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Individuals with the least gluten in their diets appear to have a slightly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes over a few decades

Gluten-Free Diet Linked to Higher Odds of Developing T2DM

People eating least amount of gluten found more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, researchers say
Americans with hypertension are getting more sodium in their diet than they did in 1999

ACC: Sodium Intake Rising Among Patients With HTN

Average sodium intake more than double recommended daily limit for these patients
People living in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are less likely to be uninsured or struggling with the strain of unpaid medical bills

ACA’s Medicaid Expansion May Pose Challenges to Timely Care

Research shows benefit, but also more problems with patients getting appointments
Strawberries have the highest level of pesticide contamination in produce

EWG Report: Strawberries Have Most Pesticides

Environmental Working Group says conventionally grown strawberries contain at least 20 pesticides
Weekly sessions of yoga and deep breathing exercises can help ease symptoms of depression

Yoga + Coherent Breathing May Help Treat Depression

Weekly sessions, plus deep breathing, help patients with treatment-resistant depression
Routine HIV testing is both cost-effective and cost-saving in antenatal settings

Routine Antenatal HIV Testing Cost-Effective

Cost savings between $5,671.20 and $3.69 million per case of HIV-positive infection prevented
Maternal obesity may be associated with risk of cerebral palsy in full-term infants

Obesity in Early Pregnancy May Up Rate of Cerebral Palsy

Association statistically significant in full-term, but not preterm, infants
Breast cancer survivors who consume more soy may have a lower risk of all-cause mortality over a 10-year period

Soy Linked to Prolonged Survival in Some Breast Cancer Patients

Association strongest for women with ER-negative/PR-negative tumors
Nearly half of all deaths from heart disease

Diet Tied to Large Proportion of Cardiometabolic Deaths

Study explores which foods and nutrients may be helpful or harmful
One in four adults in America report an arthritis diagnosis

CDC: Arthritis Limits the Activities of 24 Million U.S. Adults

One in four adults have been diagnosed with arthritis in the United States