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Exploring link between elevated blood pressure early in life and dementia

Whether elevated blood pressure early in life translates to increased risk of dementia is a question scientists are working to answer.

28 Jan 2020

Keto diet produces health benefits in the short term, Yale study finds

A ketogenic diet -- which provides 99% of calories from fat and only 1% from carbohydrates -- produces health benefits in the short term, but negative effects after about a week, Yale researchers found in a study of mice.

27 Jan 2020

People who eat high fiber, protein-rich diet more likely to experience bloating

People who eat high fiber diets are more likely to experience bloating if their high fiber diet is protein-rich as compared to carbohydrate-rich, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

27 Jan 2020

Algae improves human gastrointestinal issues, study shows

A widespread, fast-growing plant called Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is famous in scientific laboratories due to its position as the world's most exhaustively studied algae.

27 Jan 2020

Antioxidants may mitigate the damaging effects of pollution on human health

Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) refers to air pollution caused by traffic activity. A diet high in antioxidants such as the Mediterranean diet may help to alleviate some of the health issues called by TRAP.

27 Jan 2020

Non-hormonal options are effective in treating menopause symptoms

The classic symptoms of menopause – hot flashes, sleeplessness, and vaginal dryness – have typically been treated with estrogen therapy. Studies published today report that non-hormonal options are effective, too.

24 Jan 2020

Employee health inertia poses risk to businesses as workers reveal barriers to self-care

Despite over a third (40%) of workers globally revealing they are worried about their long-term health, 40% admit they haven’t had a health check in the last year and a significant number have no idea about simple measures of health, such as cholesterol levels, according to new research published today.

24 Jan 2020

Biopsies of donated kidneys may not be useful for assessing organ quality prior to transplantation

A new study indicates that biopsies of donated kidneys are likely not useful for assessing organ quality prior to transplantation unless standards are set for how they should be performed and interpreted. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN.

24 Jan 2020

Study reveals new "crosstalk" between intestinal microbes and developing thymic cells

Newborns face unique immunological challenges immediately after birth. As they depart a relatively sterile fetal environment, they are abruptly exposed to a multitude of foreign antigens, the major burden of which is in the form of the microbiota newly colonizing the gastrointestinal tract.

24 Jan 2020

Structural features of donated kidneys may influence their longevity in recipients

New research indicates that subtle structural features of donated kidneys from living donors may predict the risk of kidney transplant failure in recipients.

24 Jan 2020

Research shows benefits of Mediterranean, intermittent fasting and Paleo diets

There were some weight loss and health benefits for overweight adults who followed the Mediterranean, Intermittent Fasting and Paleo diets, though adherence to the diets dropped off considerably during the one-year study, new University of Otago research shows.

23 Jan 2020

Experts highlight safety and role of low/no calorie sweeteners in helping reduce sugar intake

The International Sweeteners Association welcomes the publication this month of a new scientific report by Ashwell et al. in Nutrition Research Reviews.

23 Jan 2020

Researchers develop new tool to tackle diet epidemic in India

New research led by Queen's University Belfast aims to better understand the link between diet and disease in India.

23 Jan 2020

Arginine depletion could form the basis for potential rheumatoid arthritis therapies

A group from the MedUni Vienna has identified a role for the endogenous amino acid arginine in the growth of osteoclasts in rheumatoid arthritis.

23 Jan 2020

Climate-friendly eating patterns confer potential health gains, protect the planet

Increased uptake of plant-based diets in New Zealand could substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions while greatly improving population health and saving the healthcare system billions of dollars in the coming decades, according to a new University of Otago study.

22 Jan 2020

Children born to mothers with gestational diabetes and preeclampsia at risk for higher BMI

Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the United States. For children, obesity is defined as having a body mass index at or above the 95th percentile, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18.5% of children between the ages of 2 and 19 meet this criteria.

22 Jan 2020

Researchers identify new protein that shows promise for treating atherosclerosis

Foxtail millet is an annual grass grown widely as a cereal crop in parts of India, China and Southeast Asia. Milling the grain removes the hard outer layer, or bran, from the rest of the seed.

22 Jan 2020

Persistant industrial chemical modifies gut microbiome of mice

An industrial chemical -- phased out since 2002, but previously used in stain and water-repellent products and firefighting foam -- alters the gut microbiome of mice and could have implications for human health, according to an international team of researchers.

21 Jan 2020

Lung microbiome of critically ill patients is predictive of clinical outcomes

Changes in the lung microbiome may help predict how well critically ill patients will respond to care, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

21 Jan 2020

Association between healthy/unhealthy low fat and low carb diet and risk of death

A large study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston has found that there are no significant associations between low carb and low fat diets and risk of death. However the converse was not true. Unhealthy low fat and low carb diets were associated with a raised risk of deaths.

21 Jan 2020

Diet News and Research

Latest Diet News and Research

Exploring link between elevated blood pressure early in life and dementia

Keto diet produces health benefits in the short term, Yale study finds

People who eat high fiber, protein-rich diet more likely to experience bloating

Algae improves human gastrointestinal issues, study shows

Antioxidants may mitigate the damaging effects of pollution on human health

Non-hormonal options are effective in treating menopause symptoms

Employee health inertia poses risk to businesses as workers reveal barriers to self-care

Biopsies of donated kidneys may not be useful for assessing organ quality prior to transplantation

Study reveals new "crosstalk" between intestinal microbes and developing thymic cells

Structural features of donated kidneys may influence their longevity in recipients

Research shows benefits of Mediterranean, intermittent fasting and Paleo diets

Experts highlight safety and role of low/no calorie sweeteners in helping reduce sugar intake

Researchers develop new tool to tackle diet epidemic in India

Arginine depletion could form the basis for potential rheumatoid arthritis therapies

Climate-friendly eating patterns confer potential health gains, protect the planet

Children born to mothers with gestational diabetes and preeclampsia at risk for higher BMI

Researchers identify new protein that shows promise for treating atherosclerosis

Persistant industrial chemical modifies gut microbiome of mice

Lung microbiome of critically ill patients is predictive of clinical outcomes

Association between healthy/unhealthy low fat and low carb diet and risk of death

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