For IBD Patients, Too Much Processed Meat May Be Deadly Study investigates diet's link to all-cause mortality, not just IBD incidence Dec 14, 2021
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Fizzled for Preventing Obesity in Kids Real-world study found only modest benefit for adolescent girls in Mexico Dec 13, 2021
The U.S. Can Learn From the World's Salt Problem Most countries struggle to reduce sodium intake, but interventions abroad have helped Dec 06, 2021
In America, the Average Young Adult Is Now Overweight Young adult BMI rose to over 27.5 in 2017-2018 Nov 23, 2021
Some Good News for Curious Afib Patients Looking to Find Their Own Triggers Presumed Afib triggers put to the test in n-of-1 studies Nov 14, 2021
Coffee Causes This One Arrhythmia, Trial Shows Overall mixed results in the CRAVE randomized trial Nov 14, 2021
Just How Bad Is a 'Sulfur Microbial Diet' for Colorectal Cancer Risk? Risk for CRC increased by 27% in healthcare workers who consumed the highest amounts Nov 12, 2021
NASH Patients Are Entitled to a 'Bill of Rights' Advocacy group encourages a "partnership" between clinicians and patients Nov 12, 2021
No Long-Term Cognitive Benefit in Fortified Baby Formulas Commercial claims and policies built on misleading evidence, researchers say Nov 10, 2021
Pecans Appeared to Help Control Lipids in At-Risk Patients Fasting and post-meal cholesterol showed improvement, study found Nov 10, 2021
Some Babies Get Bad Start on Obesity Risk From Mom Obesity plus comorbid conditions linked to greater adiposity, study showed Nov 08, 2021
Vitamin D and Disease Prevention: Worth Another Look? Incidence of autoimmune disease decreased by 25-30% with dietary supplements Nov 08, 2021
Peanut Allergy Patch Still Looks Good 3 Years Later Reactions diminish over time in open-label study Nov 07, 2021
Guidance on Exposing Babies Early to Peanuts Not Catching On Parents say their docs didn't make a point of recommending it Nov 07, 2021
Childhood Obesity Is Soaring to New Levels Kids' weight has spiked during the pandemic, but it's part of a long-term trend Oct 30, 2021
FDA Nudges Restaurants, Food Manufacturers to Cut Sodium Voluntary guidance aims to reduce Americans' sodium intake by 12% Oct 13, 2021
Obesity Paper Has Diet Researchers Riled Up Nutrition community clashes over perspective piece on obesity mechanism Oct 12, 2021
A Cup of Joe to Thwart Liver Fibrosis? How About Four Study finds protective benefit with high consumption, though not for fatty liver disease Oct 08, 2021
Supplements to Prevent Bone Breaks? VITAL Says Forget It Landmark trial throws more cold water on vitamin D, omega-3 pills Oct 03, 2021
Are Restaurants Exacerbating the Obesity Epidemic? Poor nutritional profiles and oversized portions are expanding America's waistline Oct 02, 2021
BP Care in Black Barbershops Successfully Taken Up in Nashville Los Angeles protocol adapted to a different city amid the COVID pandemic Sep 29, 2021
No Burgers for Baby to Minimize Asthma Risk Unexpected consequence seen from "excessive" meat-based foods in infancy Sep 08, 2021
Feeling Better in COPD: Simple Solution? No fancy high-tech drug needed, studies suggest Sep 05, 2021
European CVD Prevention Guide Leans on Age Stratification Update has new risk assessment score but goes easy on blood pressure Aug 30, 2021
Herbal Weight-Loss Supplement Tied to Severe Liver Damage Garcinia cambogia and green tea led to clinically indistinguishable liver injury Aug 17, 2021
U.S. Kids Chowed Down on Highly Processed Foods Majority of energy intake came from ready-to-eat, ultraprocessed foods in 1999-2018 Aug 10, 2021
Probiotics Show Promise for Symptoms of Functional GI Disorders Small pilot study suggested clinical benefit, acceptable safety profile Aug 06, 2021
PURE Study Points Finger at Processed, Fatty Foods in IBD But expert serves up a heaping helping of caveats to the findings Jul 14, 2021
Did Getting a Colonoscopy Lead to Cleaner Living? Results varied by severity of screening findings, researchers found Jul 13, 2021
What's Driving Eating Disorders in Trans Patients? Proper care begins with understanding Jul 03, 2021
Food Insecurity Tied to More Liver Disease Deaths Social determinants of health play a key role, study found Jun 28, 2021
Ranitidine Did Not Convert to Carcinogen in Two Small FDA Studies However, don't expect the drug's return to market anytime soon, say editorialists Jun 28, 2021
Can't Get Schoolkids to Eat a Decent Lunch? Keep Them at the Table Small trial confirms suggestions from observational studies Jun 22, 2021
Caffeine Effects on PVC Frequency: A Self-Experiment The Skeptical Cardiologist sees dramatic changes on ambulatory cardiac monitoring Jun 18, 2021
An Unhealthy Diet Feeds Into Clonal Hematopoiesis Can diet mitigate the CVD risk of this age-related genetic phenomenon? Jun 09, 2021
Guns for Vaccinations; IU Health Joins the Mandate Club; NFL Ends 'Race-Norming' A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jun 03, 2021
Patients With Underactive Thyroid Report Pervasive Brain Fog Many said they had symptoms well before a hypothyroidism diagnosis May 30, 2021
Amylin Analogue Plus Semaglutide Get Early Win for Weight Loss Combining agents yielded greater weight changes than semaglutide alone May 13, 2021