Nutrition

Consuming more flavonoids and flavonoid-rich foods such as tea, berries and apples was associated with a lower risk for type 2 diabetes, researchers found.

A greater weekly intake of potatoes reduced the risk for all-cause mortality as well as mortality from CVD, ischemic heart disease and acute myocardial infarction, a Norwegian-based cohort study showed.

A healthy plant-based diet can help mitigate gout risk, especially for women, according to the results of research published in JAMA Network Open.

Vitamin B12 supplementation may be helpful for those with deficiencies, according to an expert, but evidence among the general population is inconclusive.

High ultra-processed food consumption in young children is associated with adiposity and other cardiometabolic risk factors, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Off-unit sessions organized around games, resources, fresh food and meal preparation improved patient knowledge around nutrition and kidney disease, resulting in improved phosphorous levels.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Implementing medical nutrition therapy for patients with late-stage chronic kidney disease saved an estimated $47,000 per patient by delaying the need for dialysis, according to a poster presented here.

Adults in France who consumed more food additive emulsifiers had increased risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

Greater intake of ultraprocessed foods, like sugary drinks and ready-to-eat products, was associated with a slightly higher risk of all-cause mortality, according to results of a 30-study published in BMJ Open.

BOSTON — Life’s Essential 8, a campaign led by the American Heart Association, is an assortment of interventions “we can all follow” and “associated with much better outcomes,” Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, MACP, MACC, FAHA, FHFSA, said.