Supplemental doses of vitamin D may have many cardiometabolic benefits, according to research. Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images A new, comprehensive review of existing, often conflicting, research on the benefits of vitamin D supplementation extracts a fresh view of its value in maintaining cardiometabolic health. The authors of the meta-study found that taking a median dose of...
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Study reveals crucial role of intestinal absorption in preventing dietary-induced fatty liver disease
Researchers found that deficiency of proglucagon-derived peptides can reduce lipid uptake in the intestinal tract. Credit: Dr. Yusuke Seino / Fujita Health University The accumulation of fats in the liver is driven by high-fat diets and obesity, and is becoming an increasingly prevalent global health concern. Characterized by excessive fat accumulation in the liver, this...
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Flavonoid consumption may reduce the risk of dementia, new study shows
September 19, 2024 by Queen’s University Belfast Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research has found that those who consume more foods rich in flavonoids, such as berries, tea, red wine and dark chocolate, could lower their risk of dementia. Led by a team of researchers at Queen’s University Belfast, the study, published Sept. 18 in JAMA...
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Cutting out sugar and starch is as effective for IBS as current recommendations: Study
September 17, 2024 by Lund University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSymptoms for patients with the gastrointestinal disease IBS improved as much by eating less sugar and starch as for those who followed FODMAP—the diet currently recommended to patients. The results, presented in a new study from Lund University in Sweden, also show that weight loss is...
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Eating the Right Fats May Help Patients Live Longer
Medscape Medical News Nadine Eckert September 11, 2024 A diet in which the primary source of fat is plant sources is associated with decreased mortality. Animal fat, on the other hand, is associated with an increased risk for death. These are the results of a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine that followed more than...
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Four Key Nutrients Are Shockingly Lacking in Over 60% of People’s Diets
05 September 2024 (bojanstory/E+/Getty Images)It may be time to take another look at your diet: a new study suggests that two-thirds of the people on the planet are falling short when it comes to getting four key vitamins and minerals from their food and drink. The researchers behind the study, from the Harvard TH Chan...
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Refined dietary fiber may increase risk for inflammatory bowel disease
September 10, 2024 by Brooke Pier, Pennsylvania State University Guar gum exacerbated DSS-induced acute colitis. Credit: Gut Microbes (2024). DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2341457For many people, an enjoyable summer staple food is a scoop of their favorite ice cream. What they may not know is that this creamy treat often contains refined dietary fibers, such as guar gum,...
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Gut reaction: Low levels of manganese can aggravate inflammatory bowel disease
September 12, 2024 by Kim North Shine, University of Michigan Slc39a8 mediates the uptake of 54Mn at the apical membrane of intestinal organoid monolayer culture. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49049-8Researchers at the University of Michigan have delved deeper into the relationship between manganese deficiency and inflammatory bowel disease and found that low levels of...
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Dietary vitamin E may be protective against atopic dermatitis
August 30, 2024 by Lori Solomon Dietary intake of vitamin E may potentially lower the risk for atopic dermatitis, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in Skin Research & Technology. Siqing Wang, from the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, and colleagues conducted a Mendelian randomization analysis to explore the causal relationship between dietary...
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Blending medicine with cuisine: A new chapter in health
August 12, 2024 by Tsinghua University Press Four major aspects (concept, lifestyle, food processing, modernization and internationalization) of transformation from traditional medicine-food homology to modern food-medicine homology. Credit: Food & Medicine HomologyLong the bedrock of traditional Chinese medicine, the “medicine and food homology” principle has long dictated health-conscious eating. Yet, in the face of modernization...