by University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Credit: CC0 Public Domain A typical Western high-fat diet can increase the risk of painful disorders common in people with conditions such as diabetes or obesity, according to a groundbreaking paper authored by a team led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San...
THE OBESITY SOCIETY SILVER SPRING, Md.– Although Americans spend billions on them, published research shows a lack of strong evidence that dietary supplements and alternative therapies help adults lose weight, according to a new study published in Obesity, the flagship journal of The Obesity Society (TOS). There are hundreds of weight-loss supplements like green tea extract, chitosan, guar...
A new study finds that a diet rich in sugar and fat leads to an imbalance in the gut’s microbial culture and may contribute to inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis. The study, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, suggests that switching to a more balanced diet restores the gut’s health and suppresses skin inflammation....
by American Heart Association Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Can starchy snacks harm heart health? New research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access journal of the American Heart Association, found eating starchy snacks high in white potato or other starches after any meal was associated at least a 50% increased risk...
by Issam Ahmed A new paper in the journal Cancer Discovery has now identified specific patterns of DNA damage triggered by diets rich in red meat—further implicating the food as a carcinogen while heralding the possibility of detecting cancer early and designing new treatments. Eating less red meat is standard medical advice for preventing colorectal...
Over recent years, diets that see people fast on a few days each week have increased in popularity, reinforced by images of people’s miraculous weight transformations and backed by celebrity endorsements. Image credit: zuzyusa via Pixabay (Free Pixabay licence) However, evidence to date about the effectiveness of fasting compared with more traditional diets which aim to reduce...
BOSTON COLLEGE Chestnut Hill, Mass. (6/10/2021) – A British man who rejected the standard of care to treat his brain cancer has lived with the typically fatal glioblastoma tumor growing very slowly after adopting a ketogenic diet, providing a case study that researchers say reflects the benefits of using the body’s own metabolism to fight this particularly...
by Binghamton University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Women’s mental health likely has a higher association with dietary factors than men’s, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. Lina Begdache, assistant professor of health and wellness studies at Binghamton University, had previously published research on diet and mood that suggests that a high-quality diet...
RMIT UNIVERSITY IMAGE: VIETNAMESE FERMENTED PORK SNACK, NEM CHUA. CREDIT: RMIT UNIVERSITY A traditional Vietnamese meat snack could hold the key to developing a safe and natural food preservative, addressing the twin global problems of food waste and food-borne illnesses. Key Points Bacteria-killing compound discovered in Nem Chua, a fermented pork snack Toxic to bacteria...
by Arizona State University Credit: CC0 Public Domain For decades, physicians and dieticians have urged people to limit their intake of high-fat foods, citing links to poor health outcomes and some of the leading causes of death in the U.S., such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
