Why Some Kids Stop Growing: New Science Explains Stunting
Millions of children worldwide suffer from stunting—a condition where they don't grow properly due to not getting enough nutrition. Scientists have discovered …
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Why People With Alcohol Problems Need Better Nutrition Help
Researchers looked at 41 studies about how people with alcohol use disorder eat and what nutrients they get. They found something surprising: even though …
Read MoreHow Eating Disorders Damage the Liver: What Science Shows
When people struggle with anorexia nervosa (a serious eating disorder), their bodies don't get enough nutrition. This new research review looks at how this …
Read MorePoor Nutrition Linked to Bed Sores in Older Hospital Patients
Researchers studied 60 older adults in a hospital to understand why some develop painful bed sores (pressure ulcers) while others don't. They found that …
Read MoreHow Better Nutrition and Fluid Treatment Helped an Elderly Cancer Patient Recover
An 82-year-old man developed a serious fluid buildup in his lungs after stomach cancer surgery, combined with severe malnutrition that wouldn't go away despite …
Read MoreHow Nutrition Affects Hospital Patients' Quality of Life After Going Home
Researchers followed 619 patients with digestive and cancer-related illnesses for one year after they left the hospital to see how their quality of life …
Read MoreBetter Nutrition Helps Kids' Vaccines Work Better
When children don't get enough food or nutrients, their bodies can't fight off diseases as well, even after getting vaccines. Researchers looked at 42 studies …
Read MoreHow Better Nutrition Helped a Sick Baby Prepare for Heart Surgery
A young child with a serious heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome was severely malnourished while waiting for a heart transplant. Doctors …
Read MoreA Better Way to Help Doctors Make Nutrition Choices
Getting doctors to follow the best nutrition practices is harder than it sounds. This research paper explains a smart system called the Behavior Change Wheel …
Read MoreWhy Nutrition Advice Fails: Learning from Senegal's Food Traditions
Researchers in Senegal discovered that telling people what to eat doesn't always work, especially when the advice ignores local food traditions and culture. …
Read MoreSpecial Nutrition Teams Help Older Adults Recover Better From Stomach Cancer Surgery
When older adults with stomach cancer are malnourished (not getting enough nutrients), they face serious risks after surgery. Researchers studied 65 patients …
Read MoreCan Better Nutrition Help People With Systemic Sclerosis Feel Better?
Systemic sclerosis is a serious disease that makes skin and organs thick and stiff, often causing people to lose weight and feel weak. Researchers are testing …
Read MoreKhat Chewing Linked to Serious Weight Loss in Women
Researchers in Ethiopia compared the health and eating habits of 792 women—half who chew khat (a plant leaf) and half who don't. They found that women who chew …
Read MoreEating Better Before Surgery Helps Pancreas Patients
Researchers studied 133 patients preparing for major pancreas surgery to see if eating extra nutrition before the operation would help them recover better. …
Read MoreSpecial Nutrition Drinks Help Sick People Need Fewer Hospital Visits
Researchers looked at what happened when sick people who weren't eating well enough started drinking special nutrition supplements as part of a complete health …
Read MoreBetter Nutrition Drinks for Older Adults: What's New and What Works
Malnutrition is a serious health problem for older people and those with long-term illnesses. Nutrition drinks and supplements can help, but doctors, …
Read MoreCan Special Nutrition Before Surgery Help Cancer Patients Heal Better?
Doctors know that patients who are malnourished before colorectal cancer surgery have more problems after the operation. Some hospitals give patients special …
Read MoreHow Better Nutrition Helped a Cancer Patient Get Surgery
A 55-year-old man with pancreatic cancer lost a lot of weight and became too weak for treatment. Doctors gave him special nutrition through an IV (a tube in …
Read MoreMany Shoulder Surgery Patients Have Nutrition Problems Before Surgery
Researchers looked at 42 people getting shoulder surgery to see how many had nutrition problems before their operation. They found that about 12% of patients …
Read MoreFermented Pickles May Boost Gut Health in Women
Researchers in rural Pakistan studied whether eating fermented pickles could improve gut health and immunity in women. Over 12 weeks, 230 women ate about 50 …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin B12 Levels May Signal Serious Health Problems in Eating Disorders
Anorexia nervosa is a serious eating disorder that causes severe malnutrition and can damage the liver. Doctors typically check liver health using standard …
Read MoreIndonesia's Weight Problem: More People Getting Heavier, Fewer Getting Thinner
Indonesia is experiencing a major shift in how people's bodies are changing. Between 2007 and 2023, fewer Indonesians are underweight, but nearly twice as many …
Read MoreWhy Good Nutrition Matters for Guillain-Barré Syndrome
A serious condition called Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) temporarily paralyzes muscles and can be life-threatening. Researchers in Gaza discovered that people …
Read MoreHidden Parasite Infection May Hurt Child Growth Even Without Symptoms
Researchers studied how a tiny parasite called Cryptosporidium affects children under two years old, even when kids don't feel sick. The parasite lives in the …
Read MoreNew Way to Measure if Nutrition Supplements Help Kids Grow Taller
Scientists looked at 15 different studies involving nearly 37,000 children in poorer countries to see if a special nutrient supplement helps kids grow better. …
Read MoreWhy Teen Nutrition Matters More Than You Think
Teenagers are growing fast and need good nutrition, but this critical time is often overlooked. A new review shows that many teens face a "triple burden" of …
Read MoreWhy Nutrition Matters More Than You Think for Cancer Patients
Researchers studied 102 patients with advanced stomach and intestinal cancer to see if nutrition status could predict how well they'd do. They used a simple …
Read MoreCancer Treatment Causes Serious Weight Loss: When to Act
When head and neck cancer patients receive radiation and chemotherapy together, they lose weight and nutrition quickly—especially after the 4th week of …
Read MoreSpecial Amino Acids May Help Stop Diarrhea and Malnutrition
Researchers are exploring how special building blocks called amino acids might help treat diarrhea and malnutrition, especially in children and cancer …
Read MoreWhy Nutrition Matters for Cancer Patients Fighting Stomach Illness
Researchers studied how poor nutrition affects people being treated for stomach and digestive cancers. They used a specific set of guidelines called GLIM …
Read MoreWhy Kidney Dialysis Patients Take So Many Medications
Researchers studied 96 patients receiving kidney dialysis treatment to understand how many medications they take and how it affects their health. They found …
Read MoreCan Extra Milk Help Babies Grow Better in Poor Countries?
