Written by Christine Giordano, MD | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH Key takeaways: Antibiotics are lifesaving, but they can cause side effects — especially nausea, upset stomach, and diarrhea.Foods that are a natural source of probiotics can help protect your gut and improve your nausea while you’re taking antibiotics.Fiber-rich foods can also lessen nausea and upset stomach....
Feeling bloated and confident it’s not your diet? Then consider these triggers. By Elizabeth Shaw, M.S., RDN, CPT Published on August 28, 2023Reviewed by Dietitian Emily Lachtrupp, M.S., RD PHOTO: GETTY IMAGESBloated and not sure why? You aren’t alone. Many of us—both men and women—experience feelings of bloat more often than we care to admit....
by Evangeline Mantzioris, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock Most of you will have noticed hosting a dinner party is harder than it used to be. One friend is gluten-free, another is dairy-free, one can’t eat onion and two more are vegetarian. Are food intolerances increasing? Or do we just hear more about them now? What are food...
by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Credit: CC0 Public Domain A small clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health has found that eating during the nighttime—like many shift workers do—can increase glucose levels, while eating only during the daytime might prevent the higher glucose levels now linked with a nocturnal work life. The...
IMAGE: A NEW STUDY FINDS CHICKEN NUGGETS, BURRITOS AND OTHER POPULAR ITEMS CONSUMERS BUY FROM FAST FOOD OUTLETS IN THE UNITED STATES CONTAIN CHEMICALS THAT ARE LINKED TO A LONG LIST OF SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS CREDIT: VALERIA BOLTNEVA WASHINGTON (Oct. 27, 2021)–Chicken nuggets, burritos and other popular items consumers buy from fast food outlets in...
By Anahad O’Connor May 6, 2021 As people across the globe grappled with higher levels of stress, depression and anxiety this past year, many turned to their favorite comfort foods: ice cream, pastries, pizza, hamburgers. But studies in recent years suggest that the sugar-laden and high-fat foods we often crave when we are stressed or depressed, as comforting as they...
University of Oregon study finds that parental views of lay theories influence what meals they serve to children and how children develop their food preferences EUGENE, Ore. – Aug. 7, 2020 – Young children naturally like sugar and salt in food and develop food preferences based on what their parents serve them, but new research...
BOSTON (May 5, 2020)–Older adults who consumed small amounts of flavonoid-rich foods, such as berries, apples and tea, were two to four times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias over 20 years compared with people whose intake was higher, according to a new study led by scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA...
by Melissa Rayworth For many of us, January is all about giving things up: Maybe we’re going to stop eating meat and embrace a plant-based diet. Or we’re ready to kick excess sugar to the curb after a holiday season awash in sweets. Or we’re committed to avoiding fast food. This Jan. 17, 2020 image...
By Rich Haridy In addition to seeking ways to enhance fat metabolism and increasing our understanding of the genetics of weight gain, one of the major avenues of current obesity research essentially involves trying to figure out ways to get people to eat less. But what if we tackled the problem from a different angle?...
