Population-wide vitamin and mineral deficiencies detected via new testing strategy

Johns Hopkins researchers have demonstrated that levels of certain proteins in the bloodstream may be used to estimate levels of essential vitamins and minerals without directly testing for each nutritional factor…

Saturated fat’s role in heart disease is a myth, says heart specialist

A UK cardiologist says it is time “to bust the myth of the role of saturated fat in heart disease,” pointing out that since we started following advice to remove it from our diets, cardiovascular risk has gone up…

Preventive effect of plant sterols in Alzheimer’s disease

It’s no secret that many of the phytochemicals in fruit and vegetables have a positive effect on our health. For instance, plant sterols (also known as phytosterols) help to lower cholesterol levels. According to a new study, they also appear to prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

Weight loss surgery ‘more effective than diet and exercise’

To maintain a healthy weight, medical professionals emphasize that diet and exercise are key. But a new study suggests that for those who are obese, weight-loss surgery is more effective at reducing body weight, compared with non-surgical methods…

Girls and boys respond differently to a school-based healthy diet intervention in Argentina

A randomized controlled trial conducted with over 400 school-aged children in Argentina showed gender differences in likelihood to adopt healthy lifestyle changes…

Nutritional intervention may help decrease 30-day readmission rates among Medicare patients

In the U.S., one in five Medicare patients is readmitted to a hospital each year at an estimated cost of $17.5 billion annually. To reduce this impact, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has introduced hospital penalties based on readmissions conditions that commonly affect patients aged 65 and older – including acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and pneumonia…

Tackling abdominal obesity with exercise and nutrition

Lifestyle programs focused on high-intensity interval training combined with nutritional counselling on the Mediterranean diet have shown dramatic results for improving the heart health of people with abdominal obesity, finds a study released at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress…

Low-fiber diet tied to higher cardiometabolic risk

A new US study that analyzed data from a large national survey has found a significant link between diets low in fiber and increased cardiometabolic risk, a cluster of risk factors that increases a person’s chances of having diabetes, heart disease or stroke. The researchers report their findings online in the latest issue of The American Journal of Medicine…

Probiotics for protecting premature infants from common, life-threatening illness

Treating premature infants with probiotics, the dietary supplements containing live bacteria that many adults take to help maintain their natural intestinal balance, may be effective for preventing a common and life-threatening bowel disease among premature infants, researchers at UC Davis Children’s Hospital have found…

‘Traffic-light’ labeling more effective than the standard nutritional labeling available on packaged products

A simple, color-coded system for labeling food items in a hospital cafeteria appears to have increased customer’s attention to the healthiness of their food choices, along with encouraging purchases of the most healthy items…

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