Diet News and Research

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Hot climates worsen chronic kidney disease outcomes

Chronic kidney disease patients living in the hottest countries experienced an additional 8% drop in kidney function each year compared to those living in temperate climates, finds a new study from researchers at UCL and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

5 Apr 2024

Protein intake during pregnancy affects offspring's facial features

The protein content of the diet during pregnancy can affect the face of the offspring. This is shown in animal studies, and the underlying mechanism was also found in human genetic studies.

5 Apr 2024

Dietary choices are linked to higher rates of preeclampsia among Latinas

For pregnant Latinas, food choices could reduce the risk of preeclampsia, a dangerous type of high blood pressure, and a diet based on cultural food preferences, rather than on U.S. government benchmarks, is more likely to help ward off the illness, a new study shows.

5 Apr 2024

Feeling lonely? It may affect how your brain reacts to food, new research suggests

The associations between individuals’ perceived levels of social isolation and brain patterns related to food cues.

5 Apr 2024

Gene defect associated with argininosuccinic aciduria corrected using CRISPR-Cas9 technique

Argininosuccinate lyase deficiency (ASLD), also known as argininosuccinic aciduria, is a disease that has been enriched in the Finnish genetic heritage.

4 Apr 2024

Ketogenic diet offers hope for infants with drug-resistant epilepsy

A ketogenic diet, which is low in carbohydrates and high in fat, shows promise as an alternative treatment option for infants with drug-resistant epilepsy, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH).

4 Apr 2024

Study explores the connection between childhood experiences and weight before pregnancy

Sandsæter is a midwife and has seen the development first hand. Increasing numbers of pregnant women are overweight. Heidi Sandsæter has studied what overweight and obese pregnant women perceive as the cause of this development.

4 Apr 2024

Rapid action on climate change could protect people from immune-mediated diseases

Our environment is damaged by rising pollution and falling diversity: these dysregulate our immune systems, while climate change caused by greenhouse gases causes health issues that weakened immune systems can’t protect us against.

4 Apr 2024

From gut to mind: Exploring prebiotics and probiotics as dual fighters against depression and obesity

The interactions between depression and nutrition, coupled with exercise.

4 Apr 2024

WHO launches AI-powered empathetic digital health promoter

Ahead of World Health Day, focused on 'My Health, My Right', the World Health Organization (WHO) announces the launch of S.A.R.A.H., a digital health promoter prototype with enhanced empathetic response powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI).

4 Apr 2024

Better diet can help prevent the development of dementia as people age

"Insights & Implications in Gerontology: The Vital Role of Nutrition in Brain Health," a new publication from the Gerontological Society of America, explores nutritional choices that have been shown to improve cognition and decrease the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults.

3 Apr 2024

Gut flora disruption in infancy linked to autism and ADHD

Disturbed gut flora during the first years of life is associated with diagnoses such as autism and ADHD later in life.

3 Apr 2024

How minerals influence women's fertility and menstrual health

Research reviews the essential role of minerals like zinc, selenium, and iron in supporting female reproductive health, emphasizing their impact on hormone regulation, ovulation, and endometrial health.

3 Apr 2024

New research links social factors to cardiovascular risk in Asian American adults

Having more unfavorable social determinants of health, such as being unemployed, uninsured or not having education beyond high school, was associated with an increased likelihood of having risk factors for cardiovascular disease among Asian American adults, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

3 Apr 2024

Sweet truths and bitter pills: How free sugars affect human health

The current evidence about the effect of free sugars on health outcomes in humans, including mood, cognition, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity.

3 Apr 2024

Balanced diet linked to better brain health and cognition, large-scale study shows

Study utilizing the UK Biobank data identifies four dietary patterns, revealing the balanced diet subtype promotes superior cognitive functions and mental health outcomes compared to starch-free, vegetarian, or high-protein-low-fiber diets.

3 Apr 2024

How gut microbiome influences obesity onset differently in men and women

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) identifies changes in the composition of gut bacteria that may play a key role in the onset and development of obesity, with differences in men and women, which might affect the metabolism of different nutrients and therefore the presence of bioactive molecules in the gut that influence the development of metabolic disease.

2 Apr 2024

Infant gut microbiomes exhibit circadian rhythms independent of external cues

Infant gut microbiomes oscillate with a circadian rhythm, even when they are cultivated outside of the body.

2 Apr 2024

Study finds elevated sodium consumption in heart disease patients

Individuals with heart disease stand to gain the most from a low-sodium diet but, on average, consume over twice the recommended daily sodium intake, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session.

2 Apr 2024