by Erik Robinson, Oregon Health & Science University Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests that people with multiple sclerosis, or MS, could benefit from a low-fat diet to improve the fatigue that’s a debilitating, and often-underappreciated, symptom of the condition. The study, published in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal, is...
Category: <span>Nutrition</span>
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Important Breakthrough: New Technology Can Convert Surplus CO₂ into Food
With huge support from both the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, researchers from Aarhus University can now test whether the technology for converting surplus CO2 into food will work on a larger scale, outside the laboratory. The media are flooded with news, reports and warnings that we’re releasing far too much...
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Bergamot fiber shows promise in battling neurodegenerative disorders
By Dr. Chinta SidharthanJun 13 2023 Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. In a recent study published in the journal Plants, researchers investigate the composition, antioxidant activity, flavonoid and polyphenol content, as well as other properties of bergamot fiber powder. The researchers also determined the effect of bergamot fiber on an in vitro neurotoxicity model induced by amyloid beta...
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Losing weight and keeping it off involves more than willpower
By Bronwyn Thompson June 12, 2023 Your brain chemistry may be making it that much harder to lose weight Depositphotos Nearly 42% of adults across the US have obesity, according to the most recent reporting from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And while size and poor health outcomes aren’t always connected, adults with...
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COVID-19 Diet’ a Boon to Kidney Stone Patients
Howard WolinskyApril 28, 2023 Your kidneys may be hailing the “COVID-19 diet.” Some patients prone to kidney stones lowered their intake of sodium and calcium in 2020 as they switched to home cooking, and the reductions have persisted even as restaurants have reopened. Researchers from the Department of Urology at Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, New York, reported the findings today...
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Eating nuts tied to lower prevalence of chronic kidney disease
Nut consumption is associated with a significantly lower prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and lower all-cause mortality with or without CKD, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Nephrology. Koushu Wang, from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, and colleagues used data from 6,072 U.S. adults (aged...
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Study finds red meat as part of a healthy diet linked to reduced risk of multiple sclerosis
People who consume unprocessed red meat as part of a healthy Mediterranean diet may reduce their risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), new research led by Curtin University and The Australian National University has found. The research, published in The Journal of Nutrition, examined data from 840 Australians who took part in the Ausimmune Study to determine whether there was a...
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Rice and obesity: Is there a link?
By Tim Newman Fact checked by Jasmin Collier A study that used data from more than 130 countries concludes that eating more rice might protect against obesity. After controlling for a wide range of factors, the team found that the results remained significant. Despite this, big questions remain. Obesity in the Western world and beyond is on the...
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Circadian rhythm plays a part in weight loss
By Dr. Ananya Mandal, MD Weight watchers worldwide need to not only be careful about what to eat but also about the timing of the food intake finds a new study. The study is published in the latest issue of the journal Cell and is titled, “Insulin/IGF-1 drives PERIOD synthesis to entrain circadian rhythms with feeding...
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The benefits of an anti-inflammatory diet
by Len Canter, Healthday Reporter (HealthDay)—The body’s immune system is designed to fight off threats, like infection-causing germs, through a process called inflammation. But a steady state of inflammation can lead to everything from diabetes to autoimmune diseases to heart disease to cancer. Many of these health threats don’t come from foreign invaders like scary bacteria, but...