Nutrition and Fitness News

Exercising for at least 20 minutes daily at age 70 years was associated with reduced risk for CV outcomes later in life, researchers reported in Heart.

Adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension dietary pattern was not associated with reduced risk for incident HF in participants with lower income, but it was in those with higher income, researchers reported.

Young adults in the U.S. may increase their life expectancy by more than a decade if they optimize their diet to include more legumes, whole grains and nuts, and less red and processed meat, according to findings published in PLoS Medicine.

Children with positive early interactions with their mother were at a reduced risk for obesity in childhood, a study published in Pediatrics found.

The more steps that older women took per day, the more they lowered their risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

A diet rich in ultra-processed food was found to be associated with increased hazards of all-cause and CVD mortality among patients with preexisting CVD, according to data published in European Heart Journal.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has lowered the weekly sodium limit for school lunches by 10%, according to a press release.

Older adults who took vitamin D with or without omega-3 fatty acid supplementation had a significantly lower rate of autoimmune disease over 5 years compared with those who took placebo, according to findings published in The BMJ.

Greater access to grocery stores, lower access to fast food, a higher income and higher educational attainment were independently associated with a greater likelihood of eating healthier and a lower likelihood of overweight or obesity, data show.

Higher levels of education were associated with achieving more metrics of ideal CV health in white Americans, but not in Americans of other races and ethnicities, researchers reported.