Nutrition and Fitness News

Both time-restricted eating and calorie restriction were more effective in reducing weight at 1 year among a diverse participant population compared with no intervention, according to results of a small randomized controlled trial.

At this year’s American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions, held from June 23-26, health care providers from more than 115 countries gathered to learn about the latest research on diabetes care.

Medical spending is higher for children and young adults who do not have a healthy body mass index, including those who are underweight, according to study findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

The 2018 introduction of calorie labels to restaurant menus appears to have yielded a net reduction in caloric intake of 20 to 60 calories per meal among Americans, potentially reducing risk for obesity-associated cancers.

Persistent racial disparities among low-income households are not found in those that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, highlighting the importance of access to the program, according to researchers.

Food insecurity and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may be related to failure to achieve ideal CV health, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

An intervention based on a plant-predominant diet and education helped patients with type 2 diabetes achieve remission, a study published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine showed.

Frequent nut consumption was linked to reduced cognitive decline for at-risk older adults, according to the results of research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In a trial of more than 20,000 older adults, vitamin D supplementation trended toward reducing risk for major CV events in older adults compared with placebo, a finding differing from previous studies.

Wearable activity trackers were linked to higher physical activity and improved physical function in hospitalized adults, although they did not influence hospitalization outcomes like risk for readmission, a recent study found.