Nutrition (all articles)
Study: Snack Tax May be More Effective than a Sugary Drink Tax to Tackle Obesity
6 Sep, 2019 | 08:43h | UTCEditorial: Taxing confectionery, biscuits, and cakes to control obesity (free) AND
Commentaries: Snack tax may be more effective than a sugary drink tax to tackle obesity – The BMJ (free) AND What next for fiscal interventions to prevent obesity? – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Taxing sugary foods would cut prevalence of obesity – OnMedica (free) AND Snack tax may be more effective than a sugary drink tax to tackle obesity – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)
Related: Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free) AND The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries) To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (free policies, articles and commentaries) AND Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies (free study and commentaries) AND Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases (free study and commentary) AND The potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities (free)
Cohort Study: Association Between Soft Drink Consumption and Mortality in 10 European Countries
4 Sep, 2019 | 08:23h | UTCAssociation Between Soft Drink Consumption and Mortality in 10 European Countries – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Large European Study Links Soda Consumption to Greater Risk of Mortality, Including From Parkinson – AJMC (free) AND Want to live longer? You may want to ditch these drinks – CNN (free) AND Soft drinks, including sugar-free, linked to increased risk of early death – The Guardian (free) AND Soft drinks – sugared or low-calorie – may raise the risk of early death – Reuters (free)
#ESCCongress – Observational Study Finds Metabolic Surgery May Reduce the Risk of Death and Cardiovascular Complications in Diabetic Patients
3 Sep, 2019 | 01:22h | UTCAssociation of Metabolic Surgery With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: The Role of Bariatric Surgery in Managing the Macrovascular Complications of Obesity-Related Type 2 Diabetes (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Weight-Loss Surgery Associated with 40% Reduction in Risk of Death and Heart Complications in Patients with Diabetes and Obesity, Study Shows – Cleveland Clinic (free) AND Fewer cardiovascular events seen in diabetics after weight-loss surgery – Reuters (free) AND Metabolic Surgery Improves CV Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes, Obesity – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Weight-Loss Surgery May Reduce Heart Risks in People With Type 2 Diabetes – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Studies: Observational Study Links Bariatric Surgery to Lower Mortality but Higher Risk of Adverse Events (link to abstract) AND Association of Bariatric Surgery vs Usual Care Obesity Management With All-Cause Mortality (free study and commentaries)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Fruit and Cereal Fiber Linked to Lower Risk of Diverticulitis
30 Aug, 2019 | 08:20h | UTCIntake of Dietary Fiber, Fruits, and Vegetables and Risk of Diverticulitis – American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: More fruit and cereal fiber tied to less risk of common bowel disease – Reuters (free)
Alternate Day Fasting Improves Physiological and Molecular Markers is Small Study
29 Aug, 2019 | 06:00h | UTCAlternate Day Fasting Improves Physiological and Molecular Markers of Aging in Healthy, Non-obese Humans – Cell Metabolism (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Alternate-day fasting associated with weight loss – Reuters (free) AND Clinical trial shows alternate-day fasting a safe alternative to caloric restriction – Cell Press (free) AND Alternate-Day Fasting in Short Term Safe, Has Metabolic Benefits – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Nutritional Risk Screening and Assessment
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:09h | UTCNutritional Risk Screening and Assessment – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Cohort Study: Association of Animal and Plant Protein Intake With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality
27 Aug, 2019 | 01:49h | UTCAssociation of Animal and Plant Protein Intake With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: More plant protein tied to longer life – Reuters (free)
Related Studies: Plant‐Based Diets Are Associated with a Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All‐Cause Mortality (free) AND Healthful and Unhealthful Plant-Based Diets and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Cohort Study: Fruit, vegetable, and legume intake, and cardiovascular disease and deaths (link to abstract and commentaries)
[Abstract Only] Study: High Animal Protein Intake Linked to Increased Risk of Kidney Stones
27 Aug, 2019 | 00:26h | UTCPlant and Animal Protein Intakes and Risk of Incident Kidney Stones: Results from the Shanghai Men’s and Women’s Health Studies – Journal of Urology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Kidney Stones Linked to High Animal Protein Intake – Renal & Urology News (free)
Related: NICE Guideline – Renal and Ureteric Stones: Assessment and Management (free guidelines on the subject) AND Fluid Intake and Dietary Factors and the Risk of Incident Kidney Stones in UK Biobank: A Population-based Prospective Cohort Study – European Urology Focus (free)
Meta-Analysis: Quality of Dietary Fat and Genetic Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
25 Aug, 2019 | 21:07h | UTCCommentaries: Interventions for type 2 diabetes successful across the genetic landscape – Massachusetts General Hospital (free) AND Genetics no barrier to dietary modification benefits on type 2 diabetes risk – medwire News (free)
Perspective: The Keto Diet Is Popular, but Is It Good for You?
22 Aug, 2019 | 10:56h | UTCThe Keto Diet Is Popular, but Is It Good for You? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Consensus Statement: Very-low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) in the management of metabolic diseases: systematic review and consensus statement from the Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE) – Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (free)
Meta-analysis: Omega-3 Fats Not Beneficial for Diabetes Prevention or Treatment
22 Aug, 2019 | 10:53h | UTCCommentaries: The role of nutrition in disease prevention—how we can find better answers? – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Omega-3 fats have little or no effect on type 2 diabetes – BMJ (free) AND Lack of omega-3 effect on type 2 diabetes confirmed – Medicine Matters (free) AND Fish oil pills ‘no benefit’ for type 2 diabetes – BBC (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Effects of n−3 Fatty Acid Supplements in Diabetes Mellitus (free study and commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: Global Incidence of Frailty and Prefrailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:20h | UTCCommentaries: The Dynamics of Frailty Among Older Adults – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Frailty is a medical condition, not an inevitable result of aging – Monash University (free)
Related: Best practice guidelines for the management of frailty: a British Geriatrics Society, Age UK and Royal College of General Practitioners report – Age and Ageing (free) AND A Review of Frailty Syndrome and Its Physical, Cognitive and Emotional Domains in the Elderly – Geriatrics (free) AND Frailty: Identifying elderly patients at high risk of poor outcomes – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Consensus Recommendations: Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery
18 Aug, 2019 | 22:08h | UTCRelated: Pregnancy after bariatric surgery and adverse perinatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS Medicine (free)
Study: High Gluten Intake During Childhood May Increase the Risk of Celiac Disease in Genetically Predisposed Children
15 Aug, 2019 | 08:12h | UTCAssociation of Gluten Intake During the First 5 Years of Life With Incidence of Celiac Disease Autoimmunity and Celiac Disease Among Children at Increased Risk – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Gluten and Celiac Disease Risk: Is It Just a Matter of Quantity? (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Association between coeliac disease risk and gluten intake confirmed – Lund University (free) High Gluten Diet Adds to Risk of Celiac Disease In Genetically Predisposed Children – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Eating more gluten early in life is tied to children’s higher risk of celiac disease, a study says – CNN (free)
[Abstract Only] Observational Study Links Bariatric Surgery to Lower Mortality but Higher Risk of Adverse Events
13 Aug, 2019 | 05:51h | UTCLong-term adverse events after sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass: a 7-year nationwide, observational, population-based, cohort study – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Death Risk Drops After Bariatric Surgery in Obese Patients – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related Research: Association of Bariatric Surgery vs Usual Care Obesity Management With All-Cause Mortality (free study and commentaries)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Long-term adverse events after #sleeve #gastrectomy or #gastric #bypass: a 7-year nationwide, observational, population-based, cohort study https://t.co/yRJg3y1SUp #bariatricsurgery pic.twitter.com/KP6u5cQWf6
— The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (@TheLancetEndo) August 8, 2019
Review: Nutritional Management of Medical Inpatients
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:22h | UTCNutritional Management of Medical Inpatients – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Related Guideline: ESPEN guidelines on nutritional support for polymorbid internal medicine patients (free)
Viewpoint: Improving the Quality of Dietary Research
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:05h | UTCImproving the Quality of Dietary Research – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related JAMA Viewpoints: The Challenge of Reforming Nutritional Epidemiologic Research (free for a limited period) AND Current and Future Landscape of Nutritional Epidemiologic Research (free for a limited period)
Management of Malnutrition in Older Patients—Current Approaches, Evidence and Open Questions
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:20h | UTCRelated: ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition and hydration in geriatrics (free)
The Effect of Food Price Changes on Consumer Purchases: A Randomized Experiment
11 Aug, 2019 | 21:32h | UTCCommentaries: Taxes on saturated fat, salt, and sugar improve the healthiness of grocery purchases, but changes are frustratingly small – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Virtual supermarket shows how food taxes could work – The University of Auckland (free)
Related: Soda Tax Linked to a 50 Percent Reduction in Sugary Drink Consumption (several policies, guidelines, studies and commentaries on the subject) AND AAP/AHA Policy Statement: Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents (free statement and commentaries)
A Clinician’s Guide to Healthy Eating for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:51h | UTC
Study: Plant‐Based Diets Are Associated with a Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All‐Cause Mortality
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:44h | UTCCommentaries: Eating more plant-based foods may be linked to better heart health – American Heart Association (free) AND Healthy plant-based diet tied to lowered heart risk – Reuters (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Reducing Red Meat and Replacing it for Poultry May Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:36h | UTCAssociation between meat consumption and risk of breast cancer: Findings from the Sister Study – International Journal of Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Substituting poultry for red meat may reduce breast cancer risk – Wiley (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at red meat and poultry consumption and breast cancer risk – Science Media Centre (free)
Breastfeeding: A Round Up of Cochrane Evidence
5 Aug, 2019 | 02:12h | UTCBreastfeeding: A round up of Cochrane evidence – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Observational Study: Substantial and Sustained Improvements in Blood Pressure, Weight and Lipid Profiles from a Carbohydrate Restricted Diet
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:59h | UTC
Study: Development and Validation of a Prediction Model for Fat Mass in Children and Adolescents
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:42h | UTCCommentary: Assessing body fat in children made simpler by new equation – St. George’s University of London (free)