Nutrition and Fitness News

The Mediterranean diet has been named the best overall diet for the fifth year in a row by the editors of U.S. News & World Report.

The regular consumption of chili pepper was associated with significantly lower all-cause, CV and cancer-related mortality, according to findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Although COVID-19 remained a popular topic among Healio Primary Care readers in 2021, other stories that discussed diabetes screening and physician suicide also generated significant attention.

Ahead of the New Year’s resolution season, Healio recaps some of its 2021 coverage on diet and exercise research.

As of Dec. 1, the FDA had approved 46 novel drugs this year, one fewer than it had approved by the same date in 2020.

Healio’s coverage of sleep studies throughout the year highlight the importance of a good night’s rest.

About one in four primary care clinicians surveyed preferred a stool-based test to a colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening, according to findings published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Food insecurity was associated with higher allostatic load among adults in the U.S. aged 50 years or older, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Individuals with vitamin D deficiency were more likely to develop CVD and higher BP than those with normal levels of vitamin D, according to findings published in the European Heart Journal.

More people die from MI between December 25 and January 1 than any other time of year, according to a press release from the American Heart Association.