Millions of babies in Africa and Asia aren't growing properly in their first months of life, which can cause serious health problems. Researchers are testing …
Read MoreSimple Blood Test May Help Predict Surgery Success for Leg Blood Flow Problems
Researchers reviewed 11 studies about a simple nutritional health score called GNRI that doctors can use to predict how well patients will recover from leg …
Read MoreInvisible Worms May Be Stunting Kids' Growth in Ethiopia
Researchers in Ethiopia discovered that tiny parasitic worms living in children's intestines might be connected to poor nutrition and slower growth. These …
Read MoreWhy Malnourished Kids With Hidden Malaria Have Low Iron Levels
Researchers studied over 1,000 malnourished children in Burkina Faso to understand how a special hormone called hepcidin affects iron levels in their bodies. …
Read MoreWhat Young Kids in Ghana Eat and How It Affects Their Health
Researchers in northern Ghana studied what 243 children between ages 2 and 5 eat and how their diet connects to their health. They found that most kids eat …
Read MoreWhy Female Farmers in Uganda Struggle to Eat Well
Researchers in Uganda studied female farmers who grow food but often don't eat enough healthy meals themselves. The study looked at what food is available …
Read MoreHow Better Nutrition Helped Heal a Serious Pressure Wound
This case study shows how one person with paralysis recovered from a serious pressure wound (a type of injury that develops from staying in one position too …
Read MoreHow Special Feeding Helped a Young Man With a Rare Stomach Problem
A 22-year-old man had a rare condition called Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) that made it hard for food to move through his stomach, causing severe …
Read MoreWhy Many Mountain Kids in Vietnam Are Too Thin
Researchers studied 772 elementary school students in the mountainous region of northern Vietnam to understand their nutrition and health. They found that …
Read MoreWhy Heart Failure Patients Lose Muscle and How Nutrition Helps
Researchers studied 122 older adults with chronic heart failure to understand why many develop sarcopenia—a condition where people lose muscle mass and …
Read MoreWhy Egyptian Kids Aren't Growing Taller Despite Better Living Conditions
Researchers studied how Egyptian children's height changed between 1995 and 2014, finding something surprising: even though living conditions improved, more …
Read MoreTeen with Eating Disorder Develops Rare Vitamin C Deficiency Disease
A teenager with severe anorexia nervosa developed scurvy, a disease caused by not getting enough vitamin C. She came to the hospital with a strange rash, …
Read MoreSkinny Calves May Signal Heart Stress in Heart Failure Patients
Researchers studied 202 people hospitalized with heart failure and discovered something surprising: those with smaller calf muscles had higher levels of a …
Read MoreNepal's Kids Face Two Nutrition Problems at Once
Researchers in Nepal discovered something surprising: some schoolchildren don't have enough food to eat and grow properly, while others eat too much and gain …
Read MoreWhy Pregnant Women's Nutrition Affects Doctor Visits in Indonesia
Researchers in Indonesia studied how a pregnant woman's health and nutrition affect whether she visits the doctor early in her pregnancy. They looked at …
Read MoreCan Nutrition Supplements Help More Kids Get Their Measles Shots?
Researchers in Nigeria are testing a new idea to help more children get vaccinated against measles. They want to see if giving out special nutrition …
Read MoreICU Survivors Face Serious Eating Problems After Leaving Hospital
A major review of 43 studies found that people who survive intensive care units struggle with eating and nutrition for up to a year after leaving the hospital. …
Read MoreNew Treatment for Malnourished Kids Works Just as Well with Less Food
Researchers in Niger tested two new ways to treat malnourished children that use less therapeutic food than the standard treatment. They studied 1,732 children …
Read MoreDigital Support Program Helps Pancreatic Cancer Patients Eat Better
Researchers tested a 12-week digital program called STRONG+ for people with advanced pancreatic cancer starting chemotherapy. The program combined regular …
Read MoreFood Insecurity in Early Life May Hurt Memory Later On
Scientists studied young rats to understand how unpredictable access to food affects the brain. They gave some rats steady meals while others had unpredictable …
Read MoreClean Water Program Helped Families in Uganda, But Benefits Didn't Last
Researchers tested two programs to help families in northern Uganda get cleaner water and safer food. They worked with communities to teach better practices …
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