A US prospective cohort study suggested that unhealthy low-carbohydrate-diet and low-fat-diet scores were associated with higher total mortality, whereas healthy low-carbohydrate-diet and low-fat-diet scores were associated with lower total mortality. The study included 37 233 adults 20 years or older (mean age 49.7; 52.6% female) with 24-hour dietary recall data […]
A Canadian cohort study revealed that overweight and obese significantly influences blood levels of common laboratory markers, most notably liver enzymes, lipids/lipoproteins, inflammatory markers and uric acid, in children and adolescents. The study included 1,332 healthy subjects ages 5.1-19.0 years with body mass index (BMI) ranging from 13.4-65.0 kg/m2. Levels […]
A Japanese prospective cohort study revealed that higher plant protein intake was associated with lower total and cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related mortality. The study included 70 696 participants aged 45 to 74 years (54.5% women) from January 1, 1995, through December 31, 1999, with follow-up completed December 31, 2016. Dietary intake […]
A study showed independent associations between short-term exposure to PM10 and PM2.5 and daily all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality in more than 600 cities across the globe.Daily data on mortality and air pollution were collected from 652 cities in 24 countries or regions to evaluate the associations of inhalable particulate […]
A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies suggested that plant-based dietary patterns were associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), even after adjustment for body mass index. The analysis included 9 studies, totaling 307 099 participants with 23 544 cases of incident T2D. A significant inverse association was […]
A Mendelian randomization (MR) study suggests a protective effect of morning preference on breast cancer risk add to other evidence of decreased risk of schizophrenia and depression. The study included 156 848 women in the multivariable regression and one sample MR analysis (7784 with a breast cancer diagnosis) and 122 977 breast […]
The Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH), an independent collaborative of scientists, health professionals, scholars and policy experts from around the world who are working in areas of brain health related to human cognition concluded that there is no convincing evidence to recommend dietary supplements for brain health in healthy […]
Two prospective cohort studies in the US concluded that increases in red meat consumption, especially processed meat, were associated with a higher risk of death; decreases in red meat consumption and simultaneous increases in healthy alternative food choices over time were associated with a lower mortality risk. The studies included […]
A US cross-sectional and prospective analysis suggested that increased variability in sleep duration and timing was associated with higher prevalence and incidence of metabolic abnormalities even after considering sleep duration and other lifestyle factors. Participants completed 7-day actigraphy from 2010 to 2013 and were prospectively followed throughout 2016 to 2017. […]
A US prospective cohort study in older women showed that more steps taken per day are associated with lower mortality rates until approximately 7500 steps/day. The study included 18 289 women by wearing an accelerometer during waking hours for 7 days between 2011 and 2015. 16 741 (mean age 72.0) were compliant […]