How One Community Lost 160,000 Pounds Together
A health organization in Maryland challenged their community to lose 1 million pounds by 2030 to fight obesity and bring people together. Starting in 2020, the …
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Why Healthcare Workers Need to Eat Better Too
Healthcare professionals like nurses and doctors spend their days telling patients to eat healthy foods, but they often forget to do it themselves. A new …
Read MoreWhat Makes a Diet Actually Healthy? A New Definition
Scientists from Italy's nutrition society looked at how experts define a "healthy diet" and found that the answer is more complicated than just counting …
Read MoreYour Diet and Thoughts May Both Affect Depression Risk
Researchers studied over 17,500 adults to understand how eating habits and negative thinking patterns relate to depression. They found that people who don't …
Read MoreEating Right for Peak Health: A Doctor's Guide to Better Nutrition
A team of ear, nose, and throat doctors reviewed what we know about nutrition and how it affects our bodies. They found that good nutrition isn't about …
Read MoreWhat Vitamins and Minerals Do Athletes Really Need?
A team of nutrition experts reviewed scientific research to understand what vitamins and minerals athletes need to perform their best. They found that most …
Read MoreEating More Variety May Help Control a Serious Skin Disease
A new study looked at whether eating a wider variety of foods helps people with pemphigus vulgaris, a rare disease where the body attacks its own skin cells, …
Read MoreEating Well and Exercise Keep Your Grip Strong as You Age
Researchers followed over 2,600 Korean adults for 8 years to see how their eating habits and exercise routines affected their hand grip strength. They found …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Matters: How Diet Affects Kidney Damage Risk
Researchers studied how different eating habits affect the body's ability to handle a harmful substance called aristolochic acid, which can contaminate food in …
Read MoreB Vitamins and Your Gut Bacteria: What You Need to Know
Your gut is home to trillions of tiny bacteria that help keep you healthy. New research shows that B vitamins—nutrients found in foods like eggs, chicken, and …
Read MoreNutrition Counseling Helps Pregnant Women in Ethiopia Eat More Varied Foods
Researchers looked at studies involving nearly 4,000 pregnant women in Ethiopia to see if nutrition counseling helped them eat a more varied diet. They found …
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