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April 28, 2025

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Nudges Improve Food Choices and Cut Calories When Shopping for Groceries Online

Apr. 25, 2025 — A team of researchers designed and tested a new digital toolkit that helps consumers make healthier grocery choices online -- an innovation that could play a major role in the global fight against ...

Young Adults and Rise in Dry Eye Disease

Apr. 25, 2025 — Researchers have called for more advice to be given to young people about preventing dry eye disease, after a study found that 90% of participants had at least one sign of the condition in their ...

Why Our Waistlines Expand in Middle Age: Stem Cells

Apr. 25, 2025 — It's no secret that our waistlines often expand in middle-age, but the problem isn't strictly cosmetic. Belly fat accelerates aging and slows down metabolism, increasing our risk for developing diabetes, heart problems and other chronic diseases. ...

Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Increased Risk of Young-Onset Dementia

Apr. 23, 2025 — Having a larger waistline, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk of young-onset dementia, according to a new study. Young-onset dementia is diagnosed before the age of 65. The ...

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Newborns Living Near Trees Tend to Be Healthier: New Data Suggests It's Not Because Healthier People Reside Near Parks

Apr. 23, 2025 — The link between proximity to greenspace -- including trees and parks-- and healthy birth outcomes is well established. Now new data adds to our ...

High-Fat, High-Sugar Diets Impact Cognitive Function

Apr. 21, 2025 — New research links fatty, sugary diets to impaired brain function. The findings build on a growing body of evidence showing the negative impact of high-fat, high-sugar (HFHS) diets on cognitive ...

Omnivorous? Vegan? Makes No Difference to Muscle Building After Weight Training, Study Finds

Apr. 21, 2025 — A new study asked three questions about muscle protein synthesis in response to a nine-day diet and weight training regimen: First, does the source ...

Meat or Veg? Plant-Based Protein Is Linked to a Longer Life, Research Shows

Apr. 15, 2025 — A global study has shown that countries which consume more plant-based proteins -- such as chickpeas, tofu and peas -- have longer adult life expectancies. Scientists studied food supply and ...

Sharp Uptake in Use of New Weight Loss and Glucose-Lowering Medications

Apr. 14, 2025 — Researchers found that by December 2023, more than 1 in 3 of the medications being started for type 2 diabetes treatment were GLP-1RA-based ...

Running on Empty: Poor Nutrition Increases Injury Risk for Female Athletes

Apr. 10, 2025 — Proper nutrition is crucial for enhancing athletic performance, supporting recovery and overall health. Now, a new study reveals that proper nutrition is also key to reducing risk of injury, ...

Impact of Processing on Biochemical Composition of Plant-Based Products Revealed

Apr. 10, 2025 — A study showed that different processing methods significantly affect the biochemical composition of plant-based foods. Current food classification ...

The Gut Health Benefits of Sauerkraut

Apr. 14, 2025 — A new study suggests that sauerkraut could help protect your gut, an essential part of overall ...

High Blood Pressure? Eat More Bananas

Apr. 14, 2025 — New research suggests increasing the ratio of dietary potassium to sodium intake may be more effective for lowering blood pressure than simply reducing sodium ...

Brain Pathway Links Inflammation to Loss of Motivation, Energy in Advanced Cancer

Apr. 10, 2025 — Researchers identified a direct connection between cancer-related inflammation and the loss of motivation characteristic of advanced cancer. In a ...

Novel Drug Delivery Platform Paves Way to Potential New Treatments for Alzheimer's, Other Brain-Related Disorders

Apr. 9, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a way to get anti-inflammatory medicine across the blood-brain barrier, opening the door to potential new therapies for a range of conditions, including Alzheimer's ...

Carb Restriction Offers Relief from Calorie Counting

Apr. 8, 2025 — The intermittent fasting diet, which involves periods of severe calorie restriction, may be on the way out, as research is suggesting that rather than drastically reducing calories, people can ...

