https://medicalxpress.com/nutrition-healthy-eating-news/ en-us Latest health news and information about Nutrition & Healthy Eating What we eat plays a vital role in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. A well-balanced meal rich in essential micronutrients not only fuels the body but may also help protect against metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. There is another question worth asking: Does when we eat matter just as much as what we eat? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-longevity-heart-health.html Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:42:19 EDT news706783315 As families reset their back-to-school routines, getting children out the door isn't the only challenge. Making sure they eat a healthy breakfast can be a struggle, too. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-poll-reveals-parents-kids-healthy.html Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:20:01 EDT news706526042 Each person has a unique gut microbial population, with variation shaped by diet, lifestyle and disease. We are seeing a rapid rise in metabolic disorders, obesity and inflammatory diseases that cannot be explained by our relatively stable genetic code. One of the most encouraging findings in common modern diseases is that modifiable factors can outweigh genetic predispositions. Unlike genetics, the microbiome is a dynamic system that responds to the daily choices we make. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-gut-microbial-health-index-composite.html Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:00:01 EDT news706535175 Spinach, almonds and sweet potatoes are celebrated as some of the healthiest foods on the planet. But for the millions of Americans living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study from the UNC School of Medicine suggests that these same foods may be quietly worsening gut inflammation through a compound most people have never heard of. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-oxalate-spinach-almonds-worsen-gut.html Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:01 EDT news706535151 Cottage cheese is having a moment. It's being added to dips, mixed into batters and even used in pizza and brownies. It's touted as a high-protein food that can help people build muscle and lose fat. But the research supporting these benefits is not quite as abundant as the number of viral cottage cheese recipes out there. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-cottage-cheese-evidence-health-didnt.html Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:30:01 EDT news706535290 Growing up, my brothers were fascinated by the first "Rocky" movie. They were trying to get stronger and excel in sports, so one scene stood out almost as much as Rocky sprinting up the museum steps: Before sunrise, Rocky cracked raw eggs into a glass and drank them. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-protein-breakfast-snacks-wont-muscle.html Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:00:05 EDT news706522263 A UIC study led by kinesiology and nutrition professor Krista Varady found that time-restricted eating may be a safe, effective tool to control blood sugar in adults with type 1 diabetes. The work is published in the journal Diabetes Care. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-intermittent-fasting-diabetics-blood-sugar.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:40:03 EDT news706455025 Participants who followed a Mediterranean-style plan tailored for the Southeast not only kept weight off but also ate better in ways that may help prevent chronic disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-mediterranean-style-tailored-southeast-weight.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:40:07 EDT news706446421 Supplement shelves can give the impression that almost everyone needs something. Yet for generally healthy adults, a review of 84 studies found that routine vitamin and mineral supplements offered little or no protection against cardiovascular disease, cancer or early death. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-supplements-evidence.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:40:03 EDT news706446841 Cannabis has a reputation for making people hungry. Popular culture has long joked about the "munchies," and many people assume that students who use cannabis naturally have poorer diets than those who don't. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-cannabis-university-students-habits.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:20:07 EDT news706446482 University of Alabama researchers have found that a combination of an existing immunosuppressant drug and a compound derived from dietary sources showed greater benefit than either treatment alone in a preclinical model of lupus. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-dietary-compound-boosts-immunosuppressant-effect.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:05 EDT news706444262 Prostate tumors can rewire amino acid metabolism to override the normal brakes on cholesterol production, a process that may fuel hormone therapy resistance, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-prostate-cancer-hijacks-amino-acid.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:00:12 EDT news706368901 Older adults who typically had longer intervals between meals accumulated chronic diseases more rapidly over time than those with shorter intervals, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet published in the Journal of Internal Medicine. The association was most pronounced among people aged 78 years and older. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-longer-meal-intervals-linked-faster.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:00:01 EDT news706281482 As the government prepares to introduce updated school food standards, an investigation by The BMJ finds that more than a third of the firms exhibiting at the UK's biggest school food show sell products high in fat, sugar or salt (HFSS). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-junk-food-suppliers-major-presence.html Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:30:01 EDT news706276307 A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior found that adolescents reported that TikTok food content prompted a desire to eat or try foods, while acknowledging that parents could play a protective role by helping them disengage from the platform and fostering critical conversations about food, bodies, influencers and online health information. Participants frequently described TikTok food content as prompting hunger, cravings and interest in trying new foods, while parental involvement could interrupt exposure to food-related content. