Feature Channels: Nutrition

Filters close
Released: 23-Mar-2023 9:00 AM EDT
EMS Supports ACEND Nutrition and Dietetics Competency Tracking
Education Management Solutions (EMS)

Education Management Solutions (EMS), a leading provider of education and competency management software solutions for healthcare, announced today a new five-year client partnership with the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) to track student competency advancement and in-field evaluations for more than 600 member programs.

Newswise: Honey, the 3D print--I mean, dessert--is ready!
20-Mar-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Honey, the 3D print--I mean, dessert--is ready!
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Columbia Engineering researchers explore the benefits and drawbacks of 3D-printed food technology, cooking 3D-printed food with lasers as part of the system, how 3D-printed food compares to the “normal” food we eat, and the future landscape of our kitchens.

Released: 20-Mar-2023 1:40 PM EDT
Fruit and veg supply issues lead to raised blood pressure, study shows
University of Kent

It is recognised that low fruit and vegetable consumption is a major, modifiable, risk factor associated with raised blood pressure.

   
Released: 20-Mar-2023 10:50 AM EDT
Excess Calories During Development Alters the Brain and Spurs Adult Overeating
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers research could help develop treatments to reduce cravings for unhealthy food.

Released: 20-Mar-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Antibiotic resistance is an increasing problem. Learn all about it in the Drug Resistance channel.
Newswise

Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridioides difficile, Candida auris, Drug-resistant Shigella. These bacteria not only have difficult names to pronounce, but they are also difficult to fight off. These bacteria may infect humans and animals, and the infections they cause are harder to treat than those caused by non-resistant bacteria. Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent global public health threat.

     
Released: 16-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Are Low-Carb Diets Best When It Comes to Heart Disease, Stroke and Diabetes?
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences

New study suggests that limiting carbohydrates is associated with high prevalence of cardiometabolic disease, especially when dietary fat intake is high.

Released: 16-Mar-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Las setas comestibles son un alimento saludable y mágico
Mayo Clinic

Las setas comestibles se pueden encontrar en muchos platos, desde omelets hasta salteados, en los que suelen pasar desapercibidas. Las setas comestibles no solo son versátiles, sino que también aportan muchos beneficios a la salud, que van desde la salud del cerebro hasta la prevención del cáncer. Son naturalmente bajas en sodio y grasa, dos elementos que pueden afectar la salud cardíaca cuando se eleva la presión arterial.

Released: 16-Mar-2023 7:00 AM EDT
الفطر يضفي سحرًا على الوجبات الصحية
Mayo Clinic

يُضاف الفطر إلى الكثير من الأطباق، من البيض الأومليت إلى الخضروات المقلية سريعًا، مما يجعلنا لا ننتبه له غالبًا. الفطر متعدد الاستخدامات، كما يحتوي على مجموعة متنوعة من الفوائد الصحية تتراوح من صحة الدماغ إلى الوقاية من السرطان. فهو يحتوي على مستويات منخفضة من الصوديوم والدهون بشكل طبيعي، وهما عنصران يمكن أن يؤثرا على صحة القلب عن طريق رفع ضغط الدم.

Released: 16-Mar-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Os cogumelos são alimentos saudáveis e maravilhosos
Mayo Clinic

Os cogumelos podem ser encontrados em muitos pratos, de omeletes e refogados, no entanto, eles passam despercebidos com certa frequência. Além de serem versáteis, os cogumelos também oferecem uma série de benefícios à saúde, de saúde ao cérebro a prevenção contra o câncer. Além disso, eles apresentam naturalmente baixo teor de gordura e sódio, dois elementos que podem afetar a saúde cardíaca pelo aumento da pressão arterial.

Newswise: Vitamin A may reduce pancreatitis risk during ALL treatment
Released: 15-Mar-2023 6:20 PM EDT
Vitamin A may reduce pancreatitis risk during ALL treatment
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Consuming a diet rich in vitamin A or its analogs may help prevent children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) reduce their risk of developing painful pancreas inflammation during chemotherapy treatment.

Released: 14-Mar-2023 7:20 PM EDT
Can food banks better promote nutrition and health?
University of California, Davis

An estimated 53 million people in the U.S. turned to food banks and community programs for help putting food on the table in 2021. In recent decades, food banks have adopted policies and practices to make sure people not only have access to food but also healthy and nutritious food.

Released: 14-Mar-2023 6:50 PM EDT
Molecular component of caffeine may play a role in gut health
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

The gut is home to a cast of microbes that influence health and disease. Some types of microorganisms are thought to contribute to the development of inflammatory conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but the exact cascade of events that leads from microbes to immune cells to disease remains mysterious.

Released: 14-Mar-2023 12:40 PM EDT
Mediterranean diet associated with decreased risk of dementia
Newcastle University

Eating a traditional Mediterranean-type diet – rich in foods such as seafood, fruit, and nuts – may help reduce the risk of dementia by almost a quarter, a new study has revealed.

