Dietary Habit

Adults who eat greater amounts of meat may have increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to data published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

High consumption of ultraprocessed food, especially processed meats and sugar-sweetened beverages, was associated with elevated risk for heart disease and stroke, researchers reported.

Higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods, particularly sweets, was associated with an increased risk for glaucoma, a study published in Nutrients showed.

Greater intake of ultra-processed foods was associated with an increased risk for overall and site-specific cancer, particularly ovarian cancer, as well as cancer-related mortality, a study published in eClinicalMedicine found.

In the general population, long-term weight change is strongly associated with the average daily number of medium and large meals but not with a specific time-restricted eating strategy, researchers reported.

Adolescents who ate more candy, pastries and frozen desserts during the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to increase consumption of other ultra-processed foods compared with teens reporting eating fewer ultra-processed foods, data show.

Higher sodium intake, measured in multiple 24-hour urine samples, was associated with greater risk for CVD in a dose-response manner, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

A recent pilot study showed that time-restricted eating, a weight management strategy in which food is consumed in a set time period, was as good as more complex weight loss interventions.

Increased screen time using multiple devices was linked to poor health habits, including poor dietary patterns and low sleep quality, according to a study published in BMC Public Health.

Point-of-care rapid dietary screening may be an easily adopted and effective tool for prevention of CVD and other chronic diseases, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.