This article is more than 5 years old. Information may no longer be current.
Top 5 recent diet news reports
Click Here to Manage Email Alerts
Endocrine Today has compiled a list of the top five reports about diet and eating plans posted in the past month.
Healio.com/Endocrinology readers were interested in dietary supplements for weight loss, meal replacements, plant-based diets and more.
New food-based index predicts risk for overweight, obesity
A new scoring system based on measures of dietary intake predicted long-term risk for overweight and obesity among adults in Spain, according to study findings presented at the European Congress on Obesity annual meeting. Read more.
Communication key to safe use of dietary supplements for weight loss
U.S. adults report help with losing weight as a top reason for taking dietary supplements, and more than one-third of those who have made a serious weight-loss attempt report consuming vitamins, minerals, herbal or botanical products, amino acids or other substances as a weight-loss strategy. Read more.
Meal replacements facilitate safe, effective weight loss
As part of a very low-calorie diet, energy-controlled bars, shakes, soups or other products designed to replace meals can offer patients greater and faster weight loss than meal plans based on regular food, according to a speaker at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists annual meeting. Read more.
Plant-based diet may prevent obesity in middle-aged, older adults
A diet low in animal-based foods and high in plant-based foods, without strict adherence to a vegetarian or vegan diet, can potentially prevent overweight and obesity in middle-aged and older populations, according to findings presented at the European Congress on Obesity. Read more.
Identifying Mediterranean-diet adhering populations may temper obesity crisis
Adherence to a Mediterranean diet varies greatly across the United States, and pinpointing the areas where residents are most likely to follow such a dietary plan may aid in public health policy making, according to study findings presented at the European Congress on Obesity annual meeting. Read more.