Fruit

Length of breastfeeding and timing of introducing certain foods to an infant’s diet — cow’s milk, gluten and fruit, in particular — may affect type 1 diabetes risk, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Flavonoid-rich foods appear to have beneficial effects on BP, explained in part by gut microbiome characteristics, researchers reported in Hypertension.

Snacking on fruit after breakfast, fruit during lunch, vegetables during dinner and dairy after dinner was associated with lower risks for CVD and all-cause mortality, according to new dietary data.

Adults who eat two servings of fruit per day are 36% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes during 5 years of follow-up compared with those who eat less than half a serving of fruit daily, data from an observational study show.

Adults using the Noom weight-loss app in the U.S. ate fewer fruits and vegetables and more red meat during the first week of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders compared with before the lockdown, according to study data.

Most patients with chronic thyroid eye disease had low quality of life despite receiving treatment or undergoing surgery, according to a recent survey. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

A new study demonstrated a nonlinear inverse relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and overall mortality. It was the top story in cardiology last week.

Two servings of fruit and three servings of vegetables every day may be enough to reduce overall mortality and death from CVD, cancer and respiratory illness, according to research published in Circulation.

The top five stories in gastroenterology last week were based on presentations from the American College of Gastroenterology’s virtual conference.

Researchers from Brazil found patients on hemodialysis who reported a lower frequency of fruit intake were more likely to have constipation than those who consumed more fruit.