THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — These days Americans can agree on few things, but unfortunately, pizza, soup and chicken aren’t among them, a new study says. Those three foods are some of the main sources of sodium for Americans of all racial and ethnic groups, contributing to highContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fasting every other day can prompt more weight loss than simply cutting calories, a new clinical trial shows. People who undertook 4:3 intermittent fasting lost just under 8% of their body weight within a year, compared to a 5% loss among people whoContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Splenda doesn’t directly add calories to your diet, but the sweetener still might lead people to pack on pounds, a new study says. The sugar substitute might spur on a person’s appetite and feelings of hunger, potentially leading them to overeat, according toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — How should a person eat in middle age to protect their health as they grow older? One diet came out a clear winner in a 30-year study involving more than 105,000 men and women and eight diets, researchers reported in the journal NatureContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A blood test can help people with irritable bowel syndrome cut out specific trigger foods most likely to worsen their condition, a new study suggests. About 60% of IBS patients who followed a diet guided by the results of the blood test woundContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Set, hut! Super Bowl Sunday is almost here. But it’s not just about big plays and bad calls, it’s also a sodium tsunami. On average, foods advertised during NFL games contain 40% of the daily recommended sodium intake, researchers reported recently in JAMAContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “Yo-yo” dieting — repeatedly losing and gaining weight — can significantly increase risk of kidney disease among people with type 1 diabetes, a new study warns. Diabetics with greater weight fluctuations experienced a 40% decline in their kidneys’ ability to filter toxins fromContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It’s easy these days to see how many calories a cheeseburger will set you back, or how many added sugars are in a jar of pasta sauce. But nutrition labels haven’t been as helpful at helping people cut calories as might have beenContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, (HealthDay News) — Sugar-sweetened drink consumption accounts for more than 2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes, and 1.2 million new cases of heart disease worldwide annually. According to new research published Jan. 6 in the journal Nature Medicine, people all over the world are impactedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Mediterranean diet is renown for its ability to improve heart health and help folks lose weight. Now a new rat study says this eating pattern also might provide folks a boost in brain power. Lab rats fed a Mediterranean diet developed changesContinue Reading