Nutrition Fitness News

Healthy lifestyle habits before and during menopause may delay or lessen severe metabolic conditions in women caused by potential increases in adiposity, according to findings published in Aging Cell.

Abbott Nutrition restarted production of infant formulas at a Michigan plant that was shut down for months after the company initiated a recall of its powder formulas, beginning the country’s ongoing formula shortage.

The FDA will reevaluate the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging, according to a press release from the Environmental Defense Fund.

SAN DIEGO — Tobacco and marijuana use may impact gestational weight gain, according to findings presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

In this episode, Amy Comander, MD, Beth Frates, MD, and Michelle Tollefson, MD, discuss their journeys in the breast cancer treatment and awareness space and their new personal well-being resource, PAVING the Path to Wellness Workbook.

Women who self-reported higher adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet were up to 26% less likely to develop preeclampsia compared with women reporting lower adherence to the eating plan, with a stronger benefit observed for Black mothers.

Middle-aged women exposed to higher levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical class of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have an increased risk for developing diabetes, according to study data.

Women who lived within 10 km of an oil or gas well that was hydraulically fractured during 1 year preconception or during pregnancy were at higher risk for adverse birth outcomes, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Lifestyle intervention may be most effective in perimenopause, as women experience the onset of poor body composition and metabolism associated with menopause, according to a study.

Mean concentrations of perfluorooctanoic acid and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in women’s breast milk exceeded drinking water screening values for children, according to findings published in Environmental Health Perspectives.