Diet

Food insecurity among older adults in the United States doubled from 2007 to 2016, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Adults positive for glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies are more than twice as likely to develop adult-onset diabetes with low fish intake compared with high fish intake, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension — or DASH — diet successfully reduces serum urate, particularly among those with hyperuricemia, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Decreased meat intake supplemented with a parallel increase in plant-based foods may amplify the beneficial cardiometabolic effects of the Mediterranean diet and reduce CV risk, according to a study published in Heart.

Greater adherence to a diabetes risk-reduction diet appeared associated with increased OS among a cohort of breast cancer survivors, according to study results presented at the virtual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

A poor-quality diet appeared associated with an increased risk for early-onset, high-risk distal and rectal adenomas, according to study results published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

A healthy diet appeared associated with a decreased risk for prostate cancer, according to results of a Canadian population-based, case-control study published in Nutrients.

Adults with obesity are more likely to experience meaningful, long-term weight-loss when prescribed a plant-based eating plan vs. alternative diet options, and community-based strategies can help influence adherence, according to a speaker.

High intake of proinflammatory foods such as red or processed meats and refined carbohydrates was associated with a 38% increased risk for CVD and a poor lipid profile, researchers reported.

Although a vegetarian diet may improve cardiometabolic health, researchers reported that obese individuals may need to do more than cut meat from their diets.