Nutrition

Artificial sweeteners may aid weight loss

Artificial sweeteners may aid weight loss

Artificial sweeteners may help people reach and maintain a healthy body weight, as long as those who use them do not compensate for the calories cut.

Motivate healthy choices with the Transtheoretical Model

Motivate healthy choices with the Transtheoretical Model By

Getting patients to make behavior changes that stick can be tough. Treating the change as a process can help.

Evaluating and managing 
pediatric food allergy

Evaluating and managing 
pediatric food allergy

An approach involving primary-care clinicians, and specialists — including 
allergists, gastroenterologists, nutritionists and counselors — is crucial.

Oral involvement of ­systemic diseases

Oral involvement of ­systemic diseases

Oral manifestations are often an early signal of systemic disease, so ­recognizing them can point the way to a prompt diagnosis.

Is obese the new normal?

Is obese the new normal? By

Self-regulation of hunger and understanding satiety is the most important thing parents and caretakers can teach their children.

Nutrition, mobility predict early death in elderly cancer patients

Nutrition, mobility predict early death in elderly cancer patients

Low nutritional test score, poor mobility, advanced disease predict early death after chemo initiation

Eating more fruits and vegetables cuts diabetes risk

Eating more fruits and vegetables cuts diabetes risk

Eating a greater quantity of vegetables and a greater variety of fruits and vegetables reduces the risk for type 2 diabetes.

AACR: Cruciferous vegetable intake ups breast CA survival

AACR: Cruciferous vegetable intake ups breast CA survival

Eating more greens, cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli improved breast cancer survival rates among Chinese women.

The role of vitamin D in post-fracture symptoms

Can vitamin D deficiency play a role in post-fracture pain?

Cyanocobalamin Injection 1,000 mcg/mL vials recalled

American Regent has issued a nationwide voluntary recall of three lots of Cyanocobalamin Injection 1,000mcg/mL (1mL vial), because cracks can form in them bottom and sides of some vials.

Chocolate consumption tied to lower BMI

Chocolate consumption tied to lower BMI

Frequent chocolate consumption was linked to lower BMI, despite correlating with significantly greater calorie and saturated fat intake. More randomized clinical trials are needed to determine it's metabolic benefits.

Detecting vitamin D insufficiency

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A middle-aged woman presents with a two-year history of fatigue and mood changes. She attributes her symptoms to aging, but could it be a sign of a nutritional deficiency?

Dietary cadmium may increase breast cancer risk

Dietary cadmium may increase breast cancer risk

High exposure to dietary cadmium, a toxic metal present in many fertilizers, was associated with an 21% increased risk for developing breast cancer among postmenopausal women.

Higher red meat consumption increases mortality risk

Higher red meat consumption increases mortality risk

Each serving of red meat increased risk of all cause mortality by 13% to 20%, but substituting meat with fish, poultry or low-fat dairy lowered mortality risk.

Sugary drinks linked to higher heart disease risk

Sugary drinks linked to higher heart disease risk

Men who drank the most sugary beverages were 20% more likely to have a heart attack than those who never drank them.

Is vitamin D deficiency linked to pseudogout?

Is there any relationship between calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate disease (pseudogout) and vitamin D deficiency?

Too much selenium may increase diabetes risk

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Selenium supplements are unnecessary for the majority of the U.S. population, and may even be harmful.

Citrus fruit linked to lower ischemic stroke risk

Citrus fruit linked to lower ischemic stroke risk

Women who consumed high levels of flavanone, a compound found in oranges, grapedfruit and other citrus fruit had significantly lower risk for stroke compared with women who did not.

Mediterranean diet protects small brain vessels

Mediterranean diet protects small brain vessels

Eating a Mediterranean-style diet is associated with lower burden of white matter hyperintensity volume, a marker of small-vessel brain damage.

Ana, Mia and you in the age of obesity

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As obesity and the growing strain it places on health care dominate headlines, have we forgotten that many women continue to struggle with anorexia and bulimia?

Heavy soda drinking linked to lung disease

Heavy soda drinking linked to lung disease

Participants in an Australian study who drank at least a half a liter of sugar-sweetened beverages per day more than doubled their chances of developing asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

What causes a metallic taste and burning tongue?

What are the differential diagnoses for a woman aged 60 years with a metallic taste in her mouth and the sensation of a burning tongue?

How prevalent is vitamin D deficiency among Hispanics?

Should clinicians routinely check vitamin D levels in Hispanic patients as they do in others?

Higher mortality observed among women taking dietary supplement

Although the consumption of dietary supplements has increased considerably over the past decade, most of these products do not reduce total mortality in older women, and many appear to be associated with increased mortality risk, data from the Iowa Women's Health Study indicate.

SABCS: Carb intake linked to breast cancer recurrence

SABCS: Carb intake linked to breast cancer recurrence

Women with low-grade cancer tumors who increased their starch intake 5-g per day upped their recurrence risk 3%.

Rose hips prized for high vitamin C content, antiinflammatory properties

Rose hips prized for high vitamin C content, antiinflammatory properties

Rose hips are a mild, pleasant supplement that are safe for routine use. Providers may recommend this product as adjunctive therapy for a wide range of conditions or as a routine preventive regimen.

Risk of heart disease from childhood obesity reversible

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Obese children who lose weight as adults have the same risk for developing heart disease as people who were never obese at all, results from a meta-analysis indicate.

Understanding childhood obesity

Understanding childhood obesity

Pediatric primary care clinicians should set aside time each visit to discuss obesity prevention with parents and the importance of establishing healthy lifestyle habits at a young age.

Can too much fish oil lead to GERD?

Is there any indication that taking too much fish oil — particularly green-lipped mussel oil — can cause stomach problems in a person with a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease?

Cooking technique for dialysis patients

Patients on dialysis much watch their potassium intake from vegetables like potatoes. Offer this cooking tip.

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