Newswise: British public back ban on selling junk foods at checkouts study shows
Released: 14-Mar-2023 11:15 AM EDT
British public back ban on selling junk foods at checkouts study shows
University of Southampton

Shoppers join food industry and health experts in backing UK plans to ban high fat, salt and sugar products from checkouts, store entrances and aisle ends

   
Newswise: Buyer beware: 60% of foods purchased by Americans contain technical food additives -- a 10% increase since 2001
AUDIO
Released: 13-Mar-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Buyer beware: 60% of foods purchased by Americans contain technical food additives -- a 10% increase since 2001
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by Elsevier, has determined that 60% of foods purchased by Americans contain technical food additives including coloring or flavoring agents, preservatives, and sweeteners.

Released: 9-Mar-2023 9:45 AM EST
Nearby food stores affect results after weight-loss surgery
Ohio State University

An analysis of data from hundreds of bariatric surgery patients in central Ohio showed an association between close proximity to food stores and better weight loss two years after the surgery.

Newswise: Mediterranean diet the best prevention against prostate cancer
Released: 8-Mar-2023 10:05 PM EST
Mediterranean diet the best prevention against prostate cancer
University of South Australia

New research from the University of South Australia shows that men who stick to a predominantly Mediterranean diet are less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. This diet also improves their chances of recovery if they have prostate cancer and are undergoing radiation treatment.

Newswise: Genes in beans! Bean genome sequenced for improved nutrition
Released: 8-Mar-2023 6:30 PM EST
Genes in beans! Bean genome sequenced for improved nutrition
University of Reading

The faba bean genome, which at 13 billion bases is more than four times the size of the human genome, has been sequenced for the first time and is published today (08 March 2023), in Nature.

Released: 8-Mar-2023 6:00 PM EST
Americans planning frugal uses for their 2023 tax refunds
Purdue University

Americans likely are receiving smaller tax refunds than they have in recent years, and most people will not be going out to spend this money, according to the February 2023 Consumer Food Insights Report.

3-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EST
MIND and Mediterranean Diets Associated with Fewer Alzheimer’s Plaques and Tangles
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who eat diets rich in green leafy vegetables as well as other vegetables, fruits, whole grains, olive oil, beans, nuts and fish may have fewer amyloid plaques and tau tangles in their brain—signs of Alzheimer’s disease—than people who do not consume such diets, according to a study published in the March 8, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 8-Mar-2023 3:05 PM EST
Overweight in children in Sweden increased during the pandemic
Uppsala University

“Given that Sweden was one of the countries that did not have a lockdown during the pandemic, this increase is startling,” notes Paulina Nowicka, Professor of Food Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics at the Department of Food Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics at Uppsala University and one of the researchers behind the study.

Released: 8-Mar-2023 12:45 PM EST
Olive oil by-product could aid exercise - study
Anglia Ruskin University

New research has found that a natural by-product of olive oil production could potentially have antioxidant benefits and support exercise.

Newswise: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Celebrates Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day March 8 During National Nutrition Month®
Released: 8-Mar-2023 8:00 AM EST
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Celebrates Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day March 8 During National Nutrition Month®
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrates the role of registered dietitian nutritionists as the food and nutrition experts during Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day on March 8.

Released: 7-Mar-2023 5:45 PM EST
Muffins that could be good for your health
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Love muffins? We’re talking about a tasty, fluffy muffin that has no artificial additives and that simultaneously contains lots of beneficial nutrients.

   
Released: 3-Mar-2023 1:05 PM EST
IAFNS Invites Food Service Professionals to Sodium Reduction Webinar
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences

March 23 webinar to address sodium reduction needs in restaurants and other away-from-home venues.

Released: 2-Mar-2023 5:45 PM EST
More evidence that sugary drinks cause weight gain
University of Toronto

A review of dozens of studies from the last decade, led by researchers at the University of Toronto and Harvard University, recently found that sugar-sweetened beverages promote weight gain in children and adults.

Newswise: Eating Healthy is the Key to Keeping Pounds Off
Released: 2-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EST
Eating Healthy is the Key to Keeping Pounds Off
Cedars-Sinai

Shedding excess pounds is challenging, but it is only half the weight loss journey. After reaching a goal weight, patients must commit to healthy eating and other lifestyle changes that will keep the pounds off.

Newswise:Video Embedded out-of-this-world-salad-created-for-astronauts
VIDEO
Released: 2-Mar-2023 12:05 AM EST
Out-of-this-world salad created for astronauts
University of Adelaide

An international team of scientists has created a salad that contains ingredients that could be grown on spacecraft and provide optimum nutrition for astronauts heading into deep space.

   
18-Feb-2023 11:05 AM EST
Can Mediterranean Diet Help People with MS Preserve Thinking Skills?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who follow a Mediterranean diet may have a lower risk for problems with memory and thinking skills than those who do not follow the diet, according to a preliminary study released today, March 1, 2023, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 75th Annual Meeting being held in person in Boston and live online from April 22-27, 2023.

Released: 1-Mar-2023 12:05 PM EST
Taking vitamin D could help prevent dementia, study finds
University of Exeter

Researchers at the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute in Canada and the University of Exeter in the UK explored the relationship between vitamin D supplementation and dementia in more than 12,388 participants of the US National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center, who had a mean age of 71 and were dementia-free when they signed up.

