Nutrition and Fitness News

Time-restricted eating interventions, especially those with an eating window of 8 hours or longer, are not associated with weight loss of 5% or greater for most adults with obesity, according to a speaker.

The timing of physical activity could affect the risk for CVD, according to study findings published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Diets high in healthy plant foods and low in unhealthy plant foods were associated with a lower colorectal cancer risk in men, a recent study published in BMC Medicine found.

Recent findings from the Women’s Health Initiative revealed that greater adherence to a plant-based Portfolio diet was associated with a lower risk for incident type 2 diabetes.

The ACP is calling for adequately funded policies and procedures to improve disparities in access to and the quality of health care for individuals in U.S. jails and prisons.

Less use of added dietary salt is associated with lower risk for CVD, particularly HF and ischemic heart disease, whether or not individuals follow the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet, data from a prospective study show.

In a recent study, Mexican American adults and non-Hispanic Black adults in the United States had an overall greater prevalence of hypertension, obesity and diabetes mellitus compared with white adults and Asian adults.

All-cause and CVD mortality were reduced in individuals regularly physically active as well as those only physically active on the weekend, according to a research letter in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Habitual coffee drinking may lower type 2 diabetes risk for women with a history of gestational diabetes, according to experts.

Food and beverage companies in the United States disproportionately target Black and Hispanic consumers with advertisements for high-calorie, low-nutrient products, a study found.