CVD and Obesity: When Protective Lipids Decline, Health Risks Increase

Apr. 8, 2025 — New research has uncovered a surprising culprit underlying cardiovascular diseases in obesity and diabetes -- not the presence of certain fats, but their suppression. The study challenges the ...

Planetary Health Diet and Mediterranean Diet Associated With Similar Survival and Sustainability Benefits

Apr. 4, 2025 — A cohort study was conducted in Spain to compare the health and environmental benefits of the Planetary Health Diet (PHD) and the Mediterranean Diet. Compared to participants with low adherence, ...

Western Diet Causes Inflammation, Traditional African Food Protects

Apr. 3, 2025 — A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases. ...

When It Comes to Obesity-Related Cancers, Where You Shop for Food Matters

Apr. 2, 2025 — Obesity is at epidemic proportions in the United States where more than 40% of adults are obese and more than 70% are overweight. One common policy intervention to tackle this urgent issue is to try ...

How Specialized Diet Can Improve Gut Disorders

Apr. 1, 2025 — A new study examined whether a specialized diet could improve symptoms of gastrointestinal disorders linked to an imbalance in gut ...

Omega-6 Fatty Acid Promotes the Growth of an Aggressive Type of Breast Cancer, Study Finds

Apr. 1, 2025 — Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid found in seed oils such as soybean and safflower oil, and animal products including pork and eggs, specifically enhances the growth of the hard-to-treat ...

New Options for Controlling Type 2 Diabetes

Apr. 1, 2025 — Nearly 40% of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes imperil their health by stopping their medication within the first year, diabetes experts ...

How Time-Restricted Eating Affects Weight Loss

Mar. 26, 2025 — A new study indicates that when healthy adults pair an eight-hour eating window with regular exercise, they lose more fat -- without sacrificing lean muscle -- compared to exercise ...

Children of Moms Who Smoked or Were Obese Are More Likely to Become Obese Adults

Mar. 26, 2025 — A study finds that factors beyond a person's control, like socioeconomic status and whether their mom smoked or was obese, can influence whether they are overweight or obese as teenagers or ...

Neurons in Brain That Regulate Energy Levels and Body Temperature

Mar. 26, 2025 — Scientists have gained greater clarity in the brain regions and neurons that control metabolism, body temperature and energy use. A team of researchers discovered which chemicals influence the ...

Scientists Discover Why Obesity Takes Away the Pleasure of Eating

Mar. 26, 2025 — Many obese people report losing pleasure in eating rich foods -- something also seen in obese mice. Scientists have now discovered the reason. Long-term high-fat diets lower levels of neurotensin in ...

Biologists Discover Ancient Neurohormone That Controls Appetite

Mar. 24, 2025 — Biologists have discovered that bombesin, a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans, also regulates feeding in starfish, revealing its ancient evolutionary origin dating back over 500 million ...

Healthy Eating in Midlife Linked to Overall Healthy Aging

Mar. 24, 2025 — Maintaining a healthy diet rich in plant-based foods, with low to moderate intake of healthy animal-based foods and lower intake of ultra-processed foods, was linked to a higher likelihood of healthy ...

Cellular Mechanisms That May Lead to Onset of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Mar. 21, 2025 — New study shows that dysfunction of protective immune cells in GI tract may contribute to onset of inflammation in Crohn's ...

Lifestyle Risks Weigh Heavier on Women's Hearts

Mar. 18, 2025 — Lifestyle and health factors that are linked with heart disease appear to have a greater impact on cardiovascular risk in women than ...

AI Food Scanner Turns Phone Photos Into Nutritional Analysis

Mar. 18, 2025 — An AI system can tell the calorie count, fat content, and nutritional value of a meal just from a ...

Tax Sugar and Salt in Food to Improve Health?

Mar. 17, 2025 — Introducing a new salt levy is another proposal put forward in a comprehensive set of recommended regulations for the food ...

Mother's High-Fat Diet Can Cause Liver Stress in Fetus

Mar. 13, 2025 — When mothers eat a diet high in fat and sugars, their unborn babies can develop liver stress that continues into early life. A new study sheds light on changes to the fetus's bile acid, which ...