• Research explores how a father's diet could shape the health of his offspring

    Updated: 2024-04-17 18:10:02
    A mice study suggests a father's diet may shape the anxiety of his sons and the metabolic health of his daughters before they are even conceived.

  • The Truth About Whole-Body Scans

    Updated: 2024-04-16 22:15:10
    What to know about whole-body CT scans and DEXA scans for body composition.

  • How To Make This Gluten-Free Asparagus Quiche (With A Quinoa Crust)

    Updated: 2024-04-16 14:47:18
    This quiche is free from eggs, gluten, and is packed full of protein The post How To Make This Gluten-Free Asparagus Quiche (With A Quinoa Crust) appeared first on Plant Based News.

  • Take it from the rats: A junk food diet can cause long-term damage to adolescent brains

    Updated: 2024-04-16 04:18:53
    A study on the effects of a junk food diet on rats reinforces scientific understanding about the gut-brain connection.

  • Family and media pressure to lose weight in adolescence linked to how people value themselves almost two decades later

    Updated: 2024-04-16 04:18:50
    People who as teenagers felt pressure to lose weight from family or from the media, females, people who are not heterosexual, and people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage, are most at risk of 'internalized' weight stigma, new research has found.

  • Lidl Announces Huge Increase In Plant-Based Food Sales

    Updated: 2024-04-15 19:00:00
    Lidl has been encouraging customers to buy plant-based food The post Lidl Announces Huge Increase In Plant-Based Food Sales appeared first on Plant Based News.

  • Try This Easy Vegan Pesto Pasta Salad

    Updated: 2024-04-15 17:00:00
    This pesto pasta salad is quick and easy to make The post Try This Easy Vegan Pesto Pasta Salad appeared first on Plant Based News.

  • 10 Vegan Sandwich Ideas

    Updated: 2024-04-15 08:43:37
    These vegan sandwich recipes include plant-based spins on classics, as well as fresh and unique ideas The post 10 Vegan Sandwich Ideas appeared first on Plant Based News.

  • World Health Organization Calls For Experts To Design ‘Optimal’ Dietary Guidelines

    Updated: 2024-04-14 14:00:00
    The WHO is calling for experts to help design global dietary guidelines with a to-be-defined "optimal" ratio of plant-based to animal-based foods The post World Health Organization Calls For Experts To Design ‘Optimal’ Dietary Guidelines appeared first on Plant Based News.

  • Scientists uncover a missing link between poor diet and higher cancer risk

    Updated: 2024-04-12 16:34:31
    A research team has unearthed new findings which may help explain the connection between cancer risk and poor diet, as well as common diseases like diabetes, which arise from poor diet. The insights gained from this study hold promise for advancing cancer prevention strategies aimed at promoting healthy aging.

  • Choosing sugary drinks over fruit juice for toddlers linked to risk of adult obesity

    Updated: 2024-04-12 16:31:13
    Consuming sugar-sweetened drinks in the first few years of childhood can be linked to poor diet patterns that increase the risk of obesity in later life, according to a new study.

  • Protein Found In Meat Linked To Increased Risk Of Arthritis

    Updated: 2024-04-12 16:00:00
    A new study links tryptophan, an amino acid primarily found in meat and dairy products, with increased arthritis risk The post Protein Found In Meat Linked To Increased Risk Of Arthritis appeared first on Plant Based News.

  • Emulsifiers Make Food Appetizing yet Bring Health Dangers

    Updated: 2024-04-12 05:44:32
    Emulsifiers don’t necessarily equal junk food. Such substances can be found in many foods that are often considered healthy, such as some low-fat Greek yogurts, trail mix bars, or oat milk.

  • This outdated diabetes drug still has something to offer

    Updated: 2024-04-11 18:01:16
    Researchers have discovered the biochemical workings of an old-fashioned diabetes drug, and it's helping them develop new, safer alternatives.

  • Mixed diets balance nutrition and carbon footprint

    Updated: 2024-04-10 21:14:50
    What we eat can impact our health as well as the environment. Many studies have looked at the impacts of diets in very general terms focused at the level of food groups. A new study explores this issue following a more nuanced dish-level approach. One of the benefits of this kind of study is that people's connections with their diets vary around the world and have strong cultural associations. Knowledge of the impacts of diets using dishes rather than broad food groups can help individuals make informed choices and those in the food industry improve their practices.

  • Size of salty snack influences eating behavior that determines amount consumed

    Updated: 2024-04-10 21:14:37
    The size of an individual snack piece not only influences how fast a person eats it, but also how much of it they eat, according to a new study. With nearly a quarter of daily calorie intake in the United States coming from snacks, these findings may have implications for helping people better understand how eating behavior impacts calorie and sodium intake.

  • Have Health Questions? Ask S.A.R.A.H., an AI Health Assistant

    Updated: 2024-04-10 16:44:43
    S.A.R.A.H., which stands for Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health, uses Open AI’s GPT (generative pretrained transformer) large language model to answer a wide range of health questions.

  • Obese and overweight children at risk of iron deficiency

    Updated: 2024-04-10 16:27:26
    Children and young people who are overweight or obese are at significantly higher risk of iron deficiency, according to a study by nutritional scientists.

