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...
Category: <span>Nutrition</span>
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Patients on immunotherapies should consume more fiber, fewer probiotics
By Liji Thomas, MD Reviewed by Kate Anderton, B.Sc. A new study has found that taking probiotics could drastically reduce the response of cancer patients to immunotherapy. Probiotics are freely available without prescription and are not regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration. On the other hand, patients on a fiber-rich diet showed a five-fold increase in response. The study was presented on April 2,...
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Knee osteoarthritis: A low-carb diet may relieve symptoms
By Ana Sandoiu Fact checked by Gianna D’Emilio A randomized controlled study finds that a diet low in carbs can relieve pain for people who have knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most widespread form of arthritis among older adults in the United States. Knee osteoarthritis, in particular, affects about 10 percent of men and 13 percent of women ages 60...
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Females respond poorly to ketogenic weight loss diet in an animal model
by The Endocrine Society The ketogenic diet recently has been touted for weight loss and improving blood sugar control, but a new study finds that females fail to show these metabolic benefits on this high-fat, very low-carbohydrate diet. Results of the animal study will be presented Sunday at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in New Orleans,...
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Time-restricted eating may prove to be a dietary intervention against breast cancer
Reviewed by Alina Shrourou, BSc Changing when you eat rather than what you eat may prove to be a dietary intervention against breast cancer, suggests a new mouse study to be presented Saturday at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in New Orleans, La. A growing body of evidence indicates that obesity and metabolic syndrome–a...
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Is the new ‘fasting’ diet trend healthy?
The 28-year-old Louisville, Kentucky, native already had tried many diet plans to varying degrees of success. In 2013, he lost more than 100 pounds through exercise and diet. But afterward, his weight slowly began to creep back up. In 2017, Joy decided to try time-restricted eating, consuming all his meals within an eight-to 10-hour window...
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Eating later in the day may be associated with obesity
by The Endocrine Society Eating later in the day may contribute to weight gain, according to a new study to be presented Saturday at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in New Orleans, La. Previous studies have suggested that later timing of eating and sleeping are related to obesity, said lead author Adnin Zaman, M.D., of the University of Colorado in Denver, Colo. “However, few...
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Scientists tie walnuts to gene expressions related to breast cancer
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY JOAN C. EDWARDS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – New research from Marshall University links walnut consumption as a contributing factor that could suppress growth and survival of breast cancers. Led by W. Elaine Hardman, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of...
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Researchers say education a major barrier to following heart healthy diet
People with a college education are nearly seven times more likely to adhere to a Mediterranean Diet than people with only a high school education, according to research in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. The study also found women are three times more likely than men to follow the Mediterranean diet and people...
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Bad news for egg lovers
Higher egg and cholesterol consumption hikes heart disease and death risk NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 300 mg of dietary cholesterol per day linked to 17 percent higher risk of cardiovascular disease, 18 percent higher risk of death Nearly 30,000 adults studied for up to 31 years Egg yolks are the most cholesterol-rich food consumed in typical U.S. diet An average...