Nutrition Fitness News

DANA POINT, Calif. — In this Healio video exclusive, Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPA, MPH, MBA, discusses considerations clinicians must make regarding women with obesity.

Adherence to the American Heart Association dietary pattern prior to conception may be associated with a lower likelihood of pregnancy loss during infertility treatment, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Older women with Parkinson’s disease were less physically active and spent more time being sedentary compared with those without Parkinson’s disease, which may increase their risk for adverse outcomes, according to researchers.

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO — In this video exclusive, Christopher Kovacs, MD, FRCP, FACP, FACE, talks about osteoporosis and fragility fractures associated with pregnancy and lactation.

Women who drank two glasses of dealcoholized muscadine wine daily showed significantly improved elasticity and water retention of their skin, according to a study presented at NUTRITION 2023.

Almost no dietary supplements available in the U.S. provide key nutrients in required doses for pregnant women, which can lead to risk for inadequate nutrient intake from foods alone, researchers reported.

For National Women’s Health Week, the Healio Editors compiled news on nutrition of interest to women’s health providers.

The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease was 14% among pregnant women screened during early pregnancy, with fewer than 5% receiving prior evaluation for NAFLD, according to research in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Among postmenopausal women, consuming more dietary antioxidants was associated with decreased likelihood of osteoporosis, according to a population-based study published in Menopause.

Consumer Reports in December warned of high levels of lead and cadmium in certain dark chocolate bar brands. These heavy metals, even in small concentrations, can have adverse consequences for pregnant people and developing fetuses.