Nutrition and Fitness News

Speaking at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in funding as part of the administration’s strategy to end hunger and reduce diet-related diseases in the U.S. by 2030.

Data from 20 health care databases in 19 countries project there will be a substantial increase in hip fracture incidence rates as the global population ages.

Each year, the CDC recognizes National Women’s Health & Fitness Day to highlight the importance of exercise for all women. This year, the day of recognition falls on Sept. 28.

Supplementation with vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids did not significantly reduce frailty risk in older adults, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.

The magnitude of associations with major CVD for most risk factors are similar in women and men, despite sex differences in risk factor levels, according to an analysis of the PURE study.

Obesity is a complex disease with multifactorial etiology. Multidisciplinary care is an optimal way to support patients with short-term success, long-term weight loss maintenance, and the prevention of obesity-related complications.

Reducing access to sugar-sweetened beverages at home is more effective at curbing children’s intake of the sugary drinks than reducing access to them in schools, according to a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Researchers discovered evidence that meal timing has significant effects on anxiety- and depression-like mood levels, which were connected with internal circadian misalignment.

Staying active and spending less time sitting are highly likely to reduce breast cancer risk, according to researchers.

Greater consumption of artificial sweeteners was associated with a higher risk for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and coronary heart disease, a study published in the BMJ found.