Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
South Korea to relax outdoor mask mandate as COVID-19 slows
South Korea will ease its outdoor mask mandate starting next week as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continue to decline.
Apr 29, 2022
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News tagged with food consumption
Health
Global diets are harming human and planetary health
A global diet that increasingly includes ultra-processed foods is having a negative impact on the diversity of plant species available for human consumption while also damaging human and planetary health, according to a commentary ...
Mar 28, 2022
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Health
Better methods are needed to understand the effects of dietary sugar
Less than 10 percent of energy intake from food should come from added sugar, according to the current Nordic Nutrition Recommendations. For adults, this corresponds to approximately 50–75 grams of added sugar per day and ...
Feb 17, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
You can't outrun your fork, but that doesn't mean exercise can't help you lose weight or change your diet
Every January, millions of individuals make New Year's resolutions to lose weight or eat healthier, if not both. To achieve this goal, many individuals will begin strenuous exercise programs that incorporate too much exercise ...
Jan 4, 2022
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Health
Grains: An overlooked source of sustainable protein for health
Cereal foods already play a major role in the diet in most countries worldwide, as the main dietary source of energy, carbohydrate, dietary fiber, and plant-based protein. However, currently, less than half of the grains ...
Nov 26, 2021
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Health
Danes have reduced meat consumption, but lag behind other Europeans
A major new survey on meat consumption in Europe reports that Europeans have a growing appetite for plant-based foods and that meat consumption has dipped. While this applies to Denmark as well, Danes lag behind the other ...
Nov 9, 2021
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Health
Americans are eating more ultra-processed foods
Consumption of ultra-processed foods has increased over the past two decades across nearly all segments of the U.S. population, according to a new study by researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health.
Oct 14, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Researchers simulate acute decline in exercise during COVID to study its metabolic consequences
Many people reported a sudden, sharp decline in exercise during COVID19 lockdowns, but few studies have examined its effect on metabolism. Now, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, National Institute for Biotechnology in the ...
Oct 6, 2021
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Health
Sticking to low-fat dairy may not be the only heart healthy option, study shows
New research amongst the world's biggest consumers of dairy foods has shown that those with higher intakes of dairy fat—measured by levels of fatty acids in the blood—had a lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared ...
Sep 21, 2021
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Genetics
Large genetic analysis identifies numerous gene variants linked with differences in food intake
A team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), and other institutions have identified more than two dozen genetic regions that may affect individuals' food ...
Aug 24, 2021
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