by Adam Pope, University of Alabama at Birmingham The study, led by Barbara Gower, Ph.D., is the first randomized clinical trial of a hypothesis that reducing fat stored around organs, through diet alone, can rescue beta-cell function. Credit: University of Alabama at Birmingham A clinical trial now enrolling at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is...
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with treatment-resistant hypertension successfully reduced their blood pressure by adopting the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan, losing weight and improving their aerobic fitness by participating in a structured diet and exercise program at a certified cardiac rehabilitation facility, according to new research published today...
Feeding mice high-fructose corn syrup, a widely used sweetener in human diets, has been found to drive an increase in the surface area of the gut that is associated with enhanced absorption of dietary nutrients and weight gain. The incidence of obesity has been steadily increasing, tripling globally between 1975 and 2016, at a high...
by University of Toronto Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Nearly 80 percent of participants in a University of Toronto study lost a “clinically significant” amount of body weight in less than two years after following three successive and varying diets. The dieters followed, in sequence, a calorie-restrictive diet, a low-carb/high-fat diet and an intermittent fasting diet, losing 11.1 kilograms on...
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, NEWS BUREAU IMAGE: UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM LECTURER IN NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES CATARINA RENDEIRO FOUND THAT COCOA FLAVANOLS IMPROVE BRAIN OXYGENATION AND COGNITION IN HEALTHY ADULTS. CREDIT: PHOTO COURTESY CATARINA RENDEIRO CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The brains of healthy adults recovered faster from a mild vascular challenge and performed better on complex tests...
By Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. The microbiome has a tremendous influence on the health and disease susceptibility of humans. Although genetics plays some part in determining the diversity of the microbiome, diet has the largest influence; therefore, humans can make certain lifestyle choices that have been proven to increase the diversity and...
by Institute of Cancer Research Cancers are often heavily reliant on breaking down fats for their growth and spread, and could be treated by a highly innovative combination of new drugs and dietary changes, a major new study concludes. The landmark research used a surgical ‘iKnife’ to analyze vaporized cancer tissue—and identified a metabolic weakness...
By Nick Lavars June 09, 2020 It is well known that consuming food and drink high in sugar is not great for us, but scientists are continuing to unravel the intricacies of how the sweet stuff drives negative health outcomes. The latest finding comes from researchers at the University of Michigan, who through studies in...
by American Physiological Society New research in mice finds that deficiency in one small component of a signaling pathway may protect against artery stiffening and subsequent kidney disease associated with a high-fat, high-sugar diet. The study is published in the American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. Consuming a western diet—typically high in fat and refined carbohydrates,...
by Georgia State University Foods, such as French fries, cheese, cookies, soda, and sports and energy drinks, are commonly found in the diets of United States adults with inflammatory bowel disease, according to a new study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University. The researchers analyzed the National Health Interview...
