Nutrition and Fitness News

Individuals with higher cereal fiber intake are less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in Nature Scientific Reports.

Any level of leisure-time physical activity — even below the recommended amount — reduced the risk for stroke in adults, a study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry showed.

Any amount of daily steps above 2,200 offers health benefits, but the step count associated with the lowest mortality and incident CVD risk was between 9,000 to 10,500 a day, research showed.

Adherence to plant-based diets decreased the risk for obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, although the reduction in risk differed between men and women, a study published in the European Respiratory Journal showed.

Researchers found that young adults who eat more pork and processed meats and drink more tea are exposed to higher levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

Calcium supplementation may be helpful for bone health and, possibly, reducing preeclampsia risk, according to an expert.

Adults who drank at least 2 L per week of sugar- or artificially sweetened beverages per week were more likely to develop atrial fibrillation during nearly 10 years of follow-up, independent of other traditional CV risk factors, data show.

The results of the second annual national primary care scorecard suggest the field is facing major problems — poor funding and a diminishing workforce, among them — but increased attention on the issues may offer hope, according to experts.

Long-term adherence to healthful or unhealthful plant-based diets was not associated with risk for hip fracture among postmenopausal women, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Mandated calorie labeling for large food businesses in England could prevent more than 700 CV-related deaths during the next 20 years and potentially thousands more if expanded to all English food establishments, modeling data show.