Plant-Based Diet Reduces Risk of Major Chronic Diseases
Photo Cred: Cavan-Images/Shutterstock By Karolyn Gazella A recent prospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open used dietary data from more than 126,000 middle-aged participants who were followed for over...
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Book Excerpt: Strategies for Enhancing Gut Balance
Photo Cred: BONDART PHOTOGRAPHY/Shutterstock By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Bringing the gut microbiome back into balance requires a personalized, comprehensive plan. Since diet has the most overall impact on...
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Reimagining Carbohydrate Food Guidance with a Holistic and Inclusive Approach
Photo Cred: Tatjana Baibakova/Shutterstock By Tiarra Mukherjee A new paper published in Nutrients introduces a holistic, culturally inclusive approach to carbohydrate food guidance called the Carbohydrate Food Quality Score (CFQS)....
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Nutrition Guidelines Around the World Concur: Plant-Based Foods Help Treat and Prevent Disease
Photo Cred: Bondar Illia/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge In response to public discourse filled with conflicting dietary guidence, a recent study from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine reviewed nutrition...
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Research Highlights How Western Diet Contributes to Liver Disease
Photo Cred: Shidlovski/Shutterstock By Katherine Shagoury New research has established a link between Western diets high in fat and sugar and the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, known more widely as non-alcoholic...
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Xanthine in Coffee May Play Important Role in Gut Health
Photo Cred: Bigkhem/Shutterstock By Tiarra Mukherjee, Tiarra Mukherjee Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital studying how and why certain cell types, namely Th17 cells proliferate in the gut, found that...
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Maternal Nutritional Supplementation May Protect Against Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Photo Cred: Antonio Guillem/Shutterstock By Tiarra Mukherjee, Tiarra Mukherjee Alcohol exposure during pregnancy can cause physical abnormalities, as well as cognitive, behavioral, and emotional issues in offspring. According to a...
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Mediterranean Diet May Help Prevent Memory Loss in Patients with MS
By Avery St. Onge A new study suggests that a Mediterranean diet may decrease risk for problems with cognition in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Preliminary results from the study...
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