Ultra-processed foods increase risk of death, especially from cardiovascular causes
Photo Cred: Caio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Industrially produced foods, such as snacks, chips, convenience foods, and carbonated drinks, are harmful to health, according to a new study published in the...
Read MoreHigh-fat diet causes cancer cells to rewire metabolism, increase fat consumption
Photo Cred: National Cancer Institute/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Obesity allows cancer cells to outcompete tumor-killing immune cells in a battle for fuel, according to a new study by researchers at...
Read MoreStudy finds blood type not associated with effects of plant-based diet
Photo Cred: PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay By Katherine Shagoury A new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics by researchers with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine found...
Read MorePlant-based diet increases post-meal metabolism, study says
Photo Cred: Ella Olsson/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A plant-based diet boosts after-meal calorie burn, leads to weight loss, and improves cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight individuals, according to a new...
Read MoreMediterranean diet reduced risk for diabetes, other adverse health outcomes
Photo Cred: Engin Akyurt/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Women who adhered to a more Mediterranean-like diet had a 30 percent lower rate of type 2 diabetes than women who did not,...
Read MoreChemical compounds in foods can inhibit key COVID-19 enzyme, study finds
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes, and dark chocolate can bind to and block the function of a particular...
Read MoreStudy suggests high-protein diet may help maintain healthy weight
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A high-protein, total replacement diet might offer a metabolic advantage compared to a diet consisting of the same number of calories, but with...
Read MoreNutrition interventions for childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Photo Cred: August de Richelieu/Pexels By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP As a dietitian in a psychiatric facility, I see people of all ages and from all walks of life....
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