Nutrition News

A moderate protein diet based on the DASH diet was associated with lower BP in a recent study.

Anthera Pharmaceuticals has acquired Sollpura from Eli Lilly and plans to license it to newly formed subsidiary Alkira Therapeutics for future development, according to a press release.

Due to growing use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes among children with feeding and nutrition difficulties, the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, or ESPGHAN, addressed placement techniques in a recent statement published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology.

High postoperative plasma vitamin D levels were associated with improved survival outcomes in patients with stage I to III colorectal cancer, according to recent study data.

Mild cognitive impairment or “brain fog” associated with celiac disease improved in tandem with mucosal healing in newly diagnosed patients who adhered to a gluten-free diet, according to recent study data.

Dietary interventions, especially elemental diets and 6-food elimination diets, were effective in inducing histologic remission in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis, according to recent study data.

Exercise and protein consumption positively correlated with gut microbial diversity, according to recent study data.

Treatment of active pediatric Crohn’s disease with exclusive enteral nutrition therapy was highly effective and induced remission, but efficacy decreased with repeated courses, according to recent study data.

A diagnostic algorithm could help clinicians differentiate celiac disease from non-celiac gluten sensitivity, according to new research.

The FDA has proposed an update to the Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods, in response to recent research and the association between dietary habits and chronic illnesses including CVD and obesity.