommends three most effective approaches for encouraging kids to eat vegetables

Interesting food descriptions and increase of healthy food intake - connection found in new study

New one-two combination of antibiotics and Vitamin C could knock out cancer stem cells

Vegetarian diets found to be most effective for weight loss

Fasting blood sugar and insulin can help determine right diet for people with prediabetes, diabetes

Finger-stick blood test may not help diabetes patients who do not use insulin, study shows

‘Wholesome’ breads may not necessarily be healthiest choice for everyone, study reveals

New calculator could provide useful information to kidney transplant candidates

Researchers examine link between income level and cancer diagnosis

Research reveals link between POMC neurons and release of insulin by the pancreas

Can liver damage caused by a low protein diet be repaired?

Researchers find link between maternal grain consumption during pregnancy and kids' obesity by age 7

Drinking non-cow’s milk could lead to slightly shorter children, says new study

Study uses prebiotic fiber to improve intestinal bacteria profile of children

Spousal engagement in shared glycemic control activities may help patients with type 2 diabetes

Researchers explore experiences of caregivers

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