Nutrition and Fitness News

An analysis of 22 produce prescription programs throughout the U.S. suggests that the interventions improve fruit and vegetable intake, reduce food insecurity and are tied to clinically significant gains in cardiometabolic health measures.

Last year, researchers reported that the prevalence of pediatric obesity increased to 21% in the United States between 2011 and 2020.

Mothers in Greece who strongly adhered to a Mediterranean diet had a significantly reduced risk for postpartum depression, according to the results of research published in Nutrients.

Middle-aged women with an evening chronotype were more likely to report unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and faced an increased risk for diabetes, researchers found.

Adhering to a vegan diet led to a significant decrease in total food costs per day for those with overweight, according to the results of research published in JAMA Network Open.

Varying frequencies of milk intake were linked to decreased risk for cholelithiasis in men and women, a recent study in BMC Public Health found.

SAN DIEGO — Adherence to a low-carbohydrate diet during pregnancy may have some benefits in gestational diabetes, but overall, low-carbohydrate diets are not associated with any significant differences in outcomes, according to two experts.

Smoking, sedentary behavior and physical inactivity were among lifestyle factors linked to increased risk nursing home admissions, a recent study found.

Higher adherence to the Mediterranean lifestyle was associated with a nearly 30% lower risk for all-cause and cancer mortality, according to researchers.

Last month, WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer declared aspartame — a popular artificial sweetener that is used in products like soft drinks, chewing gum and ice cream — a potential carcinogen.