Nutrition News

The Mediterranean diet was linked to prolonged survival in two different studies spanning multiple age groups, according to findings recently published in the British Journal of Nutrition.

PHILADELPHIA — In this exclusive video from the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting, William Chey, MD, FACG, discusses a pair of studies he and his team conducted on the impact of diet and nutrition on gastrointestinal disorders.

PHILADELPHIA – In this exclusive video from the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting, William Chey, MD, FACG, from the University of Michigan, describes two newer eating disorders physicians need to think about when recommending diets to patients with gastrointestinal problems.

PHILADELPHIA — Malnutrition as measured by subjective global assessment correlated significantly with decreased health-related quality of life in patients with cirrhosis, according to research presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting.

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy can be performed without using a retractor device, requiring one less incision for a less-invasive procedure, according to research published in Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care.

Despite a lack of conventional cardiometabolic risk factors, children with so-called metabolically healthy obesity have a higher prevalence of hepatic steatosis and left ventricular hypertrophy, according to findings published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases.

Regular use of household cleaning products might contribute to risk for overweight in childhood by altering children’s gut microbiota, according to research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

The FADS1 genotype was associated with an unfavorable body composition and high-risk body fat distribution patterns in black and white children with severe obesity, according to study results presented at the 2018 AGA James W. Freston Conference.

September 13 is recognized as National Celiac Disease Awareness Day, a day set aside to educate the public and raise awareness about the disease.

In this guest commentary from the Liver Health Initiative, Thelma King Thiel, RN, BA, former CEO of both the American Liver Foundation and the Hepatitis Foundation International, gives insight into speaking with pediatric patients and parents about liver health. After losing her son to biliary atresia, Thiel focused on training health care providers about liver health. She recently founded the Liver Health Initiative to continue to fill the knowledge gap that exists about liver health.