Neuroscience
Teens with epilepsy face higher odds for eating disorders
Teenagers with epilepsy are more likely to have an eating disorder than those not suffering from the brain disease, a new study shows.
Dec 4, 2023
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News tagged with nutrition
Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists discover potential brain link between stress and emotional eating
If you've had a near miss accident in your car or suffered the intimidation of a menacing person, you've probably felt it—a psychological reaction to a threat called a fight or flight response. Your heart rate climbs, anxiety ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Pediatrics
A year after Pakistan's floods, 44% of children have stunted growth. What can be done about it?
The extensive flooding in Pakistan in August 2022 submerged one-third of the country. This affected 33 million people, half of them children. Some 9.4 million acres of crops were destroyed, and more than 1.1 million farm ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Cardiology
Correlation between the HALP Score and left ventricular hypertrophy in older patients with hypertension
Hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) have emerged as significant risk factors for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. Inflammation and nutrition play critical roles in the development of hypertension ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Don't lose hair over your hair loss
Whether it be a few strands falling out in the shower or signs of a receding hairline, hair loss can happen to anyone. An expert at Baylor College of Medicine reveals some of the reasons behind hair loss and why you might ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Medical economics
Inconsistent uptake of US Federal Child and Adult Care Food Program means children lack access to nutritious food
Current participation rates in the US federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) by licensed child care centers point to program underutilization and unequal access, according to the first nationwide analysis of data ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Pediatrics
How a mother's diet affects baby's gut health
The first published results of a new Australian human milk research collaboration have shed new light on the gut-boosting, life-saving potential of carbohydrates known as HMOs, vital components of breastmilk produced by mothers ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Outlook on exercise may curb aging anxiety
Since 2011, roughly 10,000 people in the U.S. have turned 65 every day. The Baby Boomer generation and those born before 1946 make up the country's fastest growing age group, which is on track to outnumber children by 2035.
Oct 31, 2023
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Health
Do you need more dietary fiber or less?
Dietary fiber, also known as roughage or bulk, includes the parts of plant foods your body can't digest or absorb. Unlike other food components, such as fats, proteins or carbohydrates—which your body breaks down and absorbs—fiber ...
Oct 31, 2023
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Health
On nutrition: Don't toss those pumpkin seeds
It all started with a question from a reader in Missouri: "Can pumpkin seeds minimize an overactive bladder? Is it better to eat ground-up pumpkin seeds or whole seeds? How much is advisable?"
Oct 29, 2023
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