How Bone Adapts To Exercise Likely Affected By Timing Of Calcium And Vitamin D Supplementation

Taking calcium and vitamin D before exercise may influence how bones adapt to exercise, according to a new study.

Precocious Puberty In Girls May Be Delayed By Vitamin D Supplementation

Vitamin D supplementation may help delay early onset of puberty in girls, a new clinical study finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco

Relationship Between Short-Term Antidepressant Use, Stress, High-Fat Diet And Long-Term Weight Gain

Short-term use of antidepressants, combined with stress and a high-fat diet, is associated with long-term increases in body weight, a new animal study finds. The results were presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco…

The Importance Of A Father’s Diet Before Conception

When fathers eat a high-fat diet before conception of offspring, the male offspring have increased body weight after weaning and high body fat in midlife despite eating a low-fat diet, a new study in mice finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco…

Marketing Unhealthy Foods To Children Is "Disastrous"

The marketing of unhealthy food to children has been disastrously effective and is only making childhood obesity even more of a problem, says The World Health Organization (WHO).

Association Between Eating Behaviors In Preschoolers And Later Cardiovascular Risk

Eating behaviors of preschoolers may be associated with risk of cardiovascular disease in later life, suggests a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)…

A High-Fat Diet Impairs Memory And Learning In Adolescent Mice

A high-fat diet in adolescence appears to have long-lasting effects on learning and memory during adulthood, a new study in mice finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco…

Increased Muscle Mass In The Elderly Achieved By Dietary Supplement

A supplemental beverage used to treat muscle-wasting may help boost muscle mass among the elderly, according to a new study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The supplemental beverage, called Juven®, contains three amino acids, including arginine…

Bones Affected By Excessive Salt Consumption

A high-salt diet raises a woman’s risk of breaking a bone after menopause, no matter what her bone density is, according to a new study that was presented at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco…

Long Term Red Meat Raises Type 2 Diabetes Risk

People who consume more red meat over the long term have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers from the National University of Singapore reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). The authors carried out a follow-up of three studies involving approximately 149,000 Americans…

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