Diet

Eleven lifestyle factors including physical activity, drinking coffee and tea, and fat intake were associated with a lower risk for Parkinson’s disease development, according to a systematic review in Journal of Parkinson’s Disease.

A healthy lifestyle can reduce overall cancer incidence even among individuals identified by a personalized indicator as having a high genetic risk, according to study results published in Cancer Research.

Women who are experiencing hot flashes as part of menopause could benefit from changes in their diet without additional medication, according to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

A team-based approach to diabetes care that employs an expanded role for registered dietitian nutritionists can help people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes improve risk factors beyond blood glucose, such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia.

The American Society for Preventive Cardiology Virtual Summit on CVD Prevention will be held Friday to Sunday and will highlight advancements and shortcomings in hypertension care, special population disparities, diets and more.

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome had improved symptom severity and normalized gut microbiota while following a low-FODMAP diet combined with a gluten-free diet, according to data published in BMC Gastroenterology.

Diets featuring higher consumption of plant-based foods were associated with lower risk for CVD and atherosclerosis compared with diets higher in animal-based foods, according to a review published in Cardiovascular Research.

Higher Mediterranean diet score trended toward association with lower 10-year risk for sudden cardiac death, whereas higher Southern diet score trended toward association with higher 10-year sudden cardiac death risk, researchers reported.

Although the DASH diet can lower gout risk in women regardless of genetics, nonadherence can result in a greater risk in those with a higher predisposition for elevated serum urate, according to a speaker at the EULAR 2021 Congress.

A FODMAP-lowering diet administered through smartphone application was superior to standard medical therapy alone in improved symptom severity among patients with irritable bowel syndrome, according to a presentation at Digestive Disease Week.