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Cooking programs can positively affect healthy food consumption among child viewers

Cooking Programs May Influence Children’s Food Selection

Those who watch healthy demonstrations more likely to make healthy food choices
Suboptimal diet accounts for 18.2 percent of all cardiometabolic disease costs in the United States

Poor Diet Contributes Substantially to Cardiometabolic Disease Costs

Diet tied to more than $50 billion in annual health care costs for heart disease, stroke, diabetes
Intermittent fasting has multiple health benefits

Multiple Health Benefits Reported for Intermittent Fasting

Review suggests health benefits can be attributed to more than just reduction in caloric intake
For postmenopausal women

Magnesium Inversely Linked to Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

Increase in dietary magnesium associated with reduced risk for fatal CHD in postmenopausal women
Diets with a higher glycemic index may be a risk factor for insomnia in postmenopausal women

Refined Carbs May Up Insomnia Risk in Postmenopausal Women

Highly processed foods containing large amounts of refined sugars may be a dietary culprit for insomnia
Ultraprocessed food consumption is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes

Consuming Ultraprocessed Food May Up Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Significant links persisted after adjustment for markers of nutritional quality, metabolic comorbidities
Consumption of a Western dietary pattern is associated with an increased likelihood of developing late age-related macular degeneration

Western Diet Linked to Late Age-Related Macular Degeneration

No significant association found between dietary pattern and incidence of any AMD, early AMD
Labeling foods

Labeling Exercise Needed to Burn Food May Cut Calories Consumed

Labeling foods with the amount of physical activity needed to burn off calories tied to healthier choices
Among older adults who have cardiovascular disease risk factors and cognitive impairments with no dementia

Aerobic Exercise May Slow Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Findings seen at one-year follow-up in older adults with cardiovascular risk factors, cognitive impairment
Women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant may not be meeting dietary guidelines and/or nutritional recommendations

Many Pregnant Women Not Meeting Nutritional Guidelines

Women not meeting vegetable, cereal grain, or folate intake recommendations, iron and calcium requirements