Why Nutrition Care Gets Lost When Patients Leave the ICU
When patients leave the intensive care unit (ICU), their nutrition care often gets disrupted, which can slow their recovery. This review examines what happens …
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Why Protein Matters More Than You Think
A new report shows that many people, especially teenage girls, young women, and older adults, aren't eating enough protein. Doctors are now recommending that …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Help Turn Fat-Burning On
Scientists discovered that eating less protein changes your gut bacteria in ways that can transform regular body fat into the kind that burns calories and …
Read MoreHidden Fluid Buildup Linked to Poor Eating in Heart Failure Patients
Researchers studied 122 heart failure patients to understand if hidden fluid buildup in the body is connected to not eating enough healthy food. They found …
Read MoreHow Feeding Tubes Affect Eating After ICU Recovery
When people leave the intensive care unit (ICU), they often struggle to eat enough food by mouth because they're still weak and recovering. This study looked …
Read MoreWhat College Students Eat Affects Their Grades
Researchers studied 301 college students to see if eating healthy foods helps them get better grades. They found that while overall diet quality didn't …
Read MoreToo Much Protein May Speed Up Aging, New Study Shows
Researchers discovered that eating too much protein might actually make us age faster. Using fruit flies and human cells, scientists found that very …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Affects How Your Body Handles Exercise
Researchers studied 78 young, healthy people who exercise recreationally to see how their diet affects their body's response to exercise. They found that …
Read MoreThe Perfect Food Balance During Pregnancy Helps Babies and Moms
Scientists discovered that what pregnant mice eat—not just how much—dramatically affects their babies' health and the mother's ability to control blood sugar. …
Read MoreDoes Eating More Protein Help Older Adults Keep Their Muscles?
As people get older, they naturally lose muscle mass and strength—a condition called sarcopenia. Researchers in Korea looked at studies examining whether …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Affect Your Eye Health After 60
Researchers looked at what 1,619 Korean adults over age 60 ate and whether it connected to cataracts—a clouding of the eye lens that makes vision blurry. They …
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 MoreThe Right Diet for Weak Muscles and Extra Weight
As people get older, they sometimes develop a tricky health problem called sarcopenic obesity—having extra body fat while losing muscle strength at the same …
Read MoreBlood Tests Show What Meat You Eat
Scientists in Brazil discovered a clever way to figure out what people eat by looking at tiny differences in their blood. They tested 287 people and found that …
Read MoreHeart Surgery Patients Need More Protein to Recover Better
When people have heart surgery, what they eat afterward really matters for getting better. Researchers in China studied 197 patients after their heart …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Help Prevent Liver Disease Emergencies
Researchers studied how the balance of protein and salt in people's diets affects liver disease patients. They looked at whether eating the right amounts of …
Read MoreCan Vegetarian Women Build Muscle Like Meat Eaters?
Researchers compared 71 women—35 who eat only plants and 36 who eat meat—to see if their different diets affected their muscle strength and bone health. Even …
Read MorePoor Teen Nutrition May Harm Brain Chemical Balance
Scientists created a tiny sensor that can measure dopamine—a brain chemical crucial for learning, motivation, and mood—directly inside living brains. They …
Read MorePlant-Based Diets May Affect How Kids' Bones Grow and Change
Researchers in Finland compared how bones develop in young children and their parents who eat different types of diets. They looked at children ages 2-7 and …
Read MoreWhy People with Lung Disease Need Better Nutrition Care
People with COPD (a serious lung disease) often have nutrition problems that doctors miss. Two major Spanish medical organizations created a guide to help …
Read MorePlant-Based Tube Feeding Works Well for Home Patients
Researchers tested a new plant-based liquid food designed for people who need tube feeding at home. Forty-one patients used this special formula for up to 13 …
Read MoreWhy High Phosphate Foods May Harm Blood Vessels in Kidney Disease
Researchers discovered that eating too much phosphate while getting too little protein can cause dangerous calcium buildup in blood vessels of people with …
Read MoreNew Weight Loss Drugs Work Great, But You Need to Eat Right Too
Doctors are prescribing new medications that help people lose weight by reducing hunger and controlling blood sugar. These drugs work really well, but they …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Changes Your Gut Bacteria in Liver Disease
Researchers looked at how the food people eat affects the tiny bacteria living in their stomachs, especially in people with advanced liver disease from …
Read MoreWhen You Eat Protein Matters Less Than You Think
Researchers looked at when 7,625 American adults ate protein throughout the day and checked if the timing affected their diabetes risk and blood sugar control. …
Read MoreEating Less Protein May Slow Down Aging in Multiple Body Parts
Scientists studied how eating less protein affects aging in mice by examining proteins across 41 different body tissues. They found that protein …
Read MoreHow Plant-Based Cyclists Fuel Epic 4,300-km Rides
Two recreational cyclists on plant-based diets completed an incredible 30-day, 4,300-kilometer ride across Canada. Researchers carefully tracked what they ate …
Read MoreFeeding Kids with Sickle Cell: What Parents Need to Know
Children with sickle cell disease face unique nutrition challenges that can affect their growth and health. This guide, written for doctors by nutrition …
Read MoreHow to Keep Your Muscles Strong as You Age
As Korea's population gets older, doctors are seeing more cases of sarcopenia—a condition where people lose muscle mass, strength, and ability to move as they …
Read MoreDoes What You Eat Affect Hand Strength? New Study Has Answers
Researchers wanted to know if eating meat versus being vegetarian affects how strong your hands are. They tested 80 healthy young adults—40 who eat meat and 40 …
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 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 MoreCan a Short Video Help Older Adults Eat Better After Surgery?
After leaving the hospital, many older adults don't know how much protein and calories they need to stay healthy and strong. Researchers in Norway tested …
Read MorePlant Extract May Help Pregnant Rats on Low-Protein Diets
Researchers studied whether an extract from the umbu plant could help pregnant rats that weren't eating enough protein. They found that rats on low-protein …
Read MoreWhy Weight Alone Can't Tell the Full Story After Bladder Surgery
When patients have their bladder removed due to cancer, doctors need to watch out for hidden nutrition problems. A new study of 25 patients found something …
Read MoreEating Healthy Foods Helps Keep Your Muscles Strong
Researchers looked at data from over 4,000 middle-aged adults to see if eating a healthy diet could help prevent muscle loss. They found that people who ate …
Read MoreEating More Protein May Help Your Body Fight Inflammation
Scientists studied how different amounts of protein, carbs, and fat in the diet affect how the body responds to infection in mice. They found that mice eating …
Read MoreDo Protein Supplements Really Help Athletes? What Science Shows
Researchers looked at 75 studies involving 1,206 athletes to understand whether protein supplements actually help with athletic performance and recovery. They …
Read MoreHigher Protein Feeding in ICU May Increase Vomiting Risk
Researchers analyzed 15 studies involving over 5,000 critically ill patients to see if giving more protein through feeding tubes causes stomach problems. They …
Read MoreFood Insecurity Hurts Pregnant Women's Nutrition in South Africa Study
A study of 427 pregnant women in South Africa found that most weren't getting enough important nutrients, especially those struggling to afford food. While …
Read MoreNew Study Tests Best Exercise and Protein Plan for Weak Older Adults
Researchers are starting a major study to find the best combination of strength training and protein intake for frail older adults. The TEAMS study will test …
Read MoreHow Much Food ICU Patients Need to Get Their Strength Back
Researchers looked at how nutrition affects muscle strength and physical recovery in critically ill patients in intensive care units. They found that giving …
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