Health
Vitamin D boosts chances of walking after hip fracture
Senior citizens who are not vitamin D deficient have a better chance of walking after hip fracture surgery, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Mar 17, 2020
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Neuroscience
Distraction diminishes the taste of food
If you eat while distracted, you may experience less taste because your brain processes the taste of the food less effectively. This effect has been demonstrated by brain researchers at the Donders Institute of Radboud University ...
Mar 16, 2020
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Pediatrics
Study links natural sugars in breastmilk to early childhood height and weight
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) found in breastmilk may influence a child's growth from infancy through early childhood, according to a study supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and ...
Feb 18, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Walnuts may slow cognitive decline in at-risk elderly
Eating walnuts may help slow cognitive decline in at-risk groups of the elderly population, according to a study conducted by researchers in California and Spain.
Jan 28, 2020
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Health
An egg a day not tied to risk of heart disease: new study
The controversy about whether eggs are good or bad for your heart health may be solved, and about one a day is fine.
Jan 27, 2020
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Health
Weight loss and health improvements with Mediterranean, 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, ...
Jan 24, 2020
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Health
Vitamin D supplementation linked to potential improvements in blood pressure in children
Overweight and obese vitamin D-deficient children who took a relatively high dose of vitamin D every day for six months had lower blood pressure and improved insulin sensitivity than their peers who took a lower dose, according ...
Jan 21, 2020
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Health
Healthy commercial ads don't change teens' desire to eat junk food
How teens' brains respond to TV commercials for fast food can predict what they are going to eat for dinner, according to new University of Michigan research.
Jan 16, 2020
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Health
Could your morning coffee be a weight-loss tool?
(HealthDay)—If losing weight sits high atop your New Year's resolution list, you might want to reach for a piping-hot cup of joe.
Jan 13, 2020
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Health
Need to control blood sugar? There's a drink for that
With more people with diabetes and pre-diabetes looking for strategies to help control blood sugar, new research from UBC's Okanagan campus suggests that ketone monoester drinks—a popular new food supplement—may help ...
Jan 7, 2020
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