Nutrition and Fitness News

DENVER — The ideal planetary health diet — one that is good for both people and the planet — may be one daily serving of protein and dairy, with a high intake of a variety of plant-based foods, an expert said.

Adults with moderate to severe depression who participated in heated yoga had significantly reduced symptoms compared with those in a control group, according to a randomized controlled trial published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

DENVER — Individualized care can help physicians motivate their patients to choose a healthy plant-based diet, according to presenters at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s annual conference.

DENVER — Incorporating food as medicine “from the start” into health care practice empowers providers with a key tool for impacting overall health of their patients, Kofi D. Essel, MD, MPH, FAAP, said at Lifestyle Medicine 2023.

DENVER – The creators of a 7-part webinar series sought to overcome barriers to integrating lifestyle medicine into oncology practice.

An intervention involving an energy-reduced Mediterranean diet and physical activity promotion reduced total and visceral fat in adults with overweight or obesity and metabolic symptoms, according to a randomized study.

DENVER — “Behavior change is at the heart of lifestyle medicine,” and the “coach approach” in clinical practice allows a health care professional to work with the patient to make positive health lifestyle changes, according to an expert.

DENVER — Your attitude toward a patient’s motivation for change is influential in their achieving their health goals, Charles Inniss, DPT, PCC, NBC-HWC, said at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference.

In this interview, Dean Ornish, MD, DipABLM, FACLM, founder and president of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute, says asking patients why they want to live longer can help fill their lives with meaning.

Consumption of red meat was linked to an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, whereas replacing red meat with dairy, nuts and legumes reduced that risk, according to a recent study.