Health

Salt Intake Reference Updated

A new US National Academies report updated Dietary Reference Intakes for potassium (Adequate Intake [AI] 3400 mg for man and…

6 years ago

Nut Consumption Linked to Lower CVD and Mortality

A US prospective analysis revealed that higher consumption of nuts, especially tree nuts, is associated with lower cardiovascular disease (CVD)…

6 years ago

Diet Soda Linked to CVD and Mortality

A US prospective multicenter longitudinal study suggested that higher intake of artificially sweetened beverages (ASB) was associated with increased risk…

6 years ago

A Personalized Approach to Predicting Postprandial Glycemic Responses to Food

A personalized predictive model that takes into consideration unique features of an individual in addition to food characteristics was more…

6 years ago

Fried Foods Linked to Mortality Risk

A prospective cohort study revealed that frequent consumption of fried foods, especially fried chicken and fried fish/shellfish, was associated with…

6 years ago

Heavy Workouts Not Linked to High Mortality

A US prospective observational study showed that high levels of physical activity are associated with prevalent coronary artery calcification (CAC)…

6 years ago

Dietary Fiber Linked to Health

A  series  of  systematic  reviews  and  meta-analyses  of  prospective  studies  and  randomized  controlled  trials with relatively high intakes of dietary…

6 years ago

Genetics May Influence the Effects of Vitamin E

A US study suggested that genetic variations may be at play with vitamin E, increasing cancer risk in some individuals…

6 years ago

More Warnings with Fluoroquinolones

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review found that fluoroquinolone antibiotics can increase the occurrence of rare but serious…

6 years ago

Red Meat Increases Trimethylamine N-oxide

An US randomized crossover study showed that chronic dietary red meat increases systemic trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) levels through enhanced dietary…

6 years ago

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