  • What’s Next in Health Care for Older Adults: Questions and Answers With John Whyte, MD

    Updated: 2024-04-09 18:25:32
    As WebMD’s chief medical officer, John Whyte, MD, is in a unique position to see both the current state of medical care for America’s older adults and the way things are trending for the future. We asked him to share his insight on a few topics, along with a bit of advice.

  • Pick the Right Supplements and Vitamins

    Updated: 2024-04-05 15:03:02
    Should you take supplements? Can they do you more harm than good? Learn if you need them and how to pick the right ones for you.

  • Herbs, Vitamins, and Supplements Used to Enhance Mood

    Updated: 2024-04-05 15:03:01
    Some supplements reportedly boost mood -- but what does the evidence show for mood enhancers?

  • Few newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics succeed in losing weight -- weight gain linked to much higher risk of complications

    Updated: 2024-04-04 16:35:32
    A register-based study identified three distinct BMI trajectory groups among patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. In a four-year follow-up, most patients followed a stable trajectory without much weight change. Only 10% of patients lost weight, whereas 3% gained weight. Mean BMI exceeded the threshold of obesity in all groups at baseline. Weight loss is a central treatment goal in type 2 diabetes, but the study shows that few patients succeed in it.

  • Feeding the lonely brain

    Updated: 2024-04-04 16:34:20
    A new study has found that women who perceive themselves to be lonely exhibited activity in regions of the brain associated with cravings and motivation towards eating especially when shown pictures of high calorie foods such as sugary foods.

  • Unfavorable social factors may raise heart disease risk factors in Asian American adults

    Updated: 2024-04-03 18:06:32
    Asian American adults with more unfavorable factors related to income level, education, housing, access to health care and other social variables had a greater likelihood of having risk factors for cardiovascular disease in this study.

  • Blended antioxidant supplement improves cognition and memory in aged mice

    Updated: 2024-04-02 19:03:21
    Cell damage from oxidative stress is a major underlying cause of age-related cognitive and muscle strength decline. Antioxidants can reduce oxidative stress and prevent age-related health decline. A new study has found that mice administered with a blended antioxidant supplement show significant improvements in spatial cognition, short-term memory, and mitigated age-related muscle decline. The study suggests that blended antioxidant supplements hold promise as a dietary intervention for health issues associated with aging.

  • Pilot study shows ketogenic diet improves severe mental illness

    Updated: 2024-04-01 19:24:59
    A small clinical trial found that the metabolic effects of a ketogenic diet may help stabilize the brain.

  • Women with obesity do not need to gain weight during pregnancy, new study suggests

    Updated: 2024-03-29 00:46:44
    The guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy in obese women have long been questioned. New research supports the idea of lowering or removing the current recommendation of a weight gain of at least 5 kg.

  • Do sweeteners increase your appetite? New evidence from randomised controlled trial says no

    Updated: 2024-03-29 00:46:38
    Your source for the latest research news : Follow Facebook X Twitter : Subscribe RSS Feeds Newsletter New Sign up for our free email newsletter Science News from research organizations Do sweeteners increase your appetite New evidence from randomised controlled trial says no : Date March 28, 2024 : Source University of Leeds : Summary Replacing sugar with artificial and natural sweeteners in foods does not make people hungrier and also helps to reduce blood sugar levels , a significant new study has found . The double blind randomized controlled trial found that consuming food containing sweeteners produced a similar reduction in appetite sensations and appetite-related hormone responses as sugary foods and provides some benefits such as lowering blood sugar , which may be particularly

  • Eggs may not be bad for your heart after all

    Updated: 2024-03-28 16:10:37
    Whether you like your eggs sunny-side up, hard boiled or scrambled, many hesitate to eat them amid concerns that eggs may raise cholesterol levels and be bad for heart health. However, results from a prospective, controlled trial show that over a four-month period cholesterol levels were similar among people who ate fortified eggs most days of the week compared with those who didn't eat eggs.

  • Food matters: Healthy diets increase the economic and physical feasibility of 1.5°C

    Updated: 2024-03-27 20:49:00
    A global shift to a healthier, more sustainable diet could be a huge lever to limit global warming to 1.5 C, researchers find. The resulting reduction of greenhouse gas emissions would increase the available carbon budget compatible with limiting global warming to 1.5 C, and allow to achieve the same climate outcome with less carbon dioxide removal and less stringent CO2 emissions reductions in the energy system. This would also reduce emission prices, energy prices and food expenditures.

  • Risk factors for faster aging in the brain revealed in new study

    Updated: 2024-03-27 05:47:03
    Researchers have used data from UK Biobank participants to reveal that diabetes, traffic-related air pollution and alcohol intake are the most harmful out of 15 modifiable risk factors for dementia.

  • Less obesity in 3- and 4-year-olds after the pandemic, Swedish study finds

    Updated: 2024-03-25 16:42:01
    The prevalence of overweight and obesity in the group of 3- and 4-year-olds in Sweden has decreased after the pandemic. The increase during the pandemic thus appears to have been temporary, according to a new study.

  • An avocado a day may improve overall diet quality, researchers report

    Updated: 2024-03-22 19:54:45
    Eating one avocado per day may improve overall diet quality. A recent study found that the participants who had an avocado per day significantly increased their adherence to dietary guidelines.

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