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Share of tweets about healthy foods increased by 20% during the pandemic, analysis finds

From May 2020 to January 2021, the share of tweets about healthy foods increased by 20 percent compared to pre-pandemic estimates, while fast-food and alcohol tweets decreased by 9 percent and 11 percent, respectively.

26 Jul 2022

Green tea extract consumption can reduce blood sugar levels and improve gut health

New research in people with a cluster of heart disease risk factors has shown that consuming green tea extract for four weeks can reduce blood sugar levels and improve gut health by lowering inflammation and decreasing "leaky gut."

26 Jul 2022

Black patients have higher risk of advanced vision loss after glaucoma diagnosis compared to whites

Black patients have a dramatically higher risk of advanced vision loss after a new diagnosis of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) when compared to white patients, according to a new study from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE).

25 Jul 2022

Potassium-rich diets linked with lower blood pressure in women with high salt intake

Women who eat bananas, avocados and salmon could reduce the negative effects of salt in the diet, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

22 Jul 2022

Women a history of endometriosis may have greater stroke risk

A large, prospective study found that women with endometriosis may have a higher risk of stroke compared to women without the chronic inflammatory condition, according to new research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed flagship journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

21 Jul 2022

UK study finds an increase in cardiovascular diseases and diabetes up to 12 months after COVID-19

Researchers determined whether the incidence of new diabetes mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) increases in a year among those recovering from COVID-19.

21 Jul 2022

Study reveals link between feeding of raw meat to pet dogs and presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

New research has revealed an association between the feeding of raw meat to pet dogs and the presence of bacteria resistant to critically important antibiotics.

21 Jul 2022

Supplementing diet with amino acid taurine could be a viable nutritional strategy to combat aging

When our cells process the oxygen we breathe and the food we eat every day in order to survive, they generate potentially toxic by-products popularly known as "free radicals".

20 Jul 2022

Study finds white adipose tissue to be the most vulnerable organ to obesity-related metabolic changes

When the body is subjected to a high-calorie diet, the physiological response is not homogeneous and some organs or tissues are more sensitive to metabolic stress.

20 Jul 2022

Adopting a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle may lower stroke risk

Genes and lifestyle factors together play a role in stroke risk. However, even for people at high risk for stroke, adopting a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle may significantly lower the risk of stroke in their lifetime, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

20 Jul 2022

Keto and Mediterranean diets are good for controlling blood glucose levels and aiding weight loss

A low-carbohydrate diet is generally recommended for people who have Type 2 diabetes or who are at risk of developing the disease.

20 Jul 2022

Patients who contract COVID-19 face a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes

Patients who contract COVID-19 face a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, particularly in the three months following infection, according to a new study by Emma Rezel-Potts, Martin Gulliford, and colleagues of King's College London, United Kingdom, publishing July 19th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

20 Jul 2022

Diet News and Research

Latest Diet News and Research

Share of tweets about healthy foods increased by 20% during the pandemic, analysis finds

Green tea extract consumption can reduce blood sugar levels and improve gut health

Black patients have higher risk of advanced vision loss after glaucoma diagnosis compared to whites

Potassium-rich diets linked with lower blood pressure in women with high salt intake

Women a history of endometriosis may have greater stroke risk

UK study finds an increase in cardiovascular diseases and diabetes up to 12 months after COVID-19

Study reveals link between feeding of raw meat to pet dogs and presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Supplementing diet with amino acid taurine could be a viable nutritional strategy to combat aging

Study finds white adipose tissue to be the most vulnerable organ to obesity-related metabolic changes

Adopting a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle may lower stroke risk

Keto and Mediterranean diets are good for controlling blood glucose levels and aiding weight loss

Patients who contract COVID-19 face a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes

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