Study shows how low-protein intake during pregnancy can cause renal problems in offspring
In an article published in PLOS ONE, scientists at a FAPESP-supported research center describe the impact of hypoproteinemia on the ...
Tag: Diet/Body Weight
Wearable glucose monitors shed light on progression of Type 2 diabetes in Hispanic adults
Study by Sansum Diabetes Research Institute and Rice University points to new directions for improved diabetes careCredit: Image courtesy of ...
Compound found in some vegetables may reduce diabetes-related kidney damage
Phenethyl isothiocyanate, derived from watercress and other cruciferous vegetables, shows benefits in ratsCredit: Image courtesy of Mohamed El-Sherbiny, AlMaarefa University. ...
Toward painless oral insulin administration
Can insulin be administered orally by simply mixing it with a small intestine permeable cyclic peptide?Left: blood glucose levels continued ...
Designing healthy diets – with computer analysis
Credit: Creative Commons A new mathematical model for the interaction of bacteria in the gut could help design new probiotics ...
Patients who are overweight or obese at risk of more severe COVID-19
Credit: i yunmai Patients who are overweight or obese have more severe COVID-19 and are highly likely to require invasive ...
How we can reduce food waste and promote healthy eating
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - Food waste and obesity are major problems in developed countries. ...
Increased risk of liver cancer in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver
Credit: Gustav Mårtensson Non-alcoholic fatty liver, NAFLD, is associated with several health risks. According to a new registry study led ...
UMass Amherst joins partnership to develop sustainable food products
Big Idea Ventures chooses university collaborators for $125 million Generation Food Rural Partners fundCredit: UMass Amherst The University of Massachusetts ...
The amount of time children spend watching screens influences their eating habits
A study evidences how exposure to mobile phones and video games is associated with worse adherence to the Mediterranean dietCredit: ...
Is a calorie a calorie? Not always, when it comes to almonds
Credit: University of Toronto Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that a calorie labelled is not the same ...
Exercise promotes healthy living and a healthy liver
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba show that in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, regimented exercise has beneficial effects on the ...
Popeye with a whiff of rotten eggs
Credit: Huimin Ye An international team of scientists led by microbiologists Professor Alexander Loy from the University of Vienna and ...
Childhood diet and exercise creates healthier, less anxious adults
Study in mice shows lasting effects of early-life habitsCredit: Marcell Cadney/UCR Exercise and a healthy diet in childhood leads to ...
Heart failure and stroke rising in men under 40
Credit: Photo: Cecilia Hedstrom Heart failure and stroke are unusual diagnoses among younger people. But they are now clearly on ...
Losing weight through exercise
Why physical activity entices you to eat more - and how to fight itCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Worldwide 39 ...
Family child care home providers with high diet self-efficacy are better equipped to manage stress
For individuals who care for other people's children in their home, building self-efficacy for healthy eating is an important component ...
Leptin puts the brakes on eating via novel neurocircuit
Energy balance includes modulation of dopamine reward signalingCredit: Elsevier, 2021 Philadelphia, April 6, 2021 - Since the discovery of leptin ...
Sharing and enjoying meals with loved ones reduces obesity and improves the health of adolescents
The benefits of the Mediterranean diet come from both the food we eat and how we eat itCredit: UOC Eating ...
Time to shift from ‘food security’ to ‘nutrition security’ to increase health and well-being
Tufts and Georgetown scientists, and humanitarian José Andrés, call for a new approach to address food and nutrition inequitiesCredit: Samantha ...