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June 04, 2022
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VIDEO: Brain-gut communication and its role in food intake, obesity epidemic

SAN DIEGO — In a Healio video exclusive, Andres Acosta, MD, PhD, outlines research presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022 that focused on the relationship between gastric function and the regulation of food intake.

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April 07, 2022
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Q&A: Physicians should explore integrating a ‘food as medicine’ approach in practice

There is overwhelming evidence demonstrating the impact that food has on health, according to a report from the Center for Food as Medicine and the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center.

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February 11, 2022
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VIDEO: Knowledge of food culture is key when treating IBD in South Asian patients

In this Healio video series, which focuses on cultural competency in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, Neha D. Shah, MPH, RD, CNSC, CHES, discusses the food culture in South Asia and the associated challenges when treating IBD.

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December 13, 2021
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Study reveals new understanding of food protein-induced allergy pathophysiology in infants

The development and resolution of food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis in the infant gut microbiome highlights the underlying role of bacterial taxa in the pathophysiology of the allergy, according to a presentation.

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September 20, 2021
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20% of parents say kids eat fast food more often

In the past few months, one in five parents reported that their children ate fast food more often, a recent poll showed.

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August 17, 2021
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Frequent moisturization may induce food allergies among infants

Young infants may develop food allergies due to frequent moisturization of the skin through transcutaneous sensitization, according to a population-based, randomized study.

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August 16, 2021
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Individual tree nuts yield different oral food challenge outcomes

Data from oral food challenges show almond and hazelnut can be challenged more aggressively, whereas cashew and walnuts should be challenged more conservatively, according to study results.

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August 16, 2021
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High ambient grass pollen levels may increase food sensitization risk in children

Children exposed to persistently high levels of ambient grass pollen may have an increased risk for food sensitization but not allergy, according to data presented at the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Hybrid Congress.

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May 23, 2021
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Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods increases risk for Crohn’s

Rising rates of ultra-processed food consumption correlated with an increased risk for Crohn’s disease, according to a presentation at Digestive Disease Week.

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May 07, 2021
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Microbiota-directed food prototype beneficial for malnourished children

Study results support the use of microbiota-directed complementary food prototype as a dietary supplement for young children with moderate acute malnutrition.

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