Diet

Patients with chronic kidney disease who followed a healthy or overall plant-based diet had a lower risk for all-cause mortality than those who followed an unhealthy plant-based diet, according to recently published data.

A higher frequency of adding salt to food may be associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease in the general population, according to a recently published study.

Individuals who follow a plant-based or vegetarian diet are less likely to contract COVID-19 compared with those who follow an omnivorous diet, according to results published in BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health.

A low-carbohydrate diet that emphasized high-quality protein, fat and carbohydrates from healthful plant-based sources was linked to less weight gain over a 4-year period, according to a recent study.

For the 7th consecutive year, the Mediterranean diet was named the best overall diet by nutritional experts at U.S. News and World Report, the company announced.

Adding one cup of navy beans to the usual diet of individuals with obesity and a history of colorectal cancer improved gut microbiome diversity and regulated metabolites and markers related to disease, according to research in eBioMedicine.

Focusing on mental health is one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions U.S. adults are making for 2024, according to a press release from the American Psychiatric Association.

A community-based strategy to screen lower-income African Americans for elevated risk for chronic kidney disease and CVD and intervene with a fruit and vegetable diet, was feasible, according to results of a recently published study.

As the first point of contact for many patients, it is important for primary care physicians to have strategies that will help treat and manage overweight and obesity, according to experts.

SAN DIEGO — Healio spoke with Kathryn Dao, MD, about a presentation from ACR Convergence 2023 that assessed the impact of diet on patients with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.