Time-restricted eating benefits those at risk for diabetes, heart disease
Photo Cred: Plush Design Studio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A form of intermittent fasting, called time-restricted eating, improved the health of patients who had been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome, according to...
Read MoreNew study explores the link between obesity and gum disease
Photo Cred: Daniel Frank/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The connection between obesity and periodontal or gum disease isn’t as simple as cause-and-effect, according to a new study by researchers at Case...
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Annual testing of vitamin D serum levels and functional activity
Photo Cred: Pietro Jeng/Pexels By Laura Rokosz, PhD The correlation between vitamin D and bone health is well-recognized by the medical community. However, its role in immune health is not...
Read MoreTwo days of high-sugar diet increases risk for IBD
Photo Cred: Sharon McCutcheon/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Short-term increases in sugar consumption could increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study by researchers at the...
Read MoreNutrition impacts depression in middle, older adulthood
Photo Cred: Trang Doan/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Diet may increase likelihood of depression, especially in middle-aged and older women, according to new research published in the journal BMC Psychiatry. The...
Read MoreGroup visits combined with weight loss counseling improve diabetes outcomes
Photo Cred: Nicole Honeywill/Sincerely Media/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury For people with difficult-to-control diabetes, adding intensive weight management counseling to group medical visits provided extra health benefits beyond improved blood-sugar control,...
Read MoreFunctional medicine model improves quality of life scores, study finds
By Katherine Shagoury Functional medicine is associated with improvements in health-related quality of life, according to a new study by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and published in...
Read MoreArt therapy benefits stressed caregivers of cancer patients
Photo Cred: Bench Accounting/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Coloring and open-studio art therapy benefits stressed caregivers of cancer patients, according to a new study by researchers at Drexel University in Philadelphia,...
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