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Controlling the cost of fruits and vegetables to encourage increased consumption could prevent cardiovascular disease mortality

AHA: Cutting Price of Fruits, Vegetables Could Prevent Deaths

Studies show reductions in cardiovascular deaths, events with decrease in price of fruits, vegetables
Organic meat and milk have higher concentrations of total and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Review: Higher Concentration of PUFAs in Organic Meat

Second meta-analysis shows elevated concentration of total, n-3 PUFAs in organic milk
High maternal fish intake during pregnancy is associated with elevated risk of rapid growth in infancy

Fish Intake During Pregnancy Tied to Offspring Growth

High maternal fish intake linked to increased risk of rapid infant growth, overweight/obesity
Beetroot juice improves submaximal aerobic endurance and blood pressure in elderly patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Beet Juice Aids BP, Aerobic Endurance With Heart Failure

Daily dosing versus single, acute dose may be more effective
Pregnant women who eat just a small amount of chocolate each day may improve the circulatory health of their unborn child and reduce the risk for preeclampsia

SMFM: Daily ‘Dose’ of Chocolate May Benefit Placental Health

No matter what the level of healthy flavanols, improvements seen in circulatory health
Routine use of amoxicillin does not improve nutritional recovery from uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition in children

Routine Amoxicillin Use of No Benefit in Acute Malnutrition

No difference versus placebo for nutritional recovery in children with severe acute malnutrition
A mild reduction in food intake seems to slow autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease in a mouse model

Reduction in Food Intake May Slow Kidney Disease

Mouse model shows substantial slowing of disease progression in ADPKD
Seafood consumption is associated with increased brain levels of mercury

Mercury From Seafood Not Tied to Brain Neuropathology

Significant link for seafood consumption with less Alzheimer's disease pathology in APOE ε4 carriers
A ketoanalogue-supplemented vegetarian very low-protein diet seems safe and may be able to slow chronic kidney disease progression

Ketoanalogue-Supplemented Very Low-Protein Diet May Benefit CKD

Four patients would need to adhere to diet to avoid primary end point in per-protocol analysis
Soy intake may modify the association between bisphenol A and fertility in women undergoing assisted reproduction

Soy Foods May Blunt Reproductive Harm From BPA

Potential interaction between soy and bisphenol A may protect fertility in women undergoing IVF