Study: Hospital nutrition program shortens patient stays and reduces readmissions

While proper nutrition is vital to staying healthy, its importance becomes more critical for patients recovering in the hospital.

Gluten-free diet may not reduce intestinal damage in all children with celiac disease

In surprising findings, researchers from MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) and Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) have discovered that nearly one in five children with celiac disease…

African-American, white and Latino children have different food allergen profiles

Allergy and immunology experts at Rush University Medical Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Ann & Robert H.

Certain mealtime practices at hospitals may help patients eat better

New research confirms that hospital patients often eat poorly, and that the hospital mealtime environment may contribute to this problem.

Energy drinks: adverse heart reactions linked to more than two per day

A new study highlights the dangers of consuming more than two energy drinks per day, with patients presenting to the hospital with palpitations and chest pain.

Cholesterol-lowering ‘portfolio diet’ also reduces blood pressure, study finds

Diet has already impacted guidelines in Canada and Europe.A diet developed for reducing cholesterol also lowers blood pressure, a St. Michael’s Hospital study has found.

Melatonin and mealtime: Common genetic difference could put some at greater risk of diabetes

New study explores how genetics influences the effects of taking melatonin close to mealtimeResearchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the University of Murcia, Spain, have shed new…

Kids may need more vitamin D, study finds

Currently recommended daily dietary allowances of vitamin D may be insufficient to prevent deficiency in children, according to researchers at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the…

Two compounds target the gut to lower blood sugar — in obese or diabetic rats

Researchers at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute have discovered metformin (the most widely prescribed type 2 diabetic medication) and resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, trigger…

Mind reading: Spatial patterns of brain activity decode what people taste

A team of researchers from the German Institute of Human Nutrition in Potsdam and the Charite University Hospital in Berlin have revealed how taste is encoded in patterns of neural activity in the…

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