Dietary intake of saturated fatty acids is associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease, with individual fatty acids making a similar contribution to risk, according to the results of two large cohort studies.
Increased vegetable fat intake following diagnosis for prostate cancer is associated with a lower risk for lethal disease and mortality, report US researchers in JAMA Internal Medicine .
Parents should be warned about the impact of diet on teeth, say Australian researchers who found at least one in six children show signs of tooth wear.
Antioxidant supplements do not reduce the need for age-related cataract surgery or prevent vision loss, suggest results from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2.
Research published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology shows that an exclusion diet combined with medical treatment can increase healing rates in patients with chronic anal fissure who have been referred for surgery.
Combining high-carbohydrate nutritional supplementation with pulmonary rehabilitation may help reverse weight loss and muscle wasting in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research suggests.
Researchers have found that users of the obesity drug, orlistat, have an increased risk for acute liver injury compared with non-users in the time period prior to taking the drug.
Research suggests that a smartphone application that helps users monitor their diet and level of activity is more effective for promoting weight loss than use of a paper or website diary for the same purpose.
US researchers have identified an association between strict state laws guiding nutrition in school meals and better weight status in students receiving free or reduced-price school meals compared with students who do not obtain these lunches.
Individuals with severe persistent asthma consume more fat and less fiber than healthy individuals, and this is associated with reduced lung function and increased airway inflammation, show study results.
UK researchers have raised questions about recommendations for vitamin D supplementation after finding that maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy are not linked to the child’s future bone health.
Training primary care physicians in motivational interviewing techniques does not result in improved positive behavior change among their patients, researchers report in the BMJ.
Long-term results from a study comparing initial trophic or low-energy with full-energy enteral feeding in patients with acute lung injury show comparable outcomes in both groups.