Nutrition (all articles)

Related commentaries: Major restaurants now required to show calories on the menu – American Heart Association News (free) AND Starting Monday, calorie counts on menus are going to be mandatory – VOX (free)

Opinion: Conflicting Evidence on Health Effects of Salt Reduction Calls for a Redesign of Guidelines

16 May, 2018 | 00:42h | UTC

Conflicting Evidence on Health Effects Associated with Salt Reduction Calls for a Redesign of the Salt Dietary Guidelines – Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases (free)

WHO Draft Guideline: Saturated Fatty Acid and Trans-fatty Intake for Adults and Children

10 May, 2018 | 17:53h | UTC

Call for public comments on the draft WHO Guidelines: Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty intake for adults and children – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: Eat less saturated, trans fats to curb heart disease: WHO – Reuters (free) AND Eat Less Saturated and Trans Fats, World Health Organization Says – Consumer Reports (free) AND ‘Bad’ fats targeted in new global health guidelines – UN News (free)

“Adults and children should consume a maximum of 10 percent of their daily calories in the form of saturated fat such as meat and butter and one percent from trans fats to reduce the risk of heart disease, the World Health Organization said on Friday” (from Reuters)

Randomized Trial: Effect of Increased Water Intake on Kidney Function Decline in Adults with CKD

10 May, 2018 | 17:45h | UTC

Effect of Coaching to Increase Water Intake on Kidney Function Decline in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: The CKD WIT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Drinking more water does not slow decline of kidney function for kidney disease patients – Lawson Health Research Institute, via EurekAlert (free) AND Study: Drinking more water doesn’t slow kidney disease – UPI (free)

Randomized Controlled Trial: Folic Acid for Stroke Prevention in High-Risk Hypertensive Patients

10 May, 2018 | 17:40h | UTC

Platelet Count Affects Efficacy of Folic Acid in Preventing First Stroke – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Folic acid ‘may help reduce stroke risk in people with high blood pressure’ – NHS Choices (free) AND Folic Acid Supplements May Reduce Stroke Risk in Hypertensive Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Folic Acid Cut Strokes in Hypertensive Patients on Enalapril – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Folic acid supplementation may help prevent first stroke in high-risk patients with hypertension – ACP Internist (free)

Observational Study: Management of Type 1 Diabetes With a Very Low–Carbohydrate Diet

10 May, 2018 | 17:39h | UTC

Management of Type 1 Diabetes With a Very Low–Carbohydrate Diet – Pediatrics (free)

Commentaries: How Low Can You Go? Does Lower Carb Translate to Lower Glucose? – Pediatrics (free) AND Very-low-carb diet shows promise in type 1 diabetes – Boston Children’s Hospital, via ScienceDaily (free) AND How a Low-Carb Diet Might Aid People With Type 1 Diabetes – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Is Exceptional Control of Type 1 Diabetes Possible with a Low-Carbohydrate Diet? – Dr. David Ludwig Blog (free)

*Randomized controlled trials are warranted.

Cohort Study: Pre-pregnancy Fast Food and Fruit Intake and Time to Pregnancy

9 May, 2018 | 16:38h | UTC

Pre-pregnancy fast food and fruit intake is associated with time to pregnancy – Human Reproduction (free)

Commentary: Women who eat fast food may take longer to get pregnant – NHS Choices (free) AND Women Who Eat Fast Food Take Longer to Become Pregnant – University of Adelaide, via NewsWise (free) AND Want to increase fertility? Try dropping fast food – CNN (free)

WHO: Mediterranean and Nordic Diets to Reduce Noncommunicable Diseases

9 May, 2018 | 16:21h | UTC

What national and subnational interventions and policies based on Mediterranean and Nordic diets are recommended or implemented in the WHO European Region, and is there evidence of effectiveness in reducing noncommunicable diseases? (2018) – WHO Europe (free)

Commentary: Embrace Mediterranean or Nordic diets to cut disease, WHO says – The Guardian (free)

