Nutrition

Premenopausal women who eat more curry and postmenopausal women with a higher daily vitamin B2 intake are less likely to have metabolic syndrome, according to a study of women in Korea published in Menopause.

A capsule containing bilberry-derived anthocyanin helped improve patients’ pupillary responses and eye fatigue resulting from looking at digital screens such as phones and computers, according to a recent study published in Functional Foods in Health and Disease.

U.S. adults participating in a digital weight-management program lost less weight in the first 7 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic vs. participants from a year prior, but the changes did not persist long term, according to study data.

Diets featuring higher consumption of plant-based foods were associated with lower risk for CVD and atherosclerosis compared with diets higher in animal-based foods, according to a review published in Cardiovascular Research.

AAP’s new policy statement that recommended all children — not just those who engage in sports — be screened for CVD was the top story in cardiology last week.

Recent data suggest that mangos could help improve certain risk factors for chronic disease in patients who are overweight or obese, according to researchers.

Higher Mediterranean diet score trended toward association with lower 10-year risk for sudden cardiac death, whereas higher Southern diet score trended toward association with higher 10-year sudden cardiac death risk, researchers reported.

Restricted energy intake and alternate-day fasting both reduced body mass, but restricted energy intake offered more fat-reducing benefits, according to results of a small randomized controlled trial.

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.

U.S. adolescents consume between one-third and two-thirds of the recommended daily limits of added sugars, fats and refined grains through snacking, researchers reported recently during the virtual Nutrition Live Online meeting.