Nutrition and Fitness News

WASHINGTON — An analysis of nearly 150 blogs recommending milk alternatives for toddlers found that nearly half were run by people without any medical credentials, according to findings presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

WASHINGTON — Drinks marketed as toddler “formulas” are nutritionally lacking and generally unnecessary for most children, according to a clinical report presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

A recent study underscored the importance of the quality of carbohydrates in long-term weight management — particularly in those with excessive body weight, researchers said.

Older women who had 5% or more unintentional weight loss had lower life expectancy compared with women with stable weight, according to data from the Women’s Health Initiative published in The Journals of Gerontology.

Adhering to a healthy lifestyle could reduce coronary heart disease risk regardless of genetic susceptibility to abdominal obesity, according to the results of research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

This is the first installment of the Healio | Women’s Health & OB/GYN Nourish to Flourish column, edited by Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES. In future installments, Weiner and Healio will speak with experts to discuss the impact of food and nutrients on women’s health.

At the upcoming American College of Lifestyle Medicine conference, providers will explore the benefits of exercise, a healthy diet and good sleep — and how “prescribing” these lifestyle behavior interventions could revolutionize clinical practice.

An intervention consisting of experiential nutrition education and group-based physical activity classes led by local health educators created sustainable positive behavior change, according to an expert.

In a recent “Patient Page” in JAMA Pediatrics, physicians discussed how families and pediatricians can address food insecurity in children.

Tree nuts, despite being consumed by a relatively small percentage of Americans, were linked to a decreased risk for CVD and cardiometabolic risk factors, a study in Current Developments in Nutrition showed.