Nutrition Fitness News

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.

Lactation-boosting cookies appeared to be ineffective after a month-long randomized clinical trial and may only offer “false hope and unnecessary financial costs” to vulnerable patients, according to researchers.

Women with greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet had a significantly reduced risk for CVD and total mortality, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Heart.

Women who maintained a more pro-inflammatory diet before menopause and in early perimenopause had increased risk for future fractures, according to data from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation.

Pregnancy after receiving bariatric surgery was associated with decreased risks for preeclampsia, gestational diabetes or impaired fasting glucose and large for gestational age neonates, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Diet may play an important role in the pathophysiology of endometriosis, with a plant-based diet and vitamin D possibly beneficial in preventing and treating the disease, according to a review published in Frontiers in Nutrition.

Women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections reported negative effects on their sleep, exercise, sexual function, productivity and health-related quality of life, according to findings published in PLOS ONE.

Similar to younger women, midlife women’s dissatisfaction with their body was linked to eating disorder pathology, according to the findings of a small study published in Menopause.