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-teens-tiktok-food-content-parents.html Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:00:05 EDT news706373161 Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that gut bacteria can convert dietary nitrate and iron into protective molecules that may reduce the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The study, published in Cell, reveals a new way in which the gut microbiota helps protect vital bodily functions. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-gut-bacteria-spinach-beets-iron.html Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:00:13 EDT news706201621 In research published in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, a diet high in antioxidants was linked to a lower risk of cervical cancer in women. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-antioxidant-foods-cervical-cancer.html Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:00:01 EDT news706193554 While consumers may save a few bucks on groceries at dollar stores, they end up paying a higher price with their health. New UC Riverside research shows a link between dollar store food quality and higher rates of obesity, high blood pressure, cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-hidden-health-dollar-groceries.html Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:00:04 EDT news706292881 A lower-protein diet could be associated with better control of uremic toxins in patients starting peritoneal dialysis (PD) at a lower dose (incremental PD), according to a study published online Aug. 6 in Nutrients. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-protein-diet-incremental-peritoneal-dialysis.html Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:20:01 EDT news706275503 Could how much sugar you consumed before your second birthday shape your health decades later—even into your 70s? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-babies-born-sugar-rationing-grew.html Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:40:09 EDT news706266962 Approximately 65% of U.S. adults report consuming one or more sugar-sweetened beverages every day. Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute researchers found that consuming these drinks daily was associated with an increased risk of developing gastric cancer, while artificially sweetened beverages were not associated with an increased risk. Results are published in the journal Gastro Hep Advances. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-people-consume-sugar-sweetened-beverages.html Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:40:11 EDT news706189144 From the first hint of cold winter mornings, supermarkets and pharmacies begin heavy marketing to coax us to stock up on vitamin C to get through cold and flu season. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-vitamin-cold-nobel-prize-winner.html Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:00:01 EDT news706165382 A good way to follow the health of a nation is to glance at what is known as period life expectancy. This calculates how long a person born today would live if the current death rates remained exactly the same for the rest of their life. This had two major turning points in the UK over the period: a marked slowdown in improvements from around 2011 and a sharp, historically unprecedented fall in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-britain-quarter-century-experts-sex.html Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:00:01 EDT news705918364 GLP-1 receptor agonists and dual agonists have transformed the treatment of obesity and other metabolic diseases, and a new editorial co-authored by Dr. Steven Heymsfield of LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Dr. Adam Gilden of the University of Colorado examines what scientists are learning as these medications reach millions of people. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-unanticipated-benefits-glp-medications.html Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:20:01 EDT news705935134 The devastating recent deaths of three toddlers in Queensland, linked to low iron levels, have understandably left many parents wondering whether their own child is getting enough iron. The good news is that life-threatening iron deficiency is uncommon. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-iron-deficiency-toddlers.html Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:30:01 EDT news705906711 Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have uncovered an intervention that could potentially improve outcomes for children with malnutrition, a condition that contributes to nearly half of all deaths among children younger than 5. The study appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-intervention-potentially-outcome-children-malnutrition.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:07 EDT news705859921 A review titled "Integrating Precision Nutrition with GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy: Mechanisms, Clinical Outcomes, and Pharmacoeconomic Implications" examines the biological mechanisms of nutrition, body composition, gut microbiome, inflammation, metabolism and genetics to develop individualized recommendations for optimal treatment with GLP-1 drugs. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-precision-nutrition-effectiveness-glp-drugs.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:05 EDT news705853382 Most individuals encounter their health primarily through an annual health screening, which provides a limited snapshot of their health status. A new study by the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), challenges the way we think about health and longevity by seeking to understand what occurs between those assessments, focusing on function rather than static markers and tracking how physiology changes moment to moment. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-professor-subject-longevity-biological-age.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:40:01 EDT news705839287 Coffee is one of the world's most widely consumed beverages, and previous research has linked its consumption to a lower risk of conditions such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, the biological mechanisms behind these benefits remain unclear. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-coffee-consumption-linked-leaner-body.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:00:01 EDT news705833641 A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, found that how families engage with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) during the first months after a child's birth may influence whether they remain enrolled through the child's first year. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-early-engagement-wic.html Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:20:01 EDT news705770521