Diet

U.S. News & World Report released its best diet rankings for 2020, and the Mediterranean diet was named the best overall diet for the third year in a row.

By the middle of February, some 80% of people will have broken their New Year’s resolutions, a clinical psychologist wrote in U.S. News and World Report.

As 2019 draws to a close, Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of the top stories of the year for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.

PHILADELPHIA — An elevated proportion of daily caloric intake from ultra-processed food may confer less than optimum CV health, regardless of age, sex, race, education and poverty, according to findings presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Consumption of high amounts of dairy products appeared to be associated with increased risk for prostate cancer, according to results of a retrospective study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

PHILADELPHIA — Women who consumed a higher proportion of their daily calories after 6 p.m. had poorer overall CV health and higher BP, BMI and HbA1c levels, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

LAS VEGAS — Parents may be more likely to order meals with healthier calorie counts for their children while dining at restaurants if they are given advice on the health benefits of such decisions, according to findings presented at ObesityWeek.

LAS VEGAS — Among the numerous intermittent fasting strategies being pursued for weight loss, time-restricted feeding has shown particular promise, according to a speaker at ObesityWeek.

Severe energy restriction with a total meal replacement diet among postmenopausal women with obesity induced greater weight loss and approximately 1.5-fold as much loss of whole-body lean mass and thigh muscle area compared with moderate energy restriction over 12 months; however, researchers also observed a greater decrease in hip bone mineral density with severe energy restriction, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open

Research presented at the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo highlighted a need for future studies of the impact of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, within the family unit over time. Potential interventions include family-centered approaches to address mealtime behavior and programs that focus on managing disruptive behavior, researchers reported.