Nutrition Fitness News

Consumption of artificially sweetened beverages was not associated with stress or urgency urinary incontinence, researchers reported.

Food insecurity among women was associated with a higher likelihood of fecal incontinence, even when accounting for diet, according to data published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Mothers with multiple children or with one child aged 4 years or younger participated in less moderate or vigorous physical activity compared with mothers with school-aged children, according to study data.

Higher-quality diets, including those lower in inflammatory effects, were linked to greater fecundability in prospective preconception cohort studies from North America and Denmark.

Diets high in foods that cause inflammation, such as meat, sugar and coffee, increased the severity of menstrual pain for adolescents and young adults, according to study findings presented at the NAMS Annual Meeting.

Women with a history of gestational diabetes can lower their risk for developing type 2 diabetes by optimizing modifiable risk factors for the disease, such as weight, diet, physical activity and tobacco and alcohol use.

Ultraprocessed food intake among mothers was associated with an increased risk for overweight and obesity among their children, according to researchers.

Each year, the CDC recognizes National Women’s Health & Fitness Day to highlight the importance of exercise for all women. This year, the day of recognition falls on Sept. 28.

Being more active and spending less time sedentary reduced women’s risk for breast cancer, according to data published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

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.