Nutrition (all articles)
Dietary Approaches in the Management of Diabetic Patients with Kidney Disease
9 Aug, 2017 | 15:51h | UTCReview: Dietary Approaches in the Management of Diabetic Patients with Kidney Disease – Nutrients (free)
Raw milk and cheese cause 840 times more illnesses than pasteurized products
7 Aug, 2017 | 21:56h | UTCCommentaries: Raw milk: a superfood or super risky? – The Guardian (free) AND Raw milk and cheese cause 840 times more illnesses than pasteurized products – STAT News (free)
Factors Associated With Achieving a Body Mass Index of Less Than 30 After Bariatric Surgery
5 Aug, 2017 | 19:05h | UTCFactors Associated With Achieving a Body Mass Index of Less Than 30 After Bariatric Surgery – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Opting for Weight-Loss Surgery at Lower BMIs May Be Best for Patients’ Health, Study Suggests – University of Michigan, via NewsWise (free) AND Delayed Weight Loss Surgery Tied to Worse Outcomes – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Weight-loss surgery may work better when patients aren’t too obese – Reuters (free) AND With bariatric surgery, a patient’s starting weight makes a difference, study finds – STAT (free)
Association of Resistance Exercise With the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome
5 Aug, 2017 | 19:15h | UTCCommentaries: Metabolic syndrome: An hour of resistance training per week may cut risk – Medical News Today (free) AND Resistance Training Tied to Lower Risk for Metabolic Syndrome – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Environmental/lifestyle factors in the pathogenesis and prevention of type 2 diabetes
5 Aug, 2017 | 18:11h | UTCReview: Environmental/lifestyle factors in the pathogenesis and prevention of type 2 diabetes – BMC Medicine (free)
Nutrition support for adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition
5 Aug, 2017 | 18:57h | UTCGuideline: Nutrition support for adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Dietary Fat Intake and Lung Cancer Risk
5 Aug, 2017 | 16:21h | UTCDietary Fat Intake and Lung Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: High-fat diet linked to lung cancer risk – Reuters (free)
Longer sleep is associated with lower BMI and favorable metabolic profiles
3 Aug, 2017 | 19:26h | UTCCommentary: Short sleep linked to body mass, waist size – Reuters Health (free)
Breastfeeding Week Reports – World Health Organization
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:44h | UTCBreastfeeding Week Reports: Tracking Progress for Breastfeeding Policies and Programmes: Global breastfeeding scorecard 2017 – World Health Organization, UNICEF (free PDF) AND Nurturing the Health and Wealth of Nations: The Investment Case for Breastfeeding – World Health Organization, UNICEF (free PDF)
See also: UNICEF page on breastfeeding (free)
News release: Babies and mothers worldwide failed by lack of investment in breastfeeding – World Health Organization (free)
“New analysis shows an investment of US$4.70 per newborn could generate US$300 billion in economic gains by 2025”.
The Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:39h | UTC
Low-FODMAP Diet May Improve Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
1 Aug, 2017 | 21:40h | UTCA Diet Low in Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, and Mono-saccharides and Polyols Improves Quality of Life and Reduces Activity Impairment in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Diarrhea – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Low-FODMAP Diet Improves Life of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Diarrhea – PracticeUpdate (free registration required)
Sugar intake from sweet food and beverages, common mental disorder and depression
28 Jul, 2017 | 16:09h | UTCCommentaries: Too much sugar could increase depression risk in men, study suggests – The Guardian (free) AND High sugar diets linked to heightened depression risk in men – The Independent (free)
Association does not imply causation, but this observational study suggests sugar intake has adverse effects on long-term psychological health.
