Plant-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....
Read MoreHigh flavanol diet could lower blood pressure, researchers find
Photo Cred: Burst/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury People who consume a diet including flavanol-rich foods and drinks, including tea, apples, and berries, could lead to lower blood pressure, according to a...
Read MoreVitamin A boosts fat burning in cold conditions, research finds
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Cold ambient temperatures increase vitamin A levels in humans and mice, which his helps convert “bad” white adipose tissue into “good” brown adipose...
Read MoreGood nutrition directly linked to physical and cognitive performance, study finds
Photo Cred: Jonathan Borba/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Abbott, and the U.S. Air Force Research Lab found a direct link between...
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