A 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 …
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Simple Blood Test Predicts Muscle Loss in Lung Cancer Patients
Researchers studied 102 lung cancer patients to see if a simple nutritional test could predict muscle loss, a common problem in cancer patients. They found …
Read MoreNew Tool Helps Doctors Spot Ultra-Processed Food Eating in India
Researchers in India created and tested a new screening tool to help doctors and health workers quickly identify how much ultra-processed food people are …
Read MoreQuick Brain-Health Diet Test Works Well for Older Adults
Researchers created a short 15-question quiz to help older adults check if they're eating a brain-healthy diet called the MIND diet. The MIND diet combines …
Read MoreWhy Hospitals Miss Vitamin C Problems in Patients
Vitamin C deficiency is a common but often overlooked problem in hospitalized adults that can lead to serious health issues like weakness, memory problems, and …
Read MoreNew Test Helps Doctors Spot Muscle Loss in Older Hospital Patients
Researchers found a better way to identify muscle loss (called sarcopenia) in older people staying in hospitals. They created a new screening tool called the …
Read MoreNew Tool Helps Doctors Spot Nutrition Problems in Heart Patients
Doctors often miss malnutrition (not getting enough nutrients) in heart patients when they arrive at the hospital. Researchers in India created and tested a …
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 …
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