obesity
Ketone Supplements May Improve Brain Health in Obese People
New research published in The Journal of Physiology has shown that ketone supplements may be a novel therapeutic strategy for protecting and improving brain health in people with obesity. People with obesity are known to be at a higher risk of developing cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative diseases. This new study found that giving a ketone supplement three ...
Strengthen Immune Function by Eliminating Fructose, Study Suggests
A new study strongly suggests that diets high in fructose damage the immune system. The new research has indicated that consuming a diet high in the sugar fructose might prevent the proper functioning of the immune system in ways that has, until now, largely been unknown. Fructose is commonly found in sugary drinks, sweets and ...
MyPlate Launches USDA’s First Alexa Skill
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the launch of its first Alexa skill, a digital tool for parents and caregivers of infants and toddlers ages 4-24 months. Families who use the MyPlate Alexa skill receive nutrition information on what and how to feed their child based on their age. “The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ...
Study Validates Link Between Poor Sleep and Poor Diet
According to authors of a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, women who sleep poorly tend to overeat and consume a lower-quality diet. The findings from researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center provide new insight into how poor sleep quality can increase the risk of heart disease and obesity ...
Sprout Foods Leads Baby Food Into Healthy Territory
Sprout Foods (New Jersey) challenged the baby and toddler food industry, government and influencers to join it in elevating nutrition standards and provide healthier choices to help prevent obesity before it occurs. “Obesity is the most widespread and pressing childhood health issue, with the Center for Disease Control estimating the number of children with obesity ...
Green Tea Cuts Obesity, Health Risks in Mice
Green tea cut obesity and a number of inflammatory biomarkers linked with poor health in a new study. Mice fed a diet of 2 percent green tea extract fared far better than those that ate a diet without it, a finding that has prompted an upcoming study of green tea’s potential benefits in people at ...
Healthy Weight Loss
Consumers are looking for healthy and tasty weight-loss options that don’t weigh down their lifestyles. “You are what you eat” is an old adage, but one that has never been more true, especially as scientific research continues to evolve about the relationship between food and health. It is safe to say, then, that the key ...
Metabolic Syndrome: Watch Your Waistline
According to the American Heart Association, metabolic syndrome has become common in the United States. Approximately 20-25 percent of adult Americans are estimated to have it.1 This syndrome is associated with central obesity (fat in the abdominal area) and insulin resistance. Obesity contributes to high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, low HDL or “good” cholesterol ...
Realistic Weight Loss
Makers of natural weight-loss products focus on fair and honest assertions, as well as overall health benefits to propel the category. Happy New Year Resolution! The new diet season, which starts January 1 and typically ends around Memorial Day, is off to its annual start. America’s estimated 108 million dieters (about 82 percent of who ...
Can Retailers Impact Parents and the Childhood Obesity Epidemic?
As I begin to formulate my thoughts for this column, I find myself thinking about my 6- and 7-year-old boys Nick and Noah. I also think about spending my entire childhood overweight. I think about what I experienced from both a physical and psychological perspective, and I don’t want my boys to ever have to ...
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