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December 19, 2022
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Disordered eating, insulin restriction reduce beneficial gut microbes

Disordered eating, insulin restriction reduce beneficial gut microbes

Disordered eating and insulin restriction were associated with a reduced abundance of short-chain fatty acid-producing gut microbes among young adults with type 1 diabetes with overweight or obesity, researchers reported.

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December 07, 2022
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Time-restricted eating does not confer ‘clinically significant’ weight loss in obesity

Time-restricted eating does not confer ‘clinically significant’ weight loss in obesity

Time-restricted eating interventions, especially those with an eating window of 8 hours or longer, are not associated with weight loss of 5% or greater for most adults with obesity, according to a speaker.

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December 05, 2022
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Optimal defaults promote healthy grocery purchases in adults with type 2 diabetes

Optimal defaults promote healthy grocery purchases in adults with type 2 diabetes

Applying optimal defaults to online grocery shopping resulted in the promotion of healthier grocery purchases among adults with or at risk for type 2 diabetes, researchers reported in Obesity.

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November 28, 2022
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Long-term salt preferences may influence CVD risk

Long-term salt preferences may influence CVD risk

Less use of added dietary salt is associated with lower risk for CVD, particularly HF and ischemic heart disease, whether or not individuals follow the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet, data from a prospective study show.

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November 17, 2022
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Ultraprocessed food consumption a 'significant cause of premature death'

Ultraprocessed food consumption a 'significant cause of premature death'

Limiting ultraprocessed food consumption could prevent thousands of deaths in Brazil each year, according to researchers.

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November 16, 2022
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Eating breakfast may improve children’s metabolic health

Eating breakfast may improve children’s metabolic health

SAN DIEGO — Children in an underserved community who increased the number of times per week they ate breakfast had lower fasting insulin and insulin resistance than those who ate breakfast less often, according to a speaker.

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November 10, 2022
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Appetite stimulants show positive weight gain in children with cystic fibrosis

Appetite stimulants show positive weight gain in children with cystic fibrosis

Children with cystic fibrosis gained weight within the first 3 months of appetite stimulant therapy, according to a poster presented at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference.

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November 08, 2022
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Coaching improves diet quality, albuminuria in Black patients with hypertension, CKD

Coaching improves diet quality, albuminuria in Black patients with hypertension, CKD

ORLANDO — In Black adults with hypertension and chronic kidney disease, coaching about purchasing food with high potassium improved diet quality and albuminuria, according to a presenter at ASN Kidney Week.

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November 03, 2022
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Study finds International Food Information Council misinforms public on dietary intake

Study finds International Food Information Council misinforms public on dietary intake

The International Food Information Council uses media outlets to counter information on the negative impacts of sugars and processed foods, according to a new study published in Globalization and Health.

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November 02, 2022
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Most-viewed TikTok content on nutrition is ‘weight normative’

Most-viewed TikTok content on nutrition is ‘weight normative’

The most-viewed content on TikTok related to food, nutrition and weight focuses on weight-normative messaging, according to a study published in PLOS One.

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