Newswise: FDA issues guidelines on plant-based milk products, expert shares nutrition advice
Released: 1-Mar-2023 3:00 AM EST
FDA issues guidelines on plant-based milk products, expert shares nutrition advice
Virginia Tech

New guidelines released by the Food and Drug Administration can help consumers better understand nutritional difference between plant-based and dairy milks, according to a food science expert. Some people believe plant-based and dairy milks are nutritionally similar, but that is not thecase, says Melissa Wright, director of the Food Producer Technical Assistant Network at Virginia Tech.

   
Newswise: School-based wellness initiative shown to reduce average student BMI
Released: 28-Feb-2023 6:05 PM EST
School-based wellness initiative shown to reduce average student BMI
Medical University of South Carolina

Health impacts students’ ability to learn. Leaders at MUSC’s Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness (MUSC BCCW) believe that lessons on healthy living can be part of every student’s school experience.

Newswise: Rutgers Scientist to Play a Crucial Role in Effort to Revise U.S. Dietary Guidelines 
Released: 28-Feb-2023 3:50 PM EST
Rutgers Scientist to Play a Crucial Role in Effort to Revise U.S. Dietary Guidelines 
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, is one of 20 nationally recognized experts appointed to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. The committee will advise the United States government on the science underlying a new set of dietary guidelines for the American public.

   
Released: 28-Feb-2023 8:05 AM EST
How to Improve Your Gut Health with Plant-Based Foods
Monday Campaigns

For March, National Nutrition Month, an annual campaign by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Meatless Monday team is sharing tips and insights on how to improve gut health with plant-based foods.

Newswise: Lower frequency of vegetable and fruit intake linked to higher risk of death regardless of chronic kidney disease (CKD) status
Released: 27-Feb-2023 4:15 PM EST
Lower frequency of vegetable and fruit intake linked to higher risk of death regardless of chronic kidney disease (CKD) status
Niigata University

A new study of Japanese patients with and without CKD found that a lower frequency of vegetable and fruit intake was associated with a higher risk of death regardless of CKD status.

Not for public release

This news release is embargoed until 27-Feb-2023 11:00 AM EST Released to reporters: 23-Feb-2023 2:10 PM EST

A reporter's PressPass is required to access this story until the embargo expires on 27-Feb-2023 11:00 AM EST The Newswise PressPass gives verified journalists access to embargoed stories. Please log in to complete a presspass application. If you have not yet registered, please Register. When you fill out the registration form, please identify yourself as a reporter in order to advance to the presspass application form.

Released: 23-Feb-2023 7:30 PM EST
Psyllium fiber protects against colitis by activating bile acid sensor, biomedical sciences researchers find
Georgia State University

Psyllium fiber protects against ulcerative colitis and suppresses inflammation by activating the bile acid nuclear receptor, a mechanism that was previously unrecognized, according to a new study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

Released: 23-Feb-2023 4:20 PM EST
The benefits of olive oil for health and wellbeing
University of Seville

Oleic acid, the principal component of olive oil, has properties that help to prevent cancer and Alzheimer’s disease and to lower cholesterol.

Not for public release

This news release is embargoed until 23-Feb-2023 11:00 AM EST Released to reporters: 21-Feb-2023 9:35 AM EST

A reporter's PressPass is required to access this story until the embargo expires on 23-Feb-2023 11:00 AM EST The Newswise PressPass gives verified journalists access to embargoed stories. Please log in to complete a presspass application. If you have not yet registered, please Register. When you fill out the registration form, please identify yourself as a reporter in order to advance to the presspass application form.

Newswise:Video Embedded transcript-and-video-available-newswise-live-event-do-no-calorie-sweeteners-affect-health
VIDEO
Released: 22-Feb-2023 8:45 AM EST
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Newswise Live Event: Do No-Calorie Sweeteners Affect Health?
Newswise

This Newswise Live Event will discuss the effects of dietary sweeteners and overall diet quality on metabolic and endocrine health.

Newswise: Good Nutrition Can Help Minimize Cancer Risks
10-Feb-2023 8:00 AM EST
Good Nutrition Can Help Minimize Cancer Risks
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

While no cancer is 100% preventable, a healthful eating plan and regular physical activity can help reduce your risk of developing cancer, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Released: 16-Feb-2023 4:05 PM EST
IAFNS Looks Ahead at 2nd Anniversary with Focus on Food, Nutrition, Transparency
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences

Advancing food science for public health benefit through transparency and collaboration.

Newswise: Fiber discovery could shape better gut health
Released: 16-Feb-2023 2:50 PM EST
Fiber discovery could shape better gut health
University of Nottingham

Changing the structure of a dietary fibre commonly found in a range of food products has been found to promote healthy gut bacteria and reduce gas formation, a finding that could help people with intolerances to fibre and irritable bowel conditions.

Released: 15-Feb-2023 5:25 PM EST
UCLA receives $20 million to establish Goodman–Luskin Microbiome Center
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A $20 million gift from Andrea and Donald Goodman and Renee and Meyer Luskin will fund a new center at UCLA focused on the microbiome and its effect on health.



close
3.20544