Application of a Lifestyle-Based Tool to Estimate Premature Cardiovascular Disease Events in Young Adults
28 Jul, 2017 | 15:48h | UTCApplication of a Lifestyle-Based Tool to Estimate Premature Cardiovascular Disease Events in Young Adults: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (free) (RT @JAMAInternalMed see Tweet)
Commentaries: Healthy Heart Score performed moderately well in assessing cardiovascular disease risk in young adults – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Online tool predicts heart risk in young adults – Reuters Health (free)
See Health Heart Score Calculator
“An online calculator may help young people predict their risk of developing heart disease in middle age – in time to make lifestyle changes to minimize their odds of myocardial infarction or stroke” (from Reuters)
Nutrition Advice Aimed at Children May Improve Parents’ Diets
27 Jul, 2017 | 23:42h | UTCPress release: Nutrition Advice Aimed at Children Also Improves Parents’ Diets – European Society of Cardiology (free)
Critical Issues in Food Allergy: A National Academies Consensus Report
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:37h | UTCSummary: Critical Issues in Food Allergy: A National Academies Consensus Report – Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Food Allergy: Consensus Report Stresses Diagnostic Accuracy – Medscape (free registration required)
Protein supplementation on resistance training-induced gains in muscle mass and strength in healthy adults
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:21h | UTCA systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of the effect of protein supplementation on resistance training-induced gains in muscle mass and strength in healthy adults – British Journal of Sports Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Want better muscles? More protein may help . . . up to a point – Reuters Health (free)
Alcohol and cardiovascular disease in the geriatric population
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:22h | UTCReview: Alcohol and cardiovascular disease in the geriatric population – Clinical Cardiology (free)
The Population Health Benefits Of A Healthy Lifestyle
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:12h | UTCThe Population Health Benefits Of A Healthy Lifestyle: Life Expectancy Increased And Onset Of Disability Delayed – Health Affairs (free)
Commentary: Healthy Lifestyle May Increase Lifespan by 7 Years – Medscape (free registration required)
Free Online Course: Understanding Obesity
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:24h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Understanding Obesity – The University of Edinburgh and Coursera
Maternal intake of sugar during pregnancy and childhood respiratory and atopic outcomes
22 Jul, 2017 | 22:25h | UTCCommentaries: Sugar intake during pregnancy is associated with allergy and allergic asthma in children – Queen Mary University of London Science Daily (free) AND Mom’s sweet tooth may be linked to child’s allergies, study says – CNN (free) AND Eating Sugar During Pregnancy Is Linked to Kids’ Allergies – TIME (free)
Observational study suggests maternal intake of sugar during pregnancy may increase allergic problems in offspring.
Vitamin D supplements may reduce the chance of developing a chest infection
22 Jul, 2017 | 21:31h | UTCVitamin D supplements may reduce the chance of developing a chest infection – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data – The BMJ (free)
“Daily or weekly vitamin D supplements reduced chest infections, but one-off monthly dosing gave no benefit”. (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Why you shouldn’t exercise to lose weight, explained with 60+ studies
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:13h | UTCWhy you shouldn’t exercise to lose weight, explained with 60+ studies – VOX (free)
Health care only accounts for 10% of a population’s health
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:29h | UTCHealth care only accounts for 10% of a population’s health – The Health Foundation (free)
Related: What proportion of health outcomes are attributable to health care – Sheffield DPH (free)
Effect of diet and physical activity based interventions in pregnancy on gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes
21 Jul, 2017 | 17:46h | UTCEditorial: Diet and exercise in pregnancy (free)
Commentaries: Risk of caesarean reduced by healthy diet and physical activity during pregnancy, study finds – NewsMedical (free) AND C-Section Risk Reduction Linked to Healthy Lifestyle – MedPage Today (free)
Dementia prevention, intervention, and care
21 Jul, 2017 | 17:40h | UTCReport: Dementia prevention, intervention, and care – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentaries: Experts: 1 in 3 cases of dementia preventable, nonmedical therapies ideal for dementia – University of Southern California, via EurekAlert (free) AND One Third of Dementia May Be Preventable With Lifestyle Change – Medscape (free registration required) AND Over a Third of Dementia Cases Tied to Modifiable Risk Factors – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Living healthily, learning more could cut dementia cases by a third – Reuters (free) AND Lifestyle changes could prevent a third of dementia cases, report suggests – The Guardian (free)