GLP-1 agents and cognitive interventions address obesity and eating disorders via appetite and gut-brain signaling pathways
Why Your Brain Craves Donuts More Than Broccoli
This narrative review examines the cognitive and neural foundations of food preference and reward processing in obesity and eating disorders…
Your brain decides what foods you crave long before your stomach gets a vote, and scientists are finally learning how to rewrite that decisi…
Plant-based meat diet shows higher B12, folate, selenium versus animal meat in 8-week Singaporean trial
Plant-Based Meat Swap: What Your Nutrients Actually Do
An 8-week RCT in 89 Singaporean adults compared plant-based meat analogue (PD) and animal-based meat (AD) diets.
Plant-based meat swaps boosted blood levels of vitamin B12, folate, and selenium, but did not improve calcium or iron status after eight wee…
Elevated peripheral HIF-1α levels associated with higher fasting glucose and HbA1c in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
A Hidden Blood Signal May Expose Failing Insulin Cells
This systematic review and meta-analysis examined 5,979 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus to assess the association between peripheral …
A blood protein called HIF-1α rises when insulin-making cells fail in type 2 diabetes, offering a new way to track disease progression.
Integrated livestock intervention reduces acute malnutrition in children in Chad
A Simple Livestock Fix Cuts Child Malnutrition in Half
A cluster randomised trial in Chad found an integrated livestock management intervention reduced global acute malnutrition (GAM) and severe …
By helping families keep their animals healthy and milk flowing during the hardest months, we can stop child malnutrition before it starts.
Baseline study of 70 Pakistani mother-infant dyads reveals poor nutrition and suboptimal care
New Study Links Poor Diet to Stunted Growth in Rural Pakistan
This baseline cohort study assessed 70 mothers and 72 newborn infants in rural Pakistan.
Poor maternal diets and low income in rural Pakistan are stunting infant growth, leaving only 43% of babies with the exclusive breastfeeding…
Higher cumulative inflammatory-metabolic index linked to increased risk of rapid kidney function decline in older adults
A Simple Blood Test May Now Predict Your Kidney Health Years Earlier
A cohort study of 6,888 middle-aged and older adults found that each one-unit increase in cumulative C-reactive protein-triglyceride glucose…
A simple blood test combining inflammation and sugar levels can predict rapid kidney decline years before serious damage occurs in adults.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels associated with disease severity in children with allergic rhinitis and adenoid hypertrophy
Low Vitamin D May Worsen Your Child's Allergies and Sleep
This retrospective observational study examined 268 children aged 3 to 12 years with co-existing allergic rhinitis and adenoid hypertrophy.
A simple blood test might reveal a surprising factor behind a child's constant congestion and restless nights.
Higher Dietary Inflammatory Index Scores Associated with Increased MACE in CHD Patients
Diet Score Predicts Heart Attack Risk
A retrospective cohort study of 500 adults with angiographically confirmed CHD found that higher Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) scores wer…
A simple diet score predicts heart attack risk in coronary disease patients, with higher inflammatory scores linked to more severe outcomes.
Higher fasting glucose-to-HDL ratio associated with increased MASLD risk in non-diabetic Japanese adults
High Blood Sugar Ratio Signals Liver Trouble Even Without Diabetes
A cross-sectional study of 13,682 non-diabetic Japanese adults found each 1-unit increase in the fasting glucose-to-HDL cholesterol ratio wa…
A specific blood sugar to good cholesterol ratio predicts fatty liver disease in healthy adults without diabetes.
Dietary patterns associated with treatment outcomes in Stage III–IV pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients
Diet patterns linked to outcomes in advanced pancreatic cancer patients
This retrospective observational study examined 210 patients with Stage III–IV pancreatic adenocarcinoma using real-world electronic medical…
Dietary patterns show links to treatment response and survival in advanced pancreatic cancer patients treated in real-world clinical setting…
Full-fat dairy vs. low-fat dairy with energy restriction for weight and metabolic outcomes in adults with overweight/obesity
Full-Fat Dairy May Help Your Heart, Even Without Weight Loss
A 12-week RCT in 74 adults with overweight or obesity compared three daily servings of full-fat dairy to a low-fat dairy energy restriction …
Adding three daily servings of full-fat dairy improved blood pressure and diet quality in adults with overweight, offering heart benefits ev…
Alginate hydrogels may enhance carbohydrate metabolism during endurance exercise with mixed performance effects
New Gel Drink Helps Stomach Handle More Fuel
A systematic review of nine RCTs in humans during ≥60-min endurance exercise found alginate-based carbohydrate hydrogels generally enhanced …
This new drink helps your body use fuel better without causing stomach pain, but it does not guarantee you will run faster.