Nutrition

Researchers are using the NIH’s All of Us Research Program to advance efforts to individualize health care in the United States.

Diets that promote inflammation may increase the risk for breast cancer, according to a recent study.

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.

The adoption of at least three healthy behaviors was associated with reduced risk for dementia among individuals with familial dementia, a speaker reported.

A recent survey showed a “noticeable shift” in the way adults in the United States define “healthy” and their motivations for adopting healthy eating habits, an expert told Healio Primary Care.

In terms of short-term weight gain, preterm formula powder fortifiers were noninferior to human milk fortifiers in a study of around 120 preterm very-low-birth-weight neonates in India, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics showed.

Maternal nutrition during pregnancy may have a long-term impact on children’s weight trajectories, researchers reported.

Cultural diets, like the Mediterranean diet, are beneficial for people with diabetes, so it is important to incorporate culturally relevant foods into meal plans, according to experts.

Researchers found an inverse association between spinach consumption and the risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to BMC Gastroenterology.

Among women, a higher intake of sugar-sweetened beverages in adulthood and adolescence correlated with a higher risk for early-onset colorectal cancer, according to research published in Gut.