Health
Ultra-processed food linked to higher risk of IBD
A higher intake of ultra-processed food is associated with higher risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Jul 14, 2021
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Medical research
Fasting may help ward off infections, study in mice suggests
Fasting before and during exposure to Salmonella enterica bacteria protects mice from developing a full-blown infection, in part due to changes in the animals' gut microbiomes, according to new research published in PLOS ...
Aug 5, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Fasting is required to see the full benefit of calorie restriction in mice
Over the last few decades, scientists have discovered that long-term calorie restriction provides a wealth of benefits in animals: lower weight, better blood sugar control, even longer lifespans.
Oct 18, 2021
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Diabetes
Eating disorders linked to diabetic eye issues
Eating disorders can cause an increased risk of people with diabetes developing diabetic retinopathy—a condition that can cause blindness if untreated—according to new research published in the Journal of Diabetes and ...
Feb 24, 2022
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Health
Delay eating breakfast and eat dinner early if you want to lose body fat – new study
Time-restricted eating (also called time-restricted feeding) is a new dietary concept that involves reducing the time between the first and last calorie consumed each day. There is strong evidence to support the health benefits ...
Aug 30, 2018
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Medical research
From brain, to fat, to weight loss
Weight is controlled by the hormone leptin, which acts in the brain to regulate food intake and metabolism. However, it was largely unknown until now, how the brain signals back to the fat tissue to induce fat breakdown. ...
Sep 24, 2015
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Health
70 percent of 8-month-olds consume too much salt
Seventy per cent of eight-month-old babies have a salt (sodium chloride) intake higher than the recommended UK maximum level, due to being fed salty and processed foods like yeast extract, gravy, baked beans and tinned spaghetti.
Jul 31, 2011
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Health
Hiding vegetables in kids' foods can increase vegetable intake
Preschool children consumed nearly twice as many vegetables and 11 percent fewer calories over the course of a day when researchers Penn State added pureed vegetables to the children's favorite foods.
Jul 25, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Healthy diet may avert nutritional problems in head, neck cancer patients
At least 90 percent of head and neck cancer patients develop symptoms that affect their ability or desire to eat, because of either the tumor itself or the surgery or radiation used to treat it. These problems, called nutrition ...
Dec 17, 2019
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Diabetes
Research raises consciousness for dehydration concerns in diabetic patients
Some drugs used to treat diabetes mimic the behavior of a hormone that a University at Buffalo psychologist has learned controls fluid intake in subjects. The finding creates new awareness for diabetics who, by the nature ...
Dec 11, 2014
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