The Surprising Way Having Siblings Can Affect A Teen’s Mental Health
LOADINGERROR LOADING A recent study published in the Journal of Family Issues suggests having multiple siblings may come with a potential downside for young teens. Research based on data collected from eighth graders found that kids with a large number of siblings appear to have worse mental health traits than their peers in smaller families. […]
People Drop the Ball When It Comes to Safe Sex on New Year’s Eve
A new study in the annual BMJ Christmas issue suggests high levels of unprotected sex during New Year’s Eve celebrations in the U.S., with an increase in sales of levonorgestrel (Plan B) in the week after that surpasses other holidays. In this video interview, study author Brandon Wagner, PhD, of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, […]
Cutting breakfast carbs can benefit people with Type 2 diabetes: Researchers say a low-carb start to the day may help control blood sugars
An international team, led by UBC Okanagan researchers, suggests a simple tweak to the first meal of the day might help people living with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) better control their blood sugar levels. Dr. Barbara Oliveira conducts research with Dr. Jonathan Little’s Exercise, Metabolism and Inflammation Lab in UBCO’s Faculty of Health and Social […]
5 Foods That Can Have A Negative Impact On Your Mental Health
Xinzheng via Getty Images Research suggests that consuming more than 250 milligrams of caffeine per day could have a negative impact on anxiety. We rarely think about food in relation to our mental health. We worry about it leading to health issues, such as cardiovascular or gastrointestinal problems, but did you know that different foods […]
How better planning, behavior regulation may lead to eating less fat: Study in pregnant women shows stress affects thinking, dietary patterns
New research suggests coaching overweight or obese pregnant women to improve their ability to plan and make progress toward goals may be key to helping them lower the amount of fat in their diet. Maternal diet quality affects prenatal development and long-term child health outcomes, but the stress that typically increases during pregnancy — often […]
Some guts are better than others at harvesting energy
New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that a portion of the Danish population has a composition of gut microbes that, on average, extracts more energy from food than do the microbes in the guts of their fellow Danes. The research is a step towards understanding why some people gain more weight than others, […]
High-fat diet can provoke pain sensitivity without obesity, diabetes
A new study in mice from researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas suggests that a short-term exposure to a high-fat diet may be linked to pain sensations even in the absence of a prior injury or a preexisting condition like obesity or diabetes. The study, published Sept. 1 in the journal Scientific Reports, […]
U.S. Experts Weigh In on Colonoscopy Status in Wake of European Trial
Could a new study that suggests colonoscopy is less effective than expected thwart efforts in the U.S. to get more people screened for colorectal cancer? Medical associations and physicians are weighing in on the subject, noting that they are worried that the results from the randomized NordICC trial, published earlier this week in the New […]
Parents adopt unhealthy food routines for family wellbeing in place of unaffordable activities
New study study suggests a key reason parents on a low-income buy unhealthy foods for their families is to compensate for non-food related activities which support social wellbeing, but that they are unable to afford. The study from the Centre for Food Policy at City, University of London sheds light on the food buying habits […]
‘Nutri-Score’ label may counter misleading sugar claims on groceries, analysis suggests: Consumer survey supports the use of Nutri-Score labeling to help boost public health
A new analysis suggests that the Nutri-Score — a label indicating the overall nutritional quality of a food product — can counteract the misleading effects of sugar claims. Kristin Jürkenbeck and colleagues of the University of Göttingent, Germany, present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on August 17, 2022. High consumption of sugar […]