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Diet and Exercise For Obese Mothers Protects Cardiovascular Risk in Infants
A lifestyle intervention of diet and exercise in pregnancy protects against cardiovascular risk in infants, a new study has found. The study, published recently in the International Journal of Obesity by researchers from King’s College London (U.K.) and funded by the British Heart Foundation, found that 3-year-old children were more likely to exhibit risk factors for future ...
Activity ‘Snacks’ Following Meals May Help Maintain Muscle Mass
Interrupting prolonged sitting with periodic activity “snacks” may help maintain muscle mass and quality, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Toronto (Canada). Daniel Moore, an associate professor of muscle physiology at the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education (KPE) who led the study, found that short bouts of activity, such ...
Metabolism, Not Genes, May Offer More Insight Into Risk of Some Diseases
Our ancestry can be detected not only in our genes, but also in our metabolism, a new Yale-led study has found. In an analysis of the metabolic profiles of healthy American babies, researchers found surprising differences among ethnic groups which may help make screening for inherited metabolic disorders, cystic fibrosis or hypothyroidism much more accurate ...
Activity Patterns and Sleep Cycles Could Influence Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Disease
Are you an early bird or a night owl? Our activity patterns and sleep cycles could influence our risk of diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. New research published in Experimental Physiology found wake/sleep cycles cause metabolic differences and alter our body’s preference for energy sources. The researchers found that those who stay ...
Front-loading Calories Early in the Day Reduces Hunger But Does Not Affect Weight Loss
There’s the old saying in dieting that one must “breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dine like a pauper,” based on the belief that consuming the bulk of daily calories in the morning optimizes weight loss by burning calories more efficiently and quickly. But according to a new study published in Cell Metabolism, ...
Trade the Chair For Fresh Air: Sitting Time and Cardio Health
New research is adding further weight to the argument that prolonged sitting may be hazardous to your health. An international study surveying more than 100,000 individuals in 21 countries found that people who sat for six to eight hours a day had a 12 to 13 percent increased risk for early death and heart disease, ...
Coffee Consumption Link to Reduced Risk of Acute Kidney Injury, Study Finds
A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has revealed that consuming at least one cup of coffee a day may reduce the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) when compared to those who do not drink coffee. The findings, published in the journal Kidney International Reports, show that those who drank any quantity of coffee ...
NPA Responds to Report of Increased, Unintentional Pediatric Melatonin Ingestion
Over the past decade and particularly since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of melatonin supplements to address sleep issues has increased significantly by both adults and children. On Thursday, June 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a 10-year study that found a sharp increase in the use of ...
Climate Change Likely to Reduce the Amount of Sleep That People Get Per Year
Most research looking at the impact of climate change on human life has focused on how extreme weather events affect economic and societal health outcomes on a broad scale. Yet climate change may also have a strong influence on fundamental daily human activities—including a host of behavioral, psychological and physiological outcomes that are essential to ...
Diet Type Can Increase Potentially Harmful Gas in the Gut
Published in Clinical Nutrition, researchers from the University of Minnesota (U of M) Medical School looked at colonic hydrogen sulfide—a toxic gas in the body that smells like rotten eggs—production in people in response to animal- and plant-based diet interventions. “Although the role of hydrogen sulfide has long been a subject of great interest in ...
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