Nutrition and Fitness News

When practicing a form of intermittent fasting — time-restricted eating — starting earlier in the day may be more effective for weight loss than typical eating habits, according to researchers.

Women who are vegetarian had a greater risk for hip fracture compared with those who ate five or more servings of meat per week, findings in BMC Medicine showed.

The AAP this week updated a policy statement on helmets in biking, snow sports and other activities, recommending that all children and adult caregivers wear sport-appropriate helmets.

In postmenopausal women, eating prunes every day prevented loss of hip bone mineral density and protected against hip fractures, according to a randomized controlled trial published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Jarlsberg cheese has a significant stimulatory effect on serum osteocalcin.

Salt substitutes consistently improved BP and lowered risk for mortality, CV mortality and CV events, according to a meta-analysis published in Heart.

An ancient medical knowledge system known as Ayurveda reveals information about how to eat well while living with diabetes, according to Parul Kharod, MS, RD, LDN, a registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist practicing in North Carolina.

Smartphone-recorded steps over 2 years were linked to positive changes in CVD risk factors but varied between men and women, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty safely induced and maintained weight loss and improved metabolic comorbidities in patients with class 1 and class 2 obesity, according to research published in The Lancet.

Obesity is a multifactorial disease most effectively treated with a multifactorial approach.