A new study relates liquid fructose intake to fatty liver disease
A high-fat diet is not enough to cause short-term fatty liver disease. However, if this diet is combined with the intake of beverages sweetened with liquid fructose, the accumulation of fats in the liver accelerates and hypertriglyceridemia — a cardiovascular risk factor — can appear. This is explained in a study on a mouse experimental […]
Overweight dogs respond well to high-protein, high-fiber diet
A study of overweight dogs fed a reduced calorie, high-protein, high-fiber diet for 24 weeks found that the dogs’ body composition and inflammatory markers changed over time in ways that parallel the positive changes seen in humans on similar diets. The dogs achieved a healthier weight without losing too much muscle mass, and their serum […]
Mediterranean diet associated with a lower risk of mortality in older adults
A greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet which had been assessed through an index made with biomarkers during a 20-year scientific monitoring is associated with a lower mortality in adults over 65. This is one of the main conclusions of a study led by Cristina Andrés-Lacueva, head of the Research Group on Biomarkers and Nutritional […]
High protein diet may harm polar bears
A high protein diet appears linked to kidney disease and shortened lifespans for captive polar bears, a relationship similarly suspected in humans, according to a review led by Washington State University wildlife biologist Charlie Robbins. The paper, published in Zoo Biology, takes careful look at what zoos have fed polar bears revealing they mostly offered […]
Weight-Loss Surgeries Used Least in U.S. States That Need Them Most
Latest Diet & Weight Management News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) The American South and Midwest are home to the highest obesity rates in the nation, but a new study reveals that severely obese residents of those regions are the least likely to choose lifesaving weight-loss surgery. […]
A diet rich in plant-based products reduces the risk of cognitive impairment in the elderly: Metabolomics to study the impact of diet on health
A diet rich in plant products reduces the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in the elderly. This is the result of a study by the Biomarkers and Nutritional Food Metabolomics Research Group of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences of the University of Barcelona (UB) and the CIBER on Frailty and Healthy Aging […]
Reduced meat diet has many advantages: Study compares the impact of different diets on health, animal welfare and the environment
Which diet is better: moderately reduce meat consumption and eat more fruit, vegetables and wholegrain products, as recommended by the German Nutrition Society? Follow Germany’s southern neighbors’ example and eat more fish and seafood? Or even switch completely to a vegan diet? A new study by the University of Bonn (Germany) shows that the answer […]
Telehealth-delivered diet and exercise program eased knee pain and triggered weight loss: Participants report no longer needing medication or surgery with one man shedding 39kgs
New research investigating the benefits of telehealth-delivered exercise and diet programs has found 80 per cent of participants experienced improvement in pain and an average of 10 per cent in loss of body weight, with one man shedding 39 kilograms. More than 400 individuals with knee osteoarthritis participated in the Better Knee, Better Me trial, […]
How eating less in early life could help with reproduction later on
Switching from a restricted diet to eating as much as you like could be beneficial for reproduction in later life, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studied the eating and mating habits of the small fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. They found that females that consumed less food for their entire […]
Brief 5:2 diet advice is as effective as traditional GP advice, but people like it better, according to new study
A clinical trial has found people prefer receiving information on the 5:2 diet than standard GP weight management advice despite both interventions achieving similar modest weight loss results. The trial, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and led by Queen Mary University of London, is the first randomised evaluation of the 5:2 diet, a […]