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In a small study of 39 primary care doctors and 208 of their patients, Johns Hopkins researchers have found that physicians built much less of an emotional rapport with their overweight and obese patients than with their patients of normal weight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-physicians-bond-overweight-patients.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:05:05 EST news285869099 Eating Southern-style foods may be linked to a higher risk of stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-southern-diet.html Cardiology Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:00:12 EST news279448554 Artificially sweetened sodas have been linked to a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes for women than sodas sweetened with ordinary sugar, a French study unveiled on Thursday found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-sodas-hike-diabetes.html Health Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:48:44 EST news279434852 Regular family meals round a table boosts kids' fruit and vegetable intake, and make it easier for them to reach the recommended five portions a day, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-regular-family-meals-boost-kids.html Health Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:30:03 EST news275158233 Recently the Mediterranean diet has achieved lots of distinctions, from the inclusion by the UNESCO in the Olympus of the World heritage list to a long series of dedicated congresses and meetings held everywhere in the globe with the aim of promoting its healthy properties against the most threatening diseases such as cardiovascular disease and tumors. So the Mediterranean diet is an international star acclaimed by the scientific community as the best dietary paradigm. And yet this eating model seems to creak under the burden of the economic crisis scaring the food trolley of millions of families worldwide. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-bye-mediterranean-diet-poorest-anymore.html Health Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:44:34 EST news273905012 Children and young people in Europe are exposed to all kinds of fast food, crisps and fizzy drinks – so how can they learn to resist the temptation to indulge? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-european-children-resist-unhealthy-temptations.html Health Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:39:32 EST news273494360 (HealthDay)—Consuming soy products doesn't prevent hot flashes and night sweats in most women, a large study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-soy-rich-diets-hot-menopausal-women.html Health Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:20:05 EST news272803294 (Medical Xpress)—A team of investigators led by UC Davis found that eating soy products such as soy milk and tofu did not prevent the onset of hot flashes and night sweats as women entered menopause. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-soy-effect-menopausal-hot.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:56:31 EST news270981841 (HealthDay)—Prostate cancer patients who, before their diagnosis, routinely consumed hefty helpings of the flavonoid compounds found in plant-based foods and drinks may be at lower risk for the most aggressive form of the disease, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-antioxidants-tea-fruit-veggies-prostate.html Cancer Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:40:02 EST news269714322 Up to 400 cardiac events and 200 deaths in Swedish PCI patients could be avoided by following a heart healthy lifestyle, according to research from the SPICI study presented at ESC Congress 2012. The results were presented at ESC press conference by Professor Joep Perk from Linnaeus University and at the scientific session by Dr Roland CARLSSON. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-lifestyle-cardiac-events-deaths-swedish.html Cardiology Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:10:01 EST news265371108 Moderate consumption of alcohol is associated with a reduced risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, suggests a study published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-moderate-rheumatoid-arthritis.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:30:01 EST news261160105 A study carried out in Spain reveals that certain healthy habits, like eating more than four times a day or not eating too fast, are associated with lower body fat levels independently of exercise habits during free time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-adolescents-meals-day-thinner.html Health Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:44:48 EST news259407878 Gut flora, otherwise knows as gut microbiota, are the bacteria that live in our digestive tract. There are roughly one thousand different species of bacteria, that are nourished partly by what we eat. Each person has their own specific gut flora and metabolism and these differ according to our dietary habits. Previous studies in mice have shown that a high-fat diet is capable of causing an imbalance in the gut flora, thus causing metabolic diseases such as diabetes or obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-people-bodies-react-differently-high-fat.html Medical research Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:55:25 EST news254652585 If you eat low-fat dairy foods, you may be reducing your risk of stroke. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-low-fat-dairy-foods.html Cardiology Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:20:02 EST news254072130 Are diet sodas good or bad for you? The jury is still out, but a new study sheds light on the impact that zero-calorie beverages may have on health, especially in the context of a person's overall dietary habits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-unravels-health-impact-interplay-diet.html Health Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:14:13 EST news252173498 A major register study from Karolinska Institutet shows that children born to certain groups of immigrants had an increased risk of developing autism with intellectual disability. The study includes all children in Stockholm County from 2001 to 2007, and brings the question of the heredity of autism to the fore. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-higher-autism-immigrant-groups.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:03:07 EST news249206576 (Medical Xpress) -- A University of South Carolina study shows that Mexican-American youth gain pounds as they move away from the dietary habits of their native country, a move that is putting them at risk for serious health problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-mexican-american-youth-pounds-native-habits.html Health Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:09:17 EST news248425738 (Medical Xpress) -- A specific goal to eat a set number of daily servings of low-glycemic-index foods can improve dietary habits of people with Type 2 diabetes, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-good-goal-diabetes-diet.html Diabetes Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:13:34 EST news248001205 Long-term healthy dietary interventions frequently induce a rapid weight decline, mainly in the first four to six months, followed by weight stabilization or regain, despite continued dieting. The partial regain may discourage people from adhering to healthier habits, but research now shows that improvements to health remain even if weight is regained. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-year-weight-loss-resolution-uncovered.html Health Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:40:01 EST news243696362 Football players experience repeated head trauma throughout their careers, which results in short and long-term effects to their cognitive function, physical and mental health. University of Missouri researchers are investigating how other lifestyle factors, including diet and exercise, impact the late-life health of former collision-sport athletes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-football-players-prone-late-life-health.html Health Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:04:48 EST news240066277 (Medical Xpress) -- Previous research has suggested that the consumption of cured meat may have a possible link to pancreatic cancer risk however a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology shows that there is no evidence of this. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-link-meat-pancreatic-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:25:41 EST news229094713