Tag: Food & Nutrition: Misc.

Study looks at adolescent eating behavior and its implications for modifiable hypertension risk factors

Increase reported in encounters that are screened for food insecurity; 5.8 percent of encounters were food insecure

Significant proportion of mortality risk associated with poor nutrient food intake explained by level of food processing

Low strength of evidence that maternal WIC participation linked to increased well-child visits, childhood immunizations

Overall ultraprocessed food consumption and risk for colorectal cancer not associated for women, but risk increased with consumption of ready-to-eat/heat mixed dishes

L-shaped curve identified for association between niacin intake, migraine; inflection point around 21.0 mg/day

Highest intake levels tied to mild depression and more mentally unhealthy or anxious days per month

Similarly, eating breakfast out of home tied to higher odds of psychosocial behavioral problems

Though recall came after two infants died and two others became ill, company says there is no evidence linking its products to those incidents

To improve long-term health and increase survival, survivors should avoid obesity, follow healthy eating pattern, engage in regular exercise