Randomized Controlled Trial: High-dose Vitamin D3 in the Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition

4 May, 2018 | 01:43h | UTC

High-dose vitamin D₃ in the treatment of severe acute malnutrition: a multicenter double-blind randomized controlled trial – American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: High-dose vitamin D could be a game changer in treating severe malnutrition – The Conversation (free) AND Vitamin D improves weight gain and brain development in malnourished children – Queen Mary University of London, via ScienceDaily (free)

Cohort Study: Impact of Healthy Lifestyle Factors on Life Expectancies

3 May, 2018 | 20:36h | UTC

Impact of Healthy Lifestyle Factors on Life Expectancies in the US Population – Circulation (free PDF)

Commentaries: Five healthy habits may add more than a decade to life – Circulation Journal Report (free) AND The five habits that can add more than a decade to your life – The Guardian (free) AND Following five healthy lifestyle habits may increase life expectancy by decade or more – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via ScienceDaily (free)

WHO Europe Report: Using Dietary Intake Modelling to Achieve Population Salt Reduction

3 May, 2018 | 20:24h | UTC

Report: Using dietary intake modelling to achieve population salt reduction – A guide to developing a country-specific salt reduction model (2018) – WHO Europe (free PDF)

“The Salt Reduction Model is a 5-step plan to help countries achieve a 30% reduction in population salt intake. Reducing salt consumption will help prevent and control noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease and stroke” (via @WHO_Europe see Tweet)

Cohort Study: Dietary Intake and Age at Natural Menopause

3 May, 2018 | 20:00h | UTC

Dietary intake and age at natural menopause: results from the UK Women’s Cohort Study – Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (free)

Commentaries: Diet rich in fish and legumes may help to delay natural menopause – BMJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at dietary intake and age at menopause – Science Media Centre (free) AND Oily fish and fresh beans may be linked to a later menopause – NHS Choices (free)

Study: Are Sweet Snacks More Sensitive to Price Increases than Sugar-sweetened Beverages?

3 May, 2018 | 19:50h | UTC

Are sweet snacks more sensitive to price increases than sugar-sweetened beverages: analysis of British food purchase data – BMJ Open (free)

Commentaries: Taxing sweet snacks may bring even greater health benefits than taxing sugar-sweetened drinks – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND Soda Tax Backers Eye Cookies and Candy – MedPage Today (free)

Related: Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free) AND To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (free articles, commentaries and reports) AND The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries)

“A 10% tax would reduce the purchase of chocolates and other candy by 7.4%, of cookies by 6.9%, and of cake-type snacks by 6.6%” (via @medpagetoday see Tweet)

Cohort Study: Maternal Caffeine Intake During Pregnancy and Childhood Overweight

25 Apr, 2018 | 12:50h | UTC

Maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy and childhood growth and overweight: results from a large Norwegian prospective observational cohort study – BMJ Open (free)

Commentaries: Fetal exposure to moderate/high caffeine levels linked to excess childhood weight gain – BMJ Open Blog (free) AND Caffeine in pregnancy linked to risk of child overweight – OnMedica (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at caffeine in pregnancy and weight gain in children – Science Media Centre (free)

Perspective: Pasta Is Good For You, Say Scientists Funded By Big Pasta

23 Apr, 2018 | 16:42h | UTC

Pasta Is Good For You, Say Scientists Funded By Big Pasta – BuzzFeed News (free)

Report: Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer

AACN Practice Alert: Managing Alarms in Acute Care Across the Life Span

Cohort Study: Egg Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease

AHA Scientific Advisory: Eating Fish Twice a Week Reduces Cardiovascular Diseases

Position Paper: Some Calories More Harmful Than Others

Action Package: WHO Plan to Eliminate Trans-fatty Acids from Global Food Supply

Review: Caffeine and Arrhythmias

Perspective: Will Posting Nutritional Information on Menus Prod Diners to Make Healthier Choices?