Diet & Nutrition

Dietary recommendations introduced for 220 million US and 56 million UK citizens by 1983 did not have sufficient supporting evidence from randomized controlled trials… National dietary guidelines were introduced in 1977 and 1983, by the US and UK governments, respectively, with the ambition of reducing coronary heart disease (CHD) by …

Cornell University scientists engineered a strain of lactobacillus to secrete a GLP-1 that lowered blood glucose levels…. Science may be one step closer to treating diabetes with a human probiotic pill, according to new research. In the study, the researchers engineered a strain of lactobacillus, a human probiotic common in …

The average person making the diet switch loses about 10 pounds according to a new meta-analysis of 15 studies… However, the review found that people who were heavier to start with lost more weight. Greater weight loss is reported among men and among older participants. Researchers with the nonprofit Physicians …

The Nordic diet included whole grain products, root vegetables, berries, low-fat dairy products, and three servings of fish per week….

Harvard researchers found that adherence to a Mediterranean diet was associated with longer telomeres, a biomarker of longevity… In a population based cohort study, researchers examined blood sample data from of 4,676 disease-free women from nested case-control studies within the Nurses’ Health Study who had had telomere length measured and …

Meta-analysis shows some reduction in HbA1c but not a significant change in fasting glucose…. Previous studies have shown a possible association between vegetarian diets and lower rates of type 2 diabetes. Studies have also shown improved glycemic control when subjects were switched from an omnivorous diet to a vegetarian diet. …

In the 24-week study, improved HbA1c and cholesterol reduced the need for medications…   Type 2 diabetes patients are often advised to make dietary decisions that are high in carbohydrates and low in fat and protein. Increased carbohydrates lead to high postprandial glucose readings. Due to this, there is interest …

The overall risk of metabolic syndrome decreased with every 100 mg per day increment in magnesium intake…. Previous studies have shown conflicting accounts of how beneficial dietary magnesium intake is in decreasing the risk of metabolic syndrome. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine the association between metabolic syndrome …

A supplemented Mediterranean diet can lead to metabolic syndrome reversal…. Metabolic syndrome is characterized by risk factors that increase an individual’s chances for cardiovascular disease. These risk factors include obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol and uncontrolled blood glucose. In addition to cardiovascular disease, those with metabolic syndrome are at increased risk …

Type 2 diabetes patients on a low-carb diet had improvements in physical function, pain reduction, and overall health after 12 months….