Nutrition and Fitness News

Magnesium supplements may help improve bone health and blood pressure, but more studies are needed to confirm any causal associations, according to research.

Researchers found that middle-aged adults who adhered closest to a healthy plant-based diet had a reduced risk for developing diabetes.

The global Dietary Supplements Market is worth over $152 billion, and the diet industry comes to estimate a soaring $299 billion for weight loss.

Children with low food security were over five times more likely to experience violence vs. food-secure children, according to a study published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.

Primary care providers are always thinking about how best to support the health, safety and well-being of our patients. But what happens when there is an underlying danger that we don’t normally think about or perhaps don’t even know about?

A time-restricted eating window of less than 8 hours was associated with increased risk for cardiovascular death, according to study findings presented at the Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Scientific Sessions.

Along with type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia and thrombosis, the cardiometabolic diseases of obesity, hypertension and heart disease form a complex triad that poses significant risks to the health of individuals.

Calcium and vitamin D supplementation decreased cancer mortality among postmenopausal women after more than 2 decades of follow-up but increased CVD mortality, researchers found.

Patients with pro-inflammatory diets demonstrate worse knee osteoarthritis pain and a greater risk for 10-year severe pain trajectory, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Ashwagandha supplementation could be useful for anxiety and sleep, but the research is limited, so its clinical implications are uncertain, according to an expert.