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HHS announces 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee members
The HHS has announced the 20 selected members of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, which will inform nutritional guidelines for Americans over the next half-decade.
Body dissatisfaction associated with eating disorders in midlife women
Similar to younger women, midlife women’s dissatisfaction with their body was linked to eating disorder pathology, according to the findings of a small study published in Menopause.
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Depression, anxiety tied to less ideal CV health in young adults
Depression and anxiety in young adults are associated with less ideal CV health, which may be improved with a better diet, physical activity and improved sleep, researchers reported.
No significant differences in weight, lipids, BP with vegan, omnivore soul food diets
Healthy vegan or low-fat omnivorous soul food diets yield no significant differences in weight loss or lipid and blood pressure levels among African American adults, according to a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.
Number of daily meals, not intermittent fasting, associated with long-term weight change
In the general population, long-term weight change is strongly associated with the average daily number of medium and large meals but not with a specific time-restricted eating strategy, researchers reported.
Five minutes of walking every half hour reduces BP, glucose
Breaking up periods of prolong sitting by walking 5 minutes every half hour was associated with reductions in cardiometabolic risk factors, according to a recent study published in Medicine and Science in Sports Exercise.
Multiple healthy eating patterns reduce mortality risk
A number of healthy eating patterns were linked to a lower mortality risk, supporting the idea that individuals can adapt multiple healthy eating patterns to their preferences, according to experts.
Positive dose-response association between dietary cholesterol, type 2 diabetes incidence
Researchers observed a positive dose-response association between dietary cholesterol and type 2 diabetes incidence, particularly in Western countries, according to a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.
Q&A: Eating almonds may help 'weekend warriors' recover from workouts
Daily almond intake might have health benefits for “weekend warriors,” according to results of a small randomized controlled trial.
School-based food-related intervention confers LDL, HbA1c reductions in children
A school-based nutrition, gardening and cooking intervention was associated with reductions in LDL and HbA1c in children who participated, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.