Nutrition and Fitness News

A telemedicine-based nutrition counselling program emphasizing a low-carbohydrate diet resulted in sustained diabetes remission over half a decade for some individuals with type 2 diabetes, results of an open-label study showed.

Greater adherence to American dietary guideline recommendations appeared linked with reduced likelihood prostate cancer progression among men undergoing active surveillance, study results showed.

ORLANDO — In this video from the AIMed24 Annual Meeting, Gabriela Cora, MD, MBA, discusses the intersection of AI and mental health.

The AAP released updated recommendations for preventing injuries and fostering a safe environment in cheer, a sport that an estimated 3.5 million youth participate in in the United States.

Exercise interventions reduced the risk for postpartum depression and the severity of depression and anxiety in women who recently gave birth, in the British Journal of Sports Medicine showed.

Individuals with chronic low back pain who participated in a virtual yoga class experienced a significant reduction in symptoms, according to results of a randomized study published in JAMA Network Open.

Regardless of sex, high- vs. moderate-intensive exercise may better reduce ghrelin levels, but its effect on hunger perceptions may differ between men and women, according to results published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

Only one in five youth aged 6 to 17 years is meeting national physical activity recommendations, and that number has not increased in the last decade, according to the Physical Activity Alliance’s 2024 United States Report Card.

ORLANDO — Patients with breast cancer who participated in a program focusing on lifestyle medicine principles increased habits that could improve survivorship outcomes, according to a poster presented at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference.