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Newswise: Devise a dietary game plan for Super Bowl parties
Released: 2-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Devise a dietary game plan for Super Bowl parties
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Football fans who plan to attend food-and-beverage-packed Super Bowl parties should have a dietary game plan to ensure that watching the big game is a healthy affair, according to a lifestyle medicine expert at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

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Released: 1-Feb-2024 5:00 PM EST
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Nurses -- The Most Trusted Profession in an Age of Mistrust
Newswise

For 21 years, nurses have consistently been the most trusted profession, according to the yearly Gallup poll. (The new poll will be issued by the end of January). Dr Rushton, who specializes in burnout, will speak on trust, moral injury, and how nurses cope in this day and age.

Newswise: New options at Dallas food pantry boost food security
Released: 1-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
New options at Dallas food pantry boost food security
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Nutritious meal kits and no-prep meals improved food security and perceived dietary quality among clients of a Dallas food pantry, according to a pilot study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Released: 1-Feb-2024 9:05 AM EST
What’s on Your Plate?
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

The Food Pyramid that many of us learned about in school is now ancient history. That old guideline on food groups and servings has been replaced by MyPlate.

Newswise: New Process Improves Enteral Nutrition, Nursing Workflow
Released: 1-Feb-2024 6:05 AM EST
New Process Improves Enteral Nutrition, Nursing Workflow
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

The MICU at UAB Hospital in Alabama replaced routine GRV monitoring with a focused nursing assessment for signs and symptoms of enteral feeding intolerance, in alignment with the latest guidelines.

Newswise: Microgreens made to order: Italian scientists have tailored iodine and potassium content of radishes, peas, rocket and chard
Released: 31-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Microgreens made to order: Italian scientists have tailored iodine and potassium content of radishes, peas, rocket and chard
Society of Chemical Industry

In a significant development for personalised nutrition, researchers in Italy have cultivated microgreens with bespoke nutritional profiles to serve individual dietary requirements.

Released: 30-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Our winter of discontent: Get the latest news on the flu in the Influenza channel
Newswise

The latest research and expertise on the flue can be found in the Influenza channel on Newswise.

Newswise: Protecting rice plants from heat when it attacks at nighttime
Released: 30-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Protecting rice plants from heat when it attacks at nighttime
Science China Press

This study is led by Prof. Jian-Xiang Liu (State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University).

Newswise: MD Anderson designated IAEA Collaborating Centre to focus on improving radiation, radiology and nuclear medicine worldwide
Released: 30-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
MD Anderson designated IAEA Collaborating Centre to focus on improving radiation, radiology and nuclear medicine worldwide
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the signing of an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to become an IAEA Collaborating Centre.

Released: 30-Jan-2024 7:00 AM EST
Elite Athletic Events May Not Be Out of Reach for Recreational Athletes
American Physiological Society (APS)

A new case study finds that recreationally trained athletes—“regular” people, as compared to elite athletes—may be able to achieve the extremely high levels of energy expenditure needed to complete high-endurance athletic events.

Released: 29-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Preguntas y respuestas de Mayo Clinic: alimentos que ayudan a potenciar la memoria
Mayo Clinic

Disfruto cocinar, pero prefiero hacerlo con los ingredientes más frescos. Cultivo mis propias frutas y verduras en un huerto pequeño y compro otros productos frescos en un mercado agrícola local.

Released: 29-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Perguntas e respostas da Mayo Clinic: Alimentos que ajudam a fortalecer a memória
Mayo Clinic

Gosto de cozinhar, mas prefiro preparar a comida com os ingredientes mais frescos. Cultivo as minhas próprias frutas e verduras em uma pequena horta e compro os outros produtos frescos em um mercado de agricultores locais.

Released: 29-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
مايو كلينك سؤال وجواب: أطعمة تُساعد على تحسين ذاكرتك
Mayo Clinic

السادة مايو كلينك: أنا أحبّ الطهي، ولكني أفضّل استخدام المكونات الطازجة للغاية. وأنا أزرع فاكهتي وخضرواتي في حديقة صغيرة وأشتري الخضار والثمار الطازجة الأخرى من سوق مزارعين محلّيين. وقد قرأتُ أن هناك أطعمة معيّنة تُساعد على تحسين وظيفة الذاكرة. فهل هناك أطعمة بإمكاني أن أتناولها لتُساعد على تحفيز صحة مهاراتي المعرفية؟

Released: 29-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Cancer Prevention Tipsheet: Reducing cancer mortality starts with exercise, nutrition and early detection
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

February is Cancer Prevention Month. While cancer can feel inevitable, random or out of our control, there are things we can do to reduce cancer risk, from exercise and nutrition to annual screenings.

Newswise: Decoding how the brain manages the appetite for salt and water
Released: 26-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Decoding how the brain manages the appetite for salt and water
Tokyo Institute of Technology

Staying hydrated and consuming appropriate amounts of salt is essential for the survival of terrestrial animals, including humans. The human brain has several regions constituting neural circuits that regulate thirst and salt appetite, in intriguing ways.

   
Newswise: Experts Recommend Caution on the Use of Non-Sugar Sweeteners
Released: 22-Jan-2024 11:10 AM EST
Experts Recommend Caution on the Use of Non-Sugar Sweeteners
George Washington University

Despite ongoing concerns about the health impacts of non-sugar sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose and stevia, these sweeteners are increasingly found in a variety of foods and beverages, including those aimed at children.

Released: 19-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Don't wait for an emergency to get the latest emergency medicine news
Newswise

Find the latest research and features on emergency medicine in the Emergency Medicine channel on Newswise.

       
Newswise: Ancient chewing gum reveals stone age diet
Released: 19-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Ancient chewing gum reveals stone age diet
Stockholm University

What did people eat on the west coast of Scandinavia 10 000 years ago? A new study of the DNA in a chewing gum shows that deer, trout and hazelnuts were on the diet.

Newswise: 'It was a breath of fresh air' – treatment of rare tumor helps KCH patient feel like herself again
Released: 18-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
'It was a breath of fresh air' – treatment of rare tumor helps KCH patient feel like herself again
University of Kentucky

With one smile, 18-year-old Payton Ebertshauer of London can light up any room.

16-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Third Major Study Finds Evidence that Daily Multivitamin Supplements Improve Memory and Slow Cognitive Aging in Older Adults
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

In a meta-analysis of 5,000 participants, including more than 500 who underwent in-person assessments over two years, multivitamins showed benefits for memory and global cognition.

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Released: 18-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Green Bronx Machine to Hold Ribbon-Cutting Event Celebrating New State-of-the-Art Classrooms in the Bronx Made Possible by $100,000 Grant From the Wells Fargo Foundation
Green Bronx Machine

Donation brings hands-on STEAM, health & wellness, and nutrition educational programs to local students across three public schools in the borough.

   
Newswise: Diets rich in plant protein may help women stay healthy as they age
10-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
Diets rich in plant protein may help women stay healthy as they age
Tufts University

Women who consume higher amounts of protein, especially protein from plant-based sources, develop fewer chronic diseases and are more likely to be healthier overall as they age, according to a study led by Tufts University researchers and published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 9:05 PM EST
Nutritional acquired immunodeficiency (N-AIDS) is the leading driver of the TB pandemic
Boston University School of Medicine

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious killer worldwide, with 10.6 million cases and 1.6 million deaths in 2021 alone. One in five incident TB cases were attributable to malnutrition, more than double the number attributed to HIV/AIDS.

Newswise: Answering the cattle nutrition protein question
Released: 12-Jan-2024 6:05 PM EST
Answering the cattle nutrition protein question
Texas A&M AgriLife

Knowing exactly how beef cattle utilize protein is important to answering many nutrition questions producers and industry nutritionists pose to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists like Jason Smith, Ph.D., Amarillo.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
MIND Diet Ranked Among Best in 2024
RUSH

For the seventh consecutive year, a diet created, studied and reported on by researchers at RUSH has been ranked among the top five diets for 2024 in multiple categories by U.S. News & World Report.

Released: 11-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Watching others visibly dislike vegetables might make onlookers dislike them, too
Frontiers

New research shows that observing facial expressions of others eating raw broccoli can influence our own liking of the vegetable.

   
Newswise: Personalizing Lifestyle Interventions for Cancer Survivors
Released: 10-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Personalizing Lifestyle Interventions for Cancer Survivors
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Researchers with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center have received funding to better understand how personalized nutrition and exercise programs can improve quality of life after cancer treatment.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: 75 Hard, 75 Soft and how to keep your fitness resolutions
Released: 10-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
The Medical Minute: 75 Hard, 75 Soft and how to keep your fitness resolutions
Penn State Health

75 Hard, a popular fitness routine, promises to change your life – but it’s intense. A Penn State College of Medicine expert discusses how you can achieve results with lower impact.

Released: 10-Jan-2024 1:30 PM EST
Can drinking alkaline water help prevent kidney stones? Not likely, study finds
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

 Bottled water marketed as "alkaline water" is unlikely to be an effective alternative for prevention of recurrent urinary stones, reports a study in the January issue of The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Newswise: Natural Compounds Derived from Soy and Other Plants Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence and Improve Survival, Research Shows
Released: 10-Jan-2024 12:00 PM EST
Natural Compounds Derived from Soy and Other Plants Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence and Improve Survival, Research Shows
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Soy compounds called isoflavones are among the plant-derived compounds that may significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence or death, according to a new meta-analysis co-directed by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. The results were published Jan. 10 in the journal JNCI Cancer Spectrum.

Released: 9-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Diet in childhood linked to blood vessel damage in teenage years
University of Bristol

Diets high in calories, fat and sugar in childhood can cause damage to blood vessel function, known to heighten the risk of early heart attacks and strokes, as early as adolescence according to research led by the University of Bristol and funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

Released: 9-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Study of Unintentional Contaminants in Food Packaging Urges Scrutiny
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences

Researchers detect hydrocarbons, PAHs and other chemicals in recycled plastics, raising concerns about detecting and evaluating risks in plastic packaging.

Newswise: Nutrition needs drive bee appetites
Released: 9-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Nutrition needs drive bee appetites
USDA FOREST SERVICE - ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION

What’s all the buzz about? Most garden enthusiasts know that certain flowers can attract pollinators.

Released: 9-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Participants in School-Based Gardening and Food Programs Benefit From Lasting Impacts on Dietary Behaviors
Elsevier

To encourage fruit and vegetable consumption among youth, experiential food education programs such as gardening and cooking lessons have increased across both community and school settings.

   
Newswise: Effect of ultrasound-assisted fermentation on physicochemical properties and volatile flavor compounds of Chinese rice wine
Released: 5-Jan-2024 7:10 AM EST
Effect of ultrasound-assisted fermentation on physicochemical properties and volatile flavor compounds of Chinese rice wine
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ultrasound can increase the yield of ethanol, shorten fermentation time ,and increase the type and content of esters.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Study reveals new genetic link between anorexia nervosa and being an early riser
Massachusetts General Hospital

Research indicates that the eating disorder anorexia nervosa is associated with being an early riser, unlike many other disorders that tend to be evening-based such as depression, binge eating disorder and schizophrenia.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
مصادر مفاجئة للسكر المضاف
Mayo Clinic

مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا —  إن السكر المضاف للأطعمة ليس مجرد سعرات حرارية مضافة، بل يمكن أن يكون له تأثيرات سامة مباشرة أيضًا، مثل تسوس الأسنان، وحتى خطر التعرض لأمراض القلب. من المهم تقليل كمية السكر المضاف في نظامك الغذائي. إلا إنك قد لا تدرك كمية السكر المضاف التي تستهلكه. وهذا لأن بعض الأطعمة التي لا تثير الريبة وتعتقد أنها صحية تحتوي على سكر مضاف.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Sorprendentes fuentes de azúcar agregada
Mayo Clinic

El azúcar agregada en los alimentos no solo añade calorías adicionales, sino que también puede tener efectos tóxicos directos, como la caries dentaria e incluso el riesgo de desarrollar una enfermedad cardíaca.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Fontes surpreendentes de açúcar adicionado
Mayo Clinic

O açúcar adicionado nos alimentos não só acrescenta calorias extras mas também pode ter efeitos tóxicos diretos, como cáries dentais e até o risco de doença cardíaca. Minimizar a quantidade de açúcar adicionado na dieta é algo muito importante.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 2:00 PM EST
Starting a family with the help of science: The latest research in Fertility
Newswise

Find the latest research and features on fertility in the Fertility News Source on Newswise.

       
Newswise: Fitness with no age limit
Released: 4-Jan-2024 5:05 AM EST
Fitness with no age limit
University of Missouri, Columbia

For nearly 20 years, Stephen Ball has been a man on a mission: helping older Missourians stay healthy and get stronger through physical activity.

Newswise: New reasons eating less fat should be one of your resolutions
Released: 3-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
New reasons eating less fat should be one of your resolutions
University of California, Riverside

A UC Riverside study to motivate your new year’s resolutions: it demonstrates that high-fat diets affect genes linked not only to obesity, colon cancer and irritable bowels, but also to the immune system, brain function, and potentially COVID-19 risk.

Released: 2-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
‘Nutritional quality must be at the heart of climate smart agriculture’ - researchers
University of Leeds

Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need to diversify away from growing maize and switch to crops that are resilient to climate change and supply enough key micronutrients for the population, according to a major research study.

Newswise: Cultivated kelp can now be as good as wild kelp
Released: 2-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Cultivated kelp can now be as good as wild kelp
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Norway’s exports products derived from from tangle kelp (Laminoria hyperborea) and knotted kelp (Ascophyllum nodosu) to the tune of more than NOK 1 billion a year. The industry mainly extracts alginate from kelp, which is used in over 600 different products as diverse as paint, soft serve ice cream, sauces, bandages, nappies, acid reflux medicine and material for encapsulating cells and medicine.

Newswise: Researchers receive USDA grant to study changing food spending patterns
Released: 2-Jan-2024 7:05 AM EST
Researchers receive USDA grant to study changing food spending patterns
Virginia Tech

After a long day, there’s the age-old question of do we eat out or stay in? Over the last decade, that answer has increasingly shifted to eating out.

Newswise: Fasting Before Cardiac Catheterization May Be Unnecessary
27-Dec-2023 9:05 PM EST
Fasting Before Cardiac Catheterization May Be Unnecessary
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

The days of prolonged fasting prior to cardiac catheterization may be numbered, as the body of evidence grows to allow patients to eat before the procedure. A study at Indiana's Parkview Heart Institute finds allowing patients to eat a heart-healthy diet prior to the procedure posed no safety risk while improving their satisfaction.



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