Nutrition and Fitness News

A 15-month analysis of conversations regarding pediatric obesity among health care professionals online showed that new clinical guidance from the AAP spurred significant debate.

A recent study comparing the environmental impact and quality of several dietary patterns found that a plant-based diet had the lowest greenhouse gas emissions, but its quality was similar to that of other diets.

SAN DIEGO — Nutritionally diverse plant-based diets are ideal for CVD prevention in patients, according to Danielle Belardo, MD, a preventive cardiologist practicing in Newport Beach, California.

SAN DIEGO — Time-restricted feeding offers benefits for weight loss, but it is not superior to other calorie-restriction diets, according to a presenter at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension eating plan, Mediterranean and vegetarian-based diets best meet 2021 American Heart Association dietary guidelines for CV health, whereas other popular plans fall short, researchers reported.

Fried food consumption was associated with higher risks for anxiety and depression, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Poor diet was responsible for seven in 10 new cases of type 2 diabetes worldwide in 2018, according to researchers.

Among older adults with type 2 diabetes and mild cognitive impairment, tai chi conferred more benefits than walking in improving global cognitive function, according to researchers, highlighting the activity’s clinical potential.

Urinary markers indicated that infants who were fed soy-based formulas had better bone metabolism at 6 months than those fed breast milk or dairy-based infant formula, according to research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Omega-3 fatty acid may reduce the risk for cognitive decline and could be particularly helpful for